The Night Stalker (1987 film)

The Night Stalker
The Night Stalker
Directed by	Max Kleven
Written by	John F. Goff; Don Edmonds;
Produced by	Don Edmonds
Starring	Charles Napier; Michelle Reese; Katherine Kelly Lang; Robert Viharo; Joseph Gian; Robert Z'Dar; Gary Crosby;
Cinematography	Don Burgess
Edited by	Stanford C. Allen
Music by	David Kitay; Richard Kosinski; Sam Winans;
Production; company	Almi-Chrystie Productions
Distributed by	Striker Productions
Release date	1987;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Night Stalker is a 1987 American thriller film starring Charles Napier.^[1] The story was inspired by serial killer Richard Ramirez also known as "the Night Stalker".^[2]

Plot

Sergeant J.J. Striker, a hard-drinking cop, teams up with a hooker to track down a serial killer that kills prostitutes and paints Chinese symbols on his victims.

Cast

Charles Napier - J.J. Striker
Michelle Reese - Rene
Katherine Kelly Lang - Denise
Robert Viharo - Charlie Garrett
Joseph Gian - Detective Buddy Brown
Robert Z'Dar - Chuck Sommers
Gary Crosby - Vic Gallagher
Diane Sommerfield - Louise Roberts
Joan Chen - Mai Wing
John F. Goff - Captain
Ola Ray - Sable Fox
Roy Jenson - Cook

References

^ ^a ^b Dan Pavlides (2014). "The Night Stalker". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17.
^ American Murder: Criminals, Crimes, and the Media; 282

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[NYT-1] Dan Pavlides (2014). "The Night Stalker". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17.

[2] American Murder: Criminals, Crimes, and the Media; 282

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