The Owl
1991, English. Directed by Tom Holland & Alan Smithee.
After the violent murder of his family, a man becomes a vigilante dispensing his own kind of justice to people in need. ["The Owl" originally aired on CBS as a 48-minute pilot for a series that was not picked up. It was later expanded to an 84-minute telefilm for international markets by incorporating deleted scenes and lengthy montage sequences. Director Tom Holland had his name removed from the longer version.]
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Tom HollandDirector
- Alan SmitheeDirector
- Adrian PaulThe Owl
- Patricia CharbonneauDanny Santerre
- Brian ThompsonBarkeeper
- Erika FloresLisa
- Jacques Apollo BoltonCool Ice
- David Anthony MarshallBobby B.
- Billy 'Sly' WilliamsGullett
- David SelburgDr. Clements
- Mark LowenthalDr. Miller
- Alan ScarfeHutchins
- Thomas Rosales Jr.Morito
- Alejandro QuezadaGossett
Details
- Released
- 3 August 1991
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Tom Holland
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The Owl runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Owl isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 August 1991. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Owl?
If you liked The Owl, try Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding, Desert Dawn, Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven.
Who directed The Owl?
The Owl (1991) was directed by Tom Holland and Alan Smithee and stars Adrian Paul, Patricia Charbonneau, Brian Thompson.