The Terrorizers (1987)

Genres - Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama  |   Run Time - 112 min.  |   Countries - Hong Kong, Taiwan  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain

Three groups of complete strangers are shown to have their lives intertwined in strange ways in this enigmatic thriller. An amateur photographer witnesses a police raid on a gang during which one, a girl, escapes. Meanwhile, a doctor and his wife are having a difficult time together. He is completely obsessed with his career, she is obsessed by her need for romance and by her presumption that he is being unfaithful to her. The escaped girl has been locked up at home by her worried mother, and to ease her boredom she makes random telephone calls. During one of these, she calls the doctor's wife and claims to have been having an affair with him. At the same time, the photographer has been growing increasingly obsessed with his photographs of the escaped girl.

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High Artistic Quality, High Production Values