Fear Stalk Explained

Director:Larry Shaw
Starring:Jill Clayburgh
Stephen Macht
Lynne Thigpen
Sandy McPeak
Mary Ellen Trainor
Lorna Luft
Sada Thompson
Cheryl Anderson
Music:Fred Karlin
Country:United States
Language:English
Producer:Donald March
Editor:Millie Moore
Cinematography:Neil Roach
Runtime:95 minutes
Company:ITC Entertainment
Network:CBS

Fear Stalk is a 1989 American made-for-television thriller drama film starring Jill Clayburgh and Stephen Macht. It was directed by Larry Shaw from a teleplay written by Ellen Weston and broadcast as the CBS Sunday Night Movie on December 17, 1989.[1]

Plot

Alexandra Maynard (Jill Clayburgh) is a strong-willed soap opera producer whose life is suddenly invaded by a psychopath (Andrew Divoff) after he steals all of the belongings out of her purse. Once in possession of Alexandra's identification and credit cards, her tormentor is able to follow her all over town, anticipating her every move. Adding to Alexandra's agony are threatening phone calls and money being withdrawn from her account by her ubiquitous stalker. Then, Alexandra's friends and family decide to form a united front, and the stalker finds himself the stalkee.

Cast

Filming

Fear Stalk was shot in Los Angeles, California from September 27 to October 20, 1989.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=QxkIAQAAMAAJ&q=fear+stalk:+jill+clayburgh The Hollywood Reporter
  2. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/414973/Fearstalk/misc-notes.html Turner Classic Movies (TCM) Database