: Spiegel was a close friend of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell . The film was produced by Lawrence Bender (his first feature before working with Quentin Tarantino) and executive produced by Charles Band of Empire Pictures.
The 1989 film is a seminal late-era slasher directed by Scott Spiegel that has gained a significant cult following for its inventive cinematography and gruesome practical effects. Produced on a modest budget of $130,000, it marked the feature directorial debut of Spiegel and the first feature for the now-legendary KNB EFX Group . Production History Intruder(1989)
: The film originated from a 1979 Super-8 short film titled The Night Crew , which Spiegel filmed at the real Walnut Lake Market where he worked. : Spiegel was a close friend of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell