doe eye high school student kathleen beller be find beaten andraped in the opening scene of this make for tv movie . the filmthen flashbacks to the few day before the rape and a beller isharassed by a stranger . beller and scott colomby and her best friend robin mattson anddennis quaid be double date early on . beller anxious parent and lay back tony bill and shrill blythe danner and wait at home wringinghands and so on . right away and the 1970 make it datedentrance and a the young couple discuss the romance and love inthree day of the condor . beller and an amateur photographer and begin get threaten notesstuffed in her locker at school . the film maker wisely give u awhole slew of suspect represent beller new boyfriend and mattson boyfriend and beller dad and beller ex boyfriend and and what about thatoverly friendly photography class teacher who want beller to be alittle more sexy in her self portrait . i know who the rapist wasbecause the worldvision video company video box have a picture ofthe attack on the back cover and destroy any suspense in thatregard . without give away who the attacker be and beller begin gettingharassing phone call and and be eventually rap . the movie thenheads south a she make like nancy drew and secretly set upa time lapse camera to catch the guy stalk another student . finally and the film maker tack on a hokey end narration frombeller about the lack of understand for the victim of rape in thatday and age . the suspense here be very real and without go over the top intoscary movie stuff . beller be very good and and watch for her andmattson scene in an abandon theater both do great job . thefilm be full of familiar face and include ellen travolta in a small role and and everyone be professional . this be make in 1978 and and it show . i be sure no one have anyidea that this would be review in 2001 by an overcritical horrormovie lover who need to get to bed and be up early in themorning and but some of the attitude here be embarassing . theteacher who tell beller to be sexy be never make to explain whatexactly he have in mind . nowadays and if any high school teacher saidthat and then that would have be a make for tv movie on it own . after beller be rap and the rapist be still a part of her life and a warrantsare issue and blah and blah and blah . there may not be a case becausebeller be not a virgin and and can not prove she be rap by whomshe say . many of these problem have be address withmodern technology and policing effort and but this film obviouslyknew it would have a chance to add to the reform debate . rape isan act of violence that have not go away and but effort today to catchthe attacker be mile ahead of twenty four year ago . theproblem be the anti rape angle feel tack on and like anafterthought . before that and we have a tight little suspenser that hasreal honest to god characterization . after the rape and everythingchanges and filmwise and and not for the good . i remember beller from the 70 and 80 ( and who could forgether reveal role in the betsy ) and but she have not do anything inalmost ten year . this be a shame and since she be very good wayback then . i will recommend be you in the house alone . base on theacting alone and with a reluctant nod to at least the first two third ofthe film . if you want to relive 1970 make for tv high school life and this be your cup of tab . this be unrated but contain physical violence and some sexualviolence and and some adult situation .