HorrorScience Fiction

Without Warning

- It Preys On Human Fear. It Feeds On Human Flesh.

Sandy and Greg are teenagers who go camping, despite warnings not to, with their friends. They soon encounter aliens, who are using the area as a hunting ground.

Release Date : 1980-09-26

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Heritage Enterprises Inc.World Amusement Partnership #106Filmways Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Alien ShockIt Came Without WarningAlien Encounters

Cast

Character Name : Sandy

Original Name : Tarah Nutter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Greg

Original Name : Christopher S. Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Taylor

Original Name : Jack Palance

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs

Original Name : Martin Landau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aggie

Original Name : Sue Ane Langdon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leo

Original Name : Neville Brand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Cameron Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Randy

Original Name : Darby Hinton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : David Caruso

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Alien

Original Name : Kevin Peter Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beth

Original Name : Lynn Theel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Scoutmaster

Original Name : Larry Storch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Ralph Meeker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill, pool shooter

Original Name : Mark Ness

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man At Bar

Original Name : Burt Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ambulance Driver

Original Name : Jeffrey Sudzin

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-06-22

**_Rural Southern California horror with Jack Palance and Martin Landau_** Two teen couples in SoCal go out to a remote lake for some summer fun, but experience something horrific. The only people who believe their story are two local old men that aren’t quite right in the head (Jack Palance and Martin Landau). Christopher S. Nelson and Tarah Nutter play the two protagonists. "Without Warning" (1980) is an obscure horror flick that obviously influenced “Predator” (1987). Although “Predator” is technically the better film, I prefer this more modest production. It works up some quality spookiness along with an air of paranoia. As far as its f/x concepts go, it borrows from Star Trek’s “Operation - Annihilate” (1967) and “The Corbomite Maneuver” (1966), mixing in the geographical setting of “Tourist Trap” (1979) with elements of “Squirm” (1976). The inclusion of Palance and Landau as crazies also brings to mind the soon-to-come “Alone in the Dark” (1982). Whilst Tarah Nutter (Sandy) does well as the lead female, Lynn Theel (Beth) is notable in the feminine department. Christopher S. Nelson plays a likable male protagonist and should have gone on to better things, but he was never able to breakout in the biz beyond TV work and minor movies. My rating is kinda high for such a Grade ‘B’ horror that’s about 12-15 minutes too long, yet it delivers the goods by featuring the requisite staples in a respectable manner, including a moving piano-oriented score. The film runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot at Paramount Ranch, Agoura, California (main location), and nearby Agoura Valley Inn (bar scene), as well as Malibu Creek State Park (lake). GRADE: B-/B