Hell Night (1981)

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101 min - Horror | Thriller - 28 August 1981 (USA)

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Four college pledges are forced to spend the night in a deserted old mansion where they get killed off one by one by the monstrous surviving members of a family massacre years earlier for trespassing on their living grounds.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Linda Blair	...	Marti Gaines
	Vincent Van Patten	...	Seth
	Peter Barton	...	Jeff Reed
	Kevin Brophy	...	Peter Bennett
	Jenny Neumann	...	May West
	Suki Goodwin	...	Denise Dunsmore
	Jimmy Sturtevant	...	Scott
	Hal Ralston	...	Older Cop
	Carey Fox	...	Younger Cop (as Cary Fox)
	Ron Gans	...	Driver (as Ronald Gans)
	Gloria Heilman	...	Party Girl

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Before being able to join Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity and its sister sorority, four pledges must spend the night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family. Some, however, say that one member of the Garth family survived, and still resides somewhere in the now-deserted mansion. Written by Kevin Ackley <kackley1@aol.com>

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Pray for day!

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Horror | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 1981 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Noche infernal See more »

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

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BLT Productions, Media Home Entertainment See more »

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101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

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1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The film makers had a hard time with the owl who was supposed to fly directly at the camera. They eventually settled with a shot of the owl flying to the upper right of the camera. See more »

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Continuity: Peter stated to the Frat party that no one has been into Garth Manor since the killings years prior, yet when they enter through the front doors no one is surprised to see a room full of lit candles. See more »

Quotes

Marti: But Seth is bringing back help.
Jeff Reed: Seth isn't coming back.
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Referenced in Dead Teenager Movie (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Theme from 'Hell Night'"
Sung by Leza Miller
Music by Dan Wyman
Lyrics by Bob Walters (as Bob Walter) See more »

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