"Happy little accident"....

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2019)

...is what I've come realize this film is. The alignment of the stars; tight budgeting & schedule along with the overall zeitgeist of the time have as much (perhaps more) to do with the effectiveness of this modest production as much as John Carpenter does. It can be argued it's a small miracle it turned out the way it did given Carpenter's ambivalent attitude (smoke puffs, anyone) and his subsequent track record. As we're continually reminded, accidents cannot be repeated.