The Stalker

The Stalker is a 2012 American slasher film written by Osho Ishwaka, Wes Craven, Clark Tennant and is directed by Wes Craven. The film stars; Samantha Burke, David Campbell, Dustyn Blue, Mandy Williams, LaToya Parker and Jason Ainsworth. Released in 2012, The Stalker follows the character of Jennifer Woods (Samantha Burke), a high school student who becomes the target of the mysterious 'Stalker' killer. Other main characters include Matt Underwood (David Campbell) who is a father like teacher, Billie Holmes (Mandy Williams) who is Jennifer's shy best friend, Kai Roberts (Dustyn Blue) who is Billie's sweet and caring boyfriend and Jennifer's boyfriend, Patrick Morris (Jason Ainsworth). The film combines horror and humor alongside mystery as the characters try to figure out who The Stalker is before they all become victims. Being compared to famous and critically successful box office horrors such as Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Halloween and Friday The 13th the film has been hailed as one of the best horror movies of the decade for its clever plotline, less emphasis on gore and the amount of dramatic tension it builds up.
The Stalker was inspired by the return of the Scream franchise (with Scre4m) and the talk of a possible reboot of the I Know What You Did Last Summer series. Tennant, Ishwaka and Craven wanted to write a movie that had a clever plotline like the Saw franchise but wanted to stay clear of the over the top gore and special effects that that series possesses. The movie was originally titled; 'Final Scream' but was changed before production to avoid confusion with the widely popular Scream movies. The film faced heavy censorship due to 3 scenes; one being a very disturbing scene of a young girl being tortured in complete silence before being decapitated violently, the second being a passionate sex scene between Kai and Billie. Despite no intimate body parts being shown (apart from Kai's [Dustyn Blue's] backside) the scene was considered risky due to the actor's young ages. The final scene was less controversial at first, in it The Stalker kills a guard dog, however animal rights groups threatened to sue unless the scene was removed. The film went on to become a financial and critical success, earning $170 million worldwide.
==Plot==
High school student Michaela Donnelly is walking home at night after attending an after school book club. After receiving a call from her mother, she begins to walk down andempty street. Her attention is drawn towards a figure in the park, who clutches their chest and crumbles to the ground. Michaela sprints over to attend the person, however the hooded figure then attacks her with a knife and chases her around the empty park. He finally catches her and drags her into the bushes. The Stalker slowly torches her with his knife before savagely cutting into her neck. Later on it is revealed she was decapitated, with her head not being found but her body perched on some childrens swings.
The next day the news media invade the town and are all over Grange High School. A police investigation has also been started. Meanwhile, Jennifer Woods (Samantha Burke) is currently stressed out due to her mother and father splitting, important essays due and the on/off relationship with her boyfriend. Whilst out with her friends; Kai (Blue), Billie (Williams) and Keisha (Parker); Jennifer receives strange messages on her Facebook from an account simply known as 'X'. Keisha and Kai also reveal that they too have received strange messages only this time, on Twitter. Later that night a fellow pupil, Sophia, is home alone watching a movie. She talks to her friends on Facebook webcam before the connection is interrupted and the disturbing video of Michaela's decapitation starts to play, disgusted she runs to the kitchen and throws up in the sink. She calls the police. A few moments later Sophia receives a message from 'X', The Stalker then appears in her home and attacks her. He stabs her in the chest before throwing her into the TV.
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