Eyes of a Stranger (1981 film)

Eyes of a Stranger is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Ken Wiederhorn, and starring Lauren Tewes and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Shortly afterwards, the killer, a man named Stanley Herbert, sneaks inside and decapitates Jeff before raping and strangling Debbie to death.

Later that night, Jane consults the building management, claiming she accidentally hit Stanley's car and compelling them to give her his name; she learns he lives in the apartment tower directly across from her own.

Entering, she finds mud-covered shoes in Stanley's closet and a cuckoo clock on the wall, which she suspects of being the source of the music Annette had heard.

The next day, during her special report, Jane describes the culprit as a "phone freak"; Stanley, who is watching the broadcast, realizes she is the one who had called him.

Entering Stanley's apartment, Jane discovers the cuckoo clock contains a music box whose melody matches the one Annette's friend had described.

Tracy drops the gun in the hallway, assuming Stanley is dead, then enters the bathroom and stares at her teenage self in the mirror for the first time.

[3] Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it "a cheap, sleazy horror movie," but praised Jennifer Jason Leigh as "the only thing worth seeing.

"[4] AllMovie wrote, "this tired, unimaginative slasher-thriller plays like a sleazy TV movie-of-the-week punctuated with gory murder scenes".