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which was shot in 1984 but was released in 1991.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p290

Plot

Cathy Willis arrives home in Dallas to find her husband, Joe, has just murdered a hooker and is arrested and committed to an insane asylum. After he escapes, Cathy flees to Australia and lives with her friend Gwen. Unfortunately, Cathy's safety is at stake since Gwen's landlord spies on his residents through hidden surveillance cameras.

Cast

P.J. Soles Pamela Jayne Soles (née Hardon; born July 17, 1950) is a German-born American actress. She made her film debut in 1976 as Norma Watson in Brian De Palma's ''Carrie (1976 film), Carrie'' (1976) before portraying List of Halloween (franchise) char ...

as Cathy Wills *

Kit Taylor Kit Taylor (born 1942) is an Australian actor, and the son of actor Grant Taylor. He made his acting debut as Jim Hawkins in the film ''Long John Silver'' (1954) and the associated TV series ''The Adventures of Long John Silver ''The Adve ...

as Joe *

Grigor Taylor Grigor Weston Taylor also known as Greg Taylor, is an Australian former actor, best known for his parts in several television series including ''Matlock Police'' and ''Glenview High''. Early life, education and teacher Taylor was born in Pen ...

as Rick * John Warnock as Phillip * Susan Stenmark as Gwen * Richard Morgan as Ted *

Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New ...

as Sheriff Virgil Baker *

Debi Sue Voorhees Deborah Sue Voorhees (born July 28, 1961) is an American director, actress and writer. She is best known for her role as Tina in the 1985 movie '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning''. Voorhees directed and portrays a fictionalized version of hers ...

as a hooker

Production

The film was shot in Sydney and Dallas under the title of ''Voyeur''. It was the lasst credit for prolific Australian writer Ron McLean.

References

External links

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