Without Warning (1980 film)

Without Warning
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGreydon Clark
Written by
Produced byGreydon Clark
Starring
CinematographyDean Cundey[1]
Edited byCurtis Burch[1]
Music byDan Wyman[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byFilmways Pictures
Release dates
  • 19 September 1980 (1980-09-19) (Los Angeles)
  • 26 September 1980 (1980-09-26) (New York)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish[1]
Budget$150,000[2]

Without Warning (also known as It Came Without Warning) is a 1980 American science fiction horror film directed and produced by Greydon Clark. The film stars Jack Palance, Martin Landau, Tarah Nutter, Christopher S. Nelson, Kevin Peter Hall, Neville Brand and Ralph Meeker in his final film role.[3] It centers on an alien lifeform that arrives on Earth in order to stalk and kill humans as game. It was released by Filmways Pictures on September 19, 1980.

The film has been acknowledged as an influence on the 1987 film Predator and its subsequent sequels. Both films feature Kevin Peter Hall as a costumed manhunter of alien origin.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Without Warning (1980)". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Clark, Greydon (2014). Without Warning (Blu-ray audio commentary). Shout Factory and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
  3. ^ "Without Warning". Rotten Tomatoes: Movie Reviews. Fandango and Flixster. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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