White of the Eye
Seen it?1987 | 111 min | Horror, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes to solve it before the characters do and anyone who likes yelling at characters not to go upstairs. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. Liked Psycho or Out of the Past? This is a good next one. Classic slasher set-up: count who's left standing.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Builds dread steadily, at 1 hr 51 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Skip it if you scare easily or watch alone at night.
In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series of brutal murders of local suburban housewives who were attacked and mutilated in their homes. As he desperately tries to prove his innocence, his wife starts to uncover startling truths...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Donald Cammell
- David KeithPaul White
- Cathy MoriartyJoan White
- Art EvansMendoza
- Alan RosenbergMike Desantos
- Marc HayashiStu
- William G. SchillingHarold Gideon
- David ChowFred Hoy
- Michael GreenePhil Ross
- Alberta WatsonAnne Mason
- Danielle SmithDanielle White