ðə ɡɹˈiːkɔːstɹˈeɪliən fˈɪlmeɪkɚɹ ˈælɪks pɹˈɔɪəz wʌz "ɛkstɹˈiːmli ˈɪnfluːənst" baɪ tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz wˈɜːk ænd sˈaɪɾᵻd stˈɔːkɚɹ æz wˈʌn ʌv hɪz fˈeɪvɚɹᵻt fˈɪlmz.
The Greek-Australian filmmaker Alex Proyas was "extremely influenced" by Tarkovsky's work and cited Stalker as one of his favorite films.