One Dark Night (1982)

Director:

Tom McLoughlin

Writers:

Tom McLoughlin (written by) &
Michael Hawes (written by)

Release Date:

February 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A night to remember - until the day until you die!

Plot:

As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Mausoleum | Prank | Zombie | Funeral

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Meg Tilly	...	Julie Wells
Melissa Newman	...	Olivia McKenna
Robin Evans	...	Carol Mason
Leslie Speights	...	Kitty
Donald Hotton	...	Dockstader
Elizabeth Daily	...	Leslie Winslow
David Mason Daniels	...	Steve
Adam West	...	Allan
Leo Gorcey Jr.	...	Barlow
Rhio H. Blair	...	Coroner
Larry Carroll	...	T.V. Reporter
Katee McClure	...	Female Reporter
Kevin Peter Hall	...	Eddie
Theodore Lehmann	...	Drunk (as Ted Lehman)
Nancy Mott	...	Lucy
Martin Nosseck	...	Caretaker
Albert Ash	...	Reporter (as Albert Cirimele)
Shandor	...	Russian Minister

Directed by
Tom McLoughlin		(as Thomas McLoughlin)

Writing credits
Tom McLoughlin		(written by) (as Thomas McLoughlin) &
Michael Hawes		(written by)

Produced by
Thomas P. Johnson	....	executive producer
Michael Schroeder	....	producer

Original Music by
Bob Summers

Cinematography by
Hal Trussell		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Spence
Charles Tetoni

Casting by
Elza Bergeron

Production Design by
Craig Stearns

Art Direction by
Randy Moore
Craig Stearns

Set Decoration by
Cricket Rowland		(as Cricket Rowlands)

Costume Design by
Linda M. Bass		(as Linda Bass)

Makeup Department
Randy Lowe	....	makeup artist
Judy Tophma	....	hair dresser

Production Management
Dennis Hoffman	....	assistant production manager
John Forrest Niss	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Schroeder	....	unit production manager
Michael Wuergler	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nancy King	....	second assistant director
Dennis M. White	....	first assistant director (as Dennis White)

Art Department
Ed Callahan	....	assistant set decorator
J. Rae Fox	....	prop master (as J. Ray Fox)
Robin L. Miller	....	assistant props (as Robin Miller)

Sound Department
Ken Beauchene	....	boom operator
Trevor Black	....	sound mixer
Michael Hilkene	....	sound editor
Russ Tinsley	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Ellis Burman Jr.	....	special effects design (as Ellis Burman)
Thomas R. Burman	....	special effects design (as Tom Burman)
Paul Clemens	....	special effects crew
Carl Cobery	....	special effects crew
Lisa Morton	....	special effects crew
Steve Neill	....	special effects crew (as Steve Neil)
Cody Pence	....	special effects crew
David Quashnick	....	special effects crew (as Dave Quaschnick)
Mark Siegel	....	special effects crew (as Mark Seigel)
Bob Williams	....	special effects design
Mark Bryan Wilson	....	special effects crew (as Mark B. Wilson)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael W. Blymyer	....	gaffer (as Michael Blymyer)
Thomas Cooke	....	electrician
Gerry Cooney	....	electrician
Jerry Day	....	grip
Robert Fischer	....	grip (as Bob Fischer)
Jim Grce	....	grip (as Jim Grace)
Pat Hall	....	best boy grip
Gordon Lonsdale	....	first assistant camera
Jeff Mart	....	Steadicam operator (as Geoff Mart)
William Master	....	panaglide assistant operator
Ron McCausland	....	grip
Toshio Ozawa	....	still photographer
Woody Perkins	....	grip
Jeff Smith	....	key grip
Brian Sullivan	....	second assistant camera
Vance Trussell	....	best boy electric (as P. Vance Trussell)
Ronald Vidor	....	panaglide operator (as Ron Vidor)
Michael Wilson	....	Steadicam assistant
Gregory Peters	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Lambertson	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patti Callicott	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Tom Allers	....	assistant editor
Mark W. Rosenbaum	....	assistant editor (as Mark Rosenbaum)

Music Department
Don Perry	....	music supervisor
Bob Summers	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Chris Anthony	....	co-transportation coordinator
Fal Loa	....	driver
George Seirenoli	....	driver
Simon Vicary	....	co-transportation coordinator

Other crew
Debi Carlan	....	production secretary
Julie Chase	....	stand-in
Michael Hawes	....	consultant to director
Kathleen Heller	....	location manager
Robben Hixson	....	production auditor
Peaches Johnson	....	stand-in
Ron Lewis	....	production assistant
Greg McElroy	....	craft service
Skip O'Brien	....	extras coordinator
Kelly Schroeder	....	production assistant
Robert Stadd	....	production assistant
Geoffrey Till	....	script supervisor (as Geoff Till)
Bruce Williams	....	craft service
John Yardbrough	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Picture Company, The

Distributors

• Comworld Pictures (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• Liberty International Entertainment (1982) (worldwide) (all media)
• Citadel Films (1982) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Arama Video (1987) (UK) (VHS) (as "Night of Darkness")
• Filmview (1987) (UK) (VHS) (as "Entity Force")
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1984) (USA) (VHS)
• Shriek Show (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Thorn EMI Video (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• Thorn EMI (VHS)

Special Effects

• Cosmekinetics (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Echo Sound Services  sound editing
• Damask Productions Inc.  music editing
• Modern Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Glen Glenn Sound Company  re-recording (as Glen Glenn Sound)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:18 | UK:15 | USA:PG | Iceland:16 | UK:18 (1987 video release)

Filming Locations:

2nd Street Tunnel between Hill and Figueroa, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Picture Company, The

Trivia:

The late Dominique Dunne auditioned for the lead role.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kitty and Carol scare Julie with the hand and sheet, Kitty is just wearing her purple jacket, but when they return to where they left their bag Kitty has a sheet on too.

Quotes:

Leslie:What was that pill you gave to Julie?
Carol:Demerol. She's gonna get so messed up, she won't know what's goin' on. So what's the deal?
Leslie:[Becomes sympathetic] Well, I don't like it.
Carol:[Appalled by Leslie's comment] So?
Leslie:So, I just don't like it!
Carol:Then, you're not coming?
Leslie:I don't know!
Carol:You know, I oughta pull over right now and let you out!
Leslie:Yeah, why don't you?
Carol:[Pulls over to the side of the tunnel and stops the car] Kitty, open the door and let this turkey out!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Carrie (1976)

Much better than its reputation suggests; watch for it!

The first sixty-or-so minutes of this undeservedly obscure horror film, when we're introduced to a fairly typical group of prankish teens, is unremarkable. However, the film offers a memorably horrifying climax that's well worth hanging on for: As the kids are setting up an elaborate practical joke in a mausoleum, a supernatural force causes numerous corpses, in varying stages of decay, to leave their coffins and pursue the now-terrified pranksters through the dark corridors. The film contains no gore (which is unusual for a horror movie of this period), but if your tastes run to ambulatory corpses it really delivers the goods. By the way, the film's shooting title was "Rest In Peace".