Without Warning (1980) Horror Thriller Sci-Fi
Without Warning (1980) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

- Overall Score: ☆ 4.80/10
IMDB: ☆ 5.1/10
Without Warning Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: Sandy and Greg are two teenage kids going camping with their friends in California. Their plan is to go to the lake in town, and despite warnings from the creepy town gas station owner, Joe Taylor, the kids go camping there and end up separated from each other. Greg and Sandy team up with Taylor to save the town, but unfortunately for them, Taylor is rather eccentric and fixated on hunting down the hostile alien threatening them, and a former Vietnam war veteran, Fred Dobbs, is convinced that Sandy and Greg are the aliens.
Tagline: The Alien Terror Is Here On Earth.
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Without Warning Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1980 (more 1980 movies)
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Without Warning Release Dates Blu-ray: May 17, 2022, DVD: Aug 05, 2014
Writers: Lyn Freeman, Daniel Grodnik, Bennett Tramer
Producers: Curtis Burch, Greydon Clark, Lyn Freeman, Daniel Grodnik, Paul Kimatian, Milton Spencer, Skip Steloff
Musicians: Dan Wyman
Cinematographers: Dean Cundey
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Without Warning Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Palance | ... | Joe Taylor |
| Martin Landau | ... | Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs |
| Tarah Nutter | ... | Sandy |
| Christopher S. Nelson | ... | Greg |
| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Hunter |
| Neville Brand | ... | Leo |
| Sue Ane Langdon | ... | Aggy |
| Ralph Meeker | ... | Dave |
| Larry Storch | ... | Scoutmaster |
| Lynn Theel | ... | Beth |
| David Caruso | ... | Tom |
| Mark Ness | ... | Bill |
| Bert Davis | ... | Man in Bar |
| Jeffrey Sudzin | ... | Ambulance Driver |
| Darby Hinton | ... | Randy |
| Kevin Peter Hall | ... | The Alien (as Kevin Hall) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Jack Palance, as Joe Taylor, passed away at age 86 in Montecito, California, USA.
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 6' 3¼" (1.91 m)
Also known as: J. Palance | Walter Jack Palance | Walter {Jack} Palance | Walter Palance - Martin Landau, as Fred 'Sarge' Dobbs, passed away at age 89 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) - Tarah Nutter – Sandy
- Christopher S. Nelson – Greg
- Cameron Mitchell, as Hunter, passed away at age 75 in Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Also known as: Cameron Mitchel | C. Mitchell - Neville Brand, as Leo, passed away at age 71 in Sacramento, California, USA.
Sign: Leo, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Sue Ane Langdon (b. March 8, 1936) – Aggy
Sign: Pisces, Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Also known as: Sue Anne Langdon | Sue Ann Langdon - Ralph Meeker, as Dave, passed away at age 67 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m) - Larry Storch (b. January 8, 1923) – Scoutmaster
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Also known as: Larry & Norma - Lynn Theel – Beth
- David Caruso (b. January 7, 1956) – Tom
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 6' (1.83 m) - Mark Ness – Bill
- Bert Davis – Man in Bar
- Jeffrey Sudzin – Ambulance Driver
- Darby Hinton (b. August 19, 1957) – Randy
Sign: Leo, Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
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