While it was pretty clear that this was a made for TV movie (even though Somebody’s Watching Me! was written for the big screen), the film really showed that John Carpenter didn’t need a lot of money to create something scary and filled with tension.
For the longest time, Somebody’s Watching Me! was considered a “lost” John Carpenter film.
It is this illusion that John Carpenter shatters so deftly in Somebody’s Watching Me!. All throughout the movie he peels back each and every layer.
Sure, we are in an age of smart TV but Somebody’s Watching Me! takes place in a little over 90 minutes.