Night of the Demon (1980)

Professor Nugent and his students embark on a journey to locate Bigfoot believed to be responsible for countless deaths. They disturb a Black Magic ritual and eventually uncover the truth ... See full summary »

Director:

James C. Wasson

Writers:

Jim L. Ball (story), Mike Williams (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Cutt, Joy Allen, Bob Collins

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Cutt	...	Prof. Nugent (as Michael J. Cutt)
Joy Allen
Bob Collins
Jody Lazarus	...	(as Jodi Lazarus)
Rick Fields	...	(as Richard Fields)
Michael Lang
Melanie Graham	...	Wanda
Shannon Cooper
Paul Kelleher	...	Sheriff
Ray Jarris
William F. Nugent
Lynn Eastman-Rossi	...	Susan Nugent (as Lynn Eastman)
Eugene Dow	...	Dr. Paxton
Don Hurst	...	Dr. Harris
Terry Wilson	...	Inspector Stack

Storyline

Professor Nugent and his students embark on a journey to locate Bigfoot believed to be responsible for countless deaths. They disturb a Black Magic ritual and eventually uncover the truth about Bigfoot, and his offspring, but who will believe them?

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Plot Keywords:

bigfoot | death | student | ritual | farmer | 

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Taglines:

An evil mutation embarks on a wave of brutal butchery.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Code Red DVD [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Der Teufel tanzt weiter

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aldan Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Professor Nugent's face is bandaged in the opening sequence, and the rest of the movie is a flashback to how his face became mutilated. In the beginning scenes, his face is bandaged so that the entire upper half of his face looks normal. However, when we see the actual incident where his face gets burned, his entire face is burned to the point of causing death by trauma and dehydration.

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Quotes

Warren: One thing I do know is that there isn't any Bigfoot in these woods, here or anywhere else. It's just another version of the Loch Ness Monster. Still, you can't really blame people for making things up if it makes their own lives seem more interesting...

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Connections

Featured in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Night of the Demon (2010)

User Reviews

There's some fun to be had with this early 80's gore film

It would be quite funny if someone was to buy this film thinking it was the 1950's classic. Where that film was subtle and atmospheric, this 1980 film…eh…well it isn't.

This is a gore movie about Bigfoot. The Sasquatch in this film is basically a murderous maniac who goes around tearing people apart. The creature looked a bit like how I imagine 80's mullet-headed kids TV presenter Pat Sharpe would look if he ever were to suffer a stroke. All-in-all quite a scary looking beast and one who is not slow to pitch up and kill people for no discernible reason. There is a fair number of bloody slayings in Night of the Demon, many of which are pretty funny if truth be told. This isn't a film that many people will be able to take terribly seriously. But, all things considered, it isn't that bad. It never forgets that its primary purpose is to entertain us and it even ties in a back-story towards the end that is reasonably effective.

The final confrontation is a strange slow-motion massacre. With the Pat Sharpe beast rampaging around killing everyone with a different method. It's quite a strange moment. The film finished not long after that and the overall feeling I had was at least they tried with this one. It might well be trash but it was fun while it lasted.