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I Saw What You Did

1988 · 93 min

A lean, tense TV-movie thrill ride where a childish prank spirals into real danger, keeping you on edge without much gore.

Directed by
Fred Walton
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren, Candace Cameron Bure
Tagline
Tonight terror is on the line.
Overview
Two teens, Lisa and Kim, are playing games making prank calls on the phone. But when they call Adrian Lancer who has some mental problems, and say "I saw what you did", they ignite a human time bomb. Adrian has just killed someone and thinks they saw him do it. Now he is trying to find them.

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Directed by
Fred Walton
Genres
Thriller, Tv movie
Starring
Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren, Candace Cameron Bure
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • deception
    • isolation
    • guilt
    • crime
    Places
    • suburbs
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • twist ending
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror5
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, tv movie
    Directed by
    Fred Walton
    Written by
    Cynthia Cidre
    Starring
    Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren, Candace Cameron Bure, Robert Carradine, David Carradine, Rosanna Huffman, Jo Anderson, Bo Brundin
    Music
    Dana Kaproff
    Cinematography
    Woody Omens
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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