Deborah Ballin is a controversial middle-aged TV journalist, who is campaigning on air on behalf of a battered woman who murdered her abusive husband, claiming justifiable defense against the so-called victim. But her outspoken views championing women’s rights incense one of the studio’s cleaning staff, closet homicidal psycho (and misogynist) Colt Hawker whose deep seated despising all all things female occurred from seeing his Mother throwing boiling oil in the face of his abusive Father when he was a small child (and who’s M.O. is to photograph victims he stabs as they’re spasming to death). So much so that he decides there and then to shut her up…PERMANENTLY! Managing to beat her home, he soon dispatches her maid Francine, before turning his rage onto her as she come home (greeting her in only wearing her jewelry and make-up). Despite the brutal injuries he lashes out on her, she manages to survive and is rushed off to hospital… —IMDb
Very average hospital slasher with a surprising feminist slant that just doesn't quite ring true. Lee Grant overacts badly and The Shat is wasted in a small supporting role but Michael Ironside is excellent.
The quintessential feminist slasher film; the only one that truly strikes back at the misogynist tropes of the genre. It's doubly interesting that the villain should be given such a fascinating portrayal by Michael Ironside who's never been more interesting despite not having more than 20 lines of dialogue. The movie wants him to have one dimension, but Ironside's performance is too good for that. Thrilling.