Lisa (1990)

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PG-13 04/20/1990 (US) Thriller, Drama, Horror, Romance 1h 35m

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Someone Out There Is Lisa's Fantasy. Pray She Never Meets Him.

Overview

A teenage girl becomes infatuated with a stranger who is, unbeknownst to her, a serial killer.

Gary Sherman

Director, Writer
Karen Clark

Writer

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Staci Keanan

Lisa Holland
Cheryl Ladd

Katherine Holland
D.W. Moffett

Richard
Tanya Fenmore

Wendy Marks
Jeffrey Tambor

Mr. Larry Marks
Edan Gross

Ralph Marks
Julie Cobb

Mrs. Marks
Michael Ayr

Scott
Lisa Moncure

Sarah
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A review by Wuchak

60%

Written by Wuchak on October 25, 2023

Prosaic flick about a mother & daughter’s clash with a serial killer

A 14 years-old girl (Staci Keanan) inadvertently strikes up a secret relationship with a distinguished restauranteur in Hollywood (DW Moffett). Unfortunately, he is also the notorious Candlelight Killer, which naturally puts her and her mother in danger (Cheryl Ladd).

"Lisa" (1990) is a coming-of-age drama meshed with PG-13 slasher. Writer/director Gary Sherman knows how to make atmospheric horror in view of his well-done "Dead & Buried" (1981). I happened to see Brian De Palma’s “Dressed to Kill” (1980) the night... read the rest.

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