doe eyed high school student kathleen beller is found beaten andraped in the opening scenes of this made for tv movie. the filmthen flashbacks to the few days before the rape and as beller isharassed by a stranger. beller and scott colomby and her best friend robin mattson anddennis quaid are double dating early on. beller anxious parents and laid back tony bill and shrill blythe danner and wait at home wringinghands and so on. right away and the 1970 makes its datedentrance and as the young couples discuss the romance and love inthree days of the condor. beller and an amateur photographer and begins getting threatening notesstuffed in her locker at school. the film makers wisely give us awhole slew of suspects represent beller new boyfriend and mattson boyfriend and beller dad and beller ex boyfriend and and what about thatoverly friendly photography class teacher who wants beller to be alittle more sexy in her self portraits. i knew who the rapist wasbecause the worldvision video company video box has a picture ofthe attack on the back cover and destroying any suspense in thatregard. without giving away who the attacker is and beller begins gettingharassing phone calls and and is eventually raped. the movie thenheads south as she makes like nancy drew and secretly sets upa time lapse camera to catch the guy stalking another student. finally and the film makers tack on a hokey ending narration frombeller about the lack of understanding for the victims of rape in thatday and age. the suspense here is very real and without going over the top intoscary movie stuff. beller is very good and and watch for her andmattson scene in an abandoned theater both do great jobs. thefilm is full of familiar faces and including ellen travolta in a small role and and everyone is professional. this was made in 1978 and and it shows. i am sure no one had anyidea that this would be reviewed in 2001 by an overcritical horrormovie lover who needs to get to bed and be up early in themorning and but some of the attitudes here are embarassing. theteacher who tells beller to be sexy is never made to explain whatexactly he had in mind. nowadays and if any high school teacher saidthat and then that would have been a made for tv movie on its own. after beller is raped and the rapist is still a part of her life and as warrantsare issued and blah and blah and blah. there may not be a case becausebeller is not a virgin and and cannot prove she was raped by whomshe said. many of these problems have been addressed withmodern technology and policing efforts and but this film obviouslyknew it would have a chance to add to the reform debate. rape isan act of violence that has not gone away and but efforts today to catchthe attackers are miles ahead of twenty four years ago. theproblem is the anti rape angle feels tacked on and like anafterthought. before that and we have a tight little suspenser that hasreal honest to god characterization. after the rape and everythingchanges and filmwise and and not for the better. i remember beller from the 70 and 80 (and who could forgether revealing role in the betsy) and but she has not done anything inalmost ten years. this is a shame and since she was very good wayback then. i will recommend are you in the house alone. based on theacting alone and with a reluctant nod to at least the first two thirds ofthe film. if you want to relive 1970 made for tv high school life and this is your cup of tab. this is unrated but contains physical violence and some sexualviolence and and some adult situations. 
doe eyed high school student kathleen beller is found beaten andraped in the opening scenes of this made for tv movie. the filmthen flashbacks to the few days before the rape and as beller isharassed by a stranger. beller and scott colomby and her best friend robin mattson anddennis quaid are double dating early on. beller anxious parents and laid back tony bill and shrill blythe danner and wait at home wringinghands and so on. right away and the 1970 makes its datedentrance and as the young couples discuss the romance and love inthree days of the condor. beller and an amateur photographer and begins getting threatening notesstuffed in her locker at school. the film makers wisely give us awhole slew of suspects represent beller new boyfriend and mattson boyfriend and beller dad and beller ex boyfriend and and what about thatoverly friendly photography class teacher who wants beller to be alittle more sexy in her self portraits. i knew who the rapist wasbecause the worldvision video company video box has a picture ofthe attack on the back cover and destroying any suspense in thatregard. without giving away who the attacker is and beller begins gettingharassing phone calls and and is eventually raped. the movie thenheads south as she makes like nancy drew and secretly sets upa time lapse camera to catch the guy stalking another student. finally and the film makers tack on a hokey ending narration frombeller about the lack of understanding for the victims of rape in thatday and age. the suspense here is very real and without going over the top intoscary movie stuff. beller is very good and and watch for her andmattson scene in an abandoned theater both do great jobs. thefilm is full of familiar faces and including ellen travolta in a small role and and everyone is professional. this was made in 1978 and and it shows. i am sure no one had anyidea that this would be reviewed in 2001 by an overcritical horrormovie lover who needs to get to bed and be up early in themorning and but some of the attitudes here are embarassing. theteacher who tells beller to be sexy is never made to explain whatexactly he had in mind. nowadays and if any high school teacher saidthat and then that would have been a made for tv movie on its own. after beller is raped and the rapist is still a part of her life and as warrantsare issued and blah and blah and blah. there may not be a case becausebeller is not a virgin and and cannot prove she was raped by whomshe said. many of these problems have been addressed withmodern technology and policing efforts and but this film obviouslyknew it would have a chance to add to the reform debate. rape isan act of violence that has not gone away and but efforts today to catchthe attackers are miles ahead of twenty four years ago. theproblem is the anti rape angle feels tacked on and like anafterthought. before that and we have a tight little suspenser that hasreal honest to god characterization. after the rape and everythingchanges and filmwise and and not for the better. i remember beller from the 70 and 80 (and who could forgether revealing role in the betsy) and but she has not done anything inalmost ten years. this is a shame and since she was very good wayback then. i will recommend are you in the house alone. based on theacting alone and with a reluctant nod to at least the first two thirds ofthe film. if you want to relive 1970 made for tv high school life and this is your cup of tab. this is unrated but contains physical violence and some sexualviolence and and some adult situations. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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