E.T.N.: The Extraterrestrial Nastie (1967)
"Night Fright" (original title)

A government space experiment into the effects of cosmic rays on animal life goes horribly wrong, creating a mutant monster that terrorizes a rural community.

Director:

James A. Sullivan

Writer:

Russ Marker (story)

Stars:

John Agar, Carol Gilley, Ralph Baker Jr.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Agar	...	Sheriff Clint Crawford
Carol Gilley	...	Nurse Joan Scott
Ralph Baker Jr.	...	Chris Jordan
Dorothy Davis	...	Judy
Bill Thurman	...	Deputy Ben Whitfield
Roger Ready	...	Prof. Alan Clayton
Gary McLain	...	Wes Blau
Darlene Drew	...	Darlene Scott
Frank Jolly	...	Rex Bowers
Bill Holly	...	Deputy Pat Lance
Janiz Menshew	...	Carla
Russ Marker	...	Mitch
Toni Pearce	...	Betty the Waitress
Christi Simmons	...	Annie
Brenda Venus	...	Sue

Storyline

A government space experiment into the effects of cosmic rays on animal life goes horribly wrong, creating a mutant monster that terrorizes a rural community.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | police car | running | music score features flute | jazz score | 

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fright Night

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Re-released in Great Britain under the title of "E.T.N.: The Extraterrestrial Nasty" during the Video Nasty era. The VHS cover itself was actually a doctored E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial poster made to look like a gory rip-off.

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Quotes

Chris Jordan: But... but seriously, have you... have you ever thought about... oh, sometimes when I'm alone I think about things that we don't know about... about the sky and the earth and the air and the wind... or even this leaf.

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Connections

Referenced in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)

User Reviews

I've seen worse... maybe

Why film a movie if you are not going to provide light for the cameras. The film would have been about seven minutes long if it were not for the shots of people walking through the woods. I enjoyed seeing the typical sixties dress and the 60's cars. I couldn't help but ask myself what self respecting kid would drive a Tornado, though they were neat cars. The music was tedious and repetitive. Ten minutes of people dancing in the dark was too much. I've seen worse acting, but the manikin should have had top billing. At least it kept it's mouth closed. I think the motivation for making the movie must have been that someone had a lot of film available that had gone beyond the expiration date and they didn't want to see it go to waste. It went to waste.