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| Title: | Night of the Creeps |
| Directed by: | Fred Dekker |
| Written by: | Fred Dekker |
| Produced by: | William Finnegan Charles Gordon Donna Smith |
| Music by: | Barry De Vorzon |
| Cinematography: | Robert C. New |
| Edited by: | Michael N. Knue |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | TriStar Pictures |
| Released: | August 22nd, 1986 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 88 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $5,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $591,366 [1][2] |
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Night of the Creeps is an American low-budget horror film of the science fiction and comedy subgenres. It was written and directed by Fred Dekker and produced by TriStar Pictures. It was released theatrically in the United States on August 22nd, 1986. Night of the Creeps was filmed as a deliberate homage to classic sci-fi B-movies, and as such, possesses a qualitative deficiency in production value than one might expect from other films of this era.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jason Lively | Chris Romero |
| Steve Marshall | J.C. |
| Jill Whitlow | Cynthia Cronenberg |
| Tom Atkins | Ray Cameron |
| Wally Taylor | Detective Landis |
| Bruce Solomon | Sergeant Raimi |
| Vic Polizos | Coroner |
| Allan J. Kayser | Brad |
| Ken Heron | Johnny |
| Alice Cadogan | Pam |
| June Harris | Karen |
| David Paymer | Young scientist |
| David Oliver | Steve |
| Evelyne Smith | House mother |
| Ivan E. Roth | Psycho zombie |
| Daniel Frishman | Alien zombie |
| Kevin Thompson | Alien pursuer #1 |
| Joseph S. Griffo | Alien pursuer #2 |
| Katherine Britton | Sorority girl on phone |
| Leslie Ryan | Sorority girl with hairbrush |
| Dave Alan Johnson | Young Ray Cameron |
| Suzanne Snyder | Lisa |
| Jay Wakeman | Judy |
| Elizabeth Cox | Kathy |
| Emily Fiola | Jennifer |
| Russell Moss | Biff |
| Richard DeHaven | Dick |
| John J. York | Todd |
| Jim Townsend | Chett |
| Tex Donaldson | Cop outside sorority |
| Jay Arlen Jones | Cop at police station |
| Craig Schaefer | Irksome cop at cryogenics lab |
| Richard Sassin | Irksome cop at murder scene |
| Robert Kerman | Patrolman with searchlight |
| Jack Lightsy | Patrol car driver |
| Elizabeth Alda | Cop in alley |
| David B. Miller | Beta zombie |
| Earl Ellis | Beta zombie |
| Arick Stillwagon | Beta zombie |
| Robert Kurtzman | Beta zombie |
| Ted Rae | Beta zombie |
| Keith Werle | Beta zombie |
| Howard Berger | Beta zombie |
| Beal Carrotes | Beta zombie |
| Robert Kino | Mister Miner |
| Todd Bryant | Informative student |
| Dawn Schroder | Sorority girl at squad car |
| Chris Dekker | Dormie #1 |
| Brian MacGregor | Dormie #2 |
| Dick Miller | Walt |
Notes[]
- Night of the Creeps (1986) redirects to this page.
- Production on Night of the Creeps began on February 9th, 1986. Principal photography concluded on April 27th, 1986. [1]
- The movie was filmed in parts of Santa Clarita, and Los Angeles, California. [3]
- At its widest release, Night of the Creeps was screened in seventy movie theaters. [4]
- Night of the Creeps was released on Blu-ray and DVD (Region 1 format) by Sony Pictures Entertainment on October 27th, 2009. [5] The Blu-ray edition was produced with an alternate cover art design. [6]
- Executive producer Bill Finnegan is credited as William Finnegan in this film.
- Donna Smith works as an associate producer on Night of the Creeps.
- Actor Allan Kayser is credited as Allan J. Kayser in this film.
- Actor Tom Donaldson is credited as Tex Donaldson in this film.
Trivia[]
- The tagline for this film is, "The good news is your dates are here. The bad news is... they're dead".
- The Jason Lively character, Chris Romero, is named after George A. Romero, director of the original Night of the Living Dead.
- The Wally Taylor character, Detective Landis, is named after John Landis, who was the director on An American Werewolf in London.
- The Bruce Solomon character, Sergeant Raimi, is named after Sam Raimi, who was the creator of the Evil Dead film series.
- The Jill Whitlow character, Cynthia Cronenberg, is named after director David Cronenberg, known for films such as Videodrome.
- Corman University is named after famed B-movie director and producer Roger Corman.
- Detective Ray Cameron is likely named after James Cameron, who was the creator of the Terminator film series, as well as the director of the 1986 film Aliens.
- Actor Chris Dekker, who has a bit role in this film, is the brother of writer/director Fred Dekker. This is his first, and to date, only work in a theatrically released film.
Explicit content[]
- Female topless nudity: Actress Jill Whitlow briefly exposes her breasts during a clothes changing scene in the first act of the film.
External Links[]
- Night of the Creeps at AMG
- Night of the Creeps at IMDB
- Night of the Creeps at Wikipedia
- Night of the Creeps at Themoviedb.org
- Night of the Creeps at Rotten Tomatoes
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IMDB; Night of the Creeps (1986) Box office & business.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Night of the Creeps (1986); Total Domestic Gross.
- ↑ IMDB; Night of the Creeps (1986); Filming locations.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Night of the Creeps (1986); Domestic Summar.
- ↑ Shock Till You Drop; Night of the Creeps, DVD, This October.
- ↑ Update: Night of the Creeps Happens a Week Later; Shock Till You Drop.