Night Eyes

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Night Eyes
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jag Mundhra
Written byTom Citrano
Andrew Stevens
Produced by Ashok Amritraj
Andrew Stevens
Starring Tanya Roberts
Andrew Stevens
CinematographyJames Mathers
Edited byDavid H. Lloyd
Music byRichard Glasser
Distributed byArmitraj Company
Baldwin Entertainment Group
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Night Eyes is a 1990 American erotic thriller film written by Tom Citrano and Andrew Stevens and directed by Jag Mundhra. [1] It stars Andrew Stevens, Tanya Roberts, Cooper Huckabee, and Warwick Sims. The film was followed by a series of sequels following similar plots.

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Plot summary

Will Griffith is the owner of a security and surveillance company in Los Angeles. Will is hired by a rock star named Brian Walker, who is undergoing a messy divorce from his philandering wife Nikki, to rig the Walkers' home with video cameras to capture Nikki cheating on him with various lovers. During this job, Will gets to know Nikki better and ultimately grows more attracted to and protective of her, eventually ending up having an affair with her. Brian discovers their relationship, becomes jealous and breaks into the home in a fit of rage and is killed by Will in an act of self-defense. Events start to unfold and Will begins to realize that he may have been used as a decoy for something much bigger than he thought.

Cast

Production

Night Eyes was filmed within a month, starting on November 27, 1989 and finishing in December. [2] It was filmed in Los Angeles, California, while a sequence was filmed in Kenya. [3]

Sequels

There was a series of sequels, all of which feature Andrew Stevens on the role of Will Griffith. The first two ( Night Eyes 2 and Night Eyes 3 ) feature Shannon Tweed in the lead female role, while the fourth one features Paula Barbieri.

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  2. Night Eyes - Filming on Internet Movie Database
  3. Night Eyes - Locations on Internet Movie Database