![]() ![]() Jo, however, openly resents his presence and suggests that the socially-awkward Anders is an escapee from a psychiatric hospital (which she is herself). Bored of her monotonous existence, Jessica welcomes the stranger's arrival. His arrival immediately causes friction between the two. The women are vegetarians and live in seclusion with only a few chickens and a pet parrot, Wally, for company.Ĭalling himself Anders, and feigning an injured leg, Kator is taken in by Jessica and Jo. ![]() Simon, Jessica's boyfriend, has mysteriously disappeared. Although Jessica owns the property, having inherited it from her Canadian parents, the dominant of the pair is Jo, who is unusually possessive of Jessica and deeply suspicious of men. The next morning, he encounters Jessica-Ann and Josephine, a lesbian couple who live in a nearby manor house. Stumbling across Anderson and Sandy, a couple having a tryst in their parked car, he kills both and assumes the appearance of Anderson. The vanguard of an invasion force, his mission is to evaluate the suitability of humans as a source of food for his species. Plans for a sequel, Human Prey, were abandoned.Īt night, a carnivorous, shape-shifting alien named Kator lands in the woods of rural England. It has been compared to a vampire or zombie film and has also been cited as an example of the exploitation (or sexploitation) genre. ![]() Prey has also attracted commentary for its presentation of conflicting male and female sexuality, with some critics noting similarities to the plot of D. It had a limited distribution on release.Ĭritical response to the film has been mixed: verdicts range from "odd", "bizarre" or "eccentric" to "ambitious" and "experimental", while the film's "claustrophobic" atmosphere has drawn both praise and criticism. It was filmed in under two weeks on a budget of less than £60,000 (approximately £381,100 in 2020) in various locations near Shepperton Studios in Surrey. The plot concerns a carnivorous alien ( Barry Stokes) landing on Earth and befriending a lesbian couple ( Glory Annen and Sally Faulkner) as part of his mission to evaluate humans as a source of food. ![]() Prey (known as Alien Prey in some markets) is a 1977 British independent science fiction horror film produced by Terry Marcel and directed by Norman J. ![]()
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