Moonstalker is a 1989[1] American independent slasher film written and directed by Michael O'Rourke and starring Ernest Abernathy, Blake Gibbons, John Marzilli, and Kelly Mullis. Its plot follows a group of campers near Reno, Nevada who are stalked by a murderous maniac.[2]

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Moonstalker
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Directed by	Michael O'Rourke
Written by	Michael O'Rourke
Produced by	Sally Smith Jim Reynolds (associate) Eldon Nygaard (exec.)
Starring	Ernest Abernathy Blake Gibbons John Marzilli Kelly Mullis
Cinematography	Michael Goi
Edited by	Colin Hobson
Music by	Douglas Pipes
Distributed by	American Cinema Marketing Complete Entertainment Inc.
Release date	1989 (1989)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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A family's mountain vacation near Reno, Nevada interrupted by the arrival of a disheveled man hauling a trailer behind an old Cadillac. Pop, as he calls himself, tells the family a tall tale about the son he lost to illness. The family feels sorry for him and befriends him, not knowing the danger that is soon to come to them. In reality, his son Bernie is crazy, deranged and dangerous and kept straitjacketed and chained up in Pop's trailer. Pop lets Bernie out only to stalk and harm campers while Pop helps himself to their belongings.

Not far away, a group of young people are preparing for two weeks of wilderness training. The camp is run by Regis, and his crazy girlfriend, Marcie, who tells them that P.J., a new camper has disappeared. We find out that the P.J., is dead.

Meanwhile, the police are trying to piece together what happened to the tourist family when an old police officer, Taylor, shows up. He recognizes Pop, remembering how Bernie went on a murderous rampage years ago. Unable to convince the others, he heads for the wilderness camp on his own. By the time he arrives, it is too late. Bernie has already done his dirty work. As Taylor hunts for Bernie, it is a heart-stopping and frightening game of kill or be killed.

Cast

References

External links

• Moonstalker at AllMovie
• Moonstalker at IMDb

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