just before dawn be one of those really good slasher that send chill down your spine every time you watch it . this movie have great suspense and great acting and very well do camera work ( nice job mr. lieberman . ) which make a extremely well make slasher . though low on gore for the 80 and it still have the effect on you after it be over . the opening kill ( machete through the crotch ) look so real . and the fist to the mouth death leave me stun . overall i give this lose classic 10 star out of 10 star . if you be look for a gore fest and do not look here . but and if you want chill send down your back and see this one . there be 6 death and one of them you do not see but and it leave you mind to think how be she kill . the stranded theme remind me of 1977 the hill have eye and which follow kind of the same concept and but in the desert with canninbals . but and still slasher fan and give this forgotten gem and i promise you and you will be staisfied .