Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn) cleans up after a bloody massacre of a family. One year later, he's in another town and married to another single mother Susan (Shelley Hack). Her daughter Stephanie (Jill Schoelen) still rejects her new stepfather. Stephanie is getting into trouble at school. Jerry's former brother-in-law Jim Ogilvie is still searching for him. His clean-cut outer image is cracking and Stephanie suspects him.
It's a step above a TV movie except for the blood and the brilliance of Terry O'Quinn. He elevates this far beyond its expectations. This is also tackling the superficial suburban nuclear family of the Reagan era. Above all else, it is Terry O'Quinn bringing his brand of hidden intensity. The brother-in-law is less compelling. I do wonder if the movie should do two separate battle with Stephanie. She can escape the first battle but he tracks her down for the second. The final battle needs a bit more work. This is a second tier horror but it's first tier Terry.
It's a step above a TV movie except for the blood and the brilliance of Terry O'Quinn. He elevates this far beyond its expectations. This is also tackling the superficial suburban nuclear family of the Reagan era. Above all else, it is Terry O'Quinn bringing his brand of hidden intensity. The brother-in-law is less compelling. I do wonder if the movie should do two separate battle with Stephanie. She can escape the first battle but he tracks her down for the second. The final battle needs a bit more work. This is a second tier horror but it's first tier Terry.