Night Train to Terror (1985)

God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. One involves an insane anylum with... See full summary »

Directors:

John Carr, Phillip Marshak,

Writer:

Philip Yordan

Stars:

Barbara Wyler, Jamie Scoggin, Stacey Lyons

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barbara Wyler	...	Woman at window
Jamie Scoggin	...	Man at window
Stacey Lyons	...	Dancer
Linda Maderas	...	Dancer
Melanie Montilla	...	Dancer
Chantel Morogeus	...	Dancer
Byron Yordan	...	Rock singer / Breakdancer
Richard Sanford	...	Bass
Lori Bell	...	Drums
Marlie Clark	...	Guitar
Rick Arbuckle	...	Sax
Angela Nicoletti	...	Singing Girl
Dina Lee Russo	...	Singing Girl
Earl Washington	...	Night Porter
Gabriel Whitehouse	...	Conductor

Storyline

God and Satan are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals. The stories of the people in question are told in a trio of very strange vignettes. One involves an insane anylum with some very interesting treatment plans. Another involves a 'death club'. The final story shows us the adventures of a server of Satan. This is a strange movie.

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Plot Keywords:

train | violence | blood | surrealism | reference to god | 

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Taglines:

A one-way ticket to Hell...and beyond.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shiver

Filming Locations:

La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Visto International Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 93 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first part (or in some versions, the third part) of this anthology horror film, "Case Of Harry Billings" starring Richard Moll, was edited from an unfinished, unreleased horror film, "Scream Your Head Off" (although copies of it are reported to be available). That film was written by Philip Yordan and directed by John Carr (both were also credited as the writer and director of this film).

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Goofs

When the camera moves through a pair of double doors and we are shown body parts and blood splattered everywhere, the cameraman's shadow and/or reflection in the glass doors is constantly visible throughout the entire sequence.

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Quotes

[with lingerie suddenly replacing her doctor's uniform, Dr. Fargo approaches Harry's bed and injects Harry something that makes him twitch]
Dr. Fargo: [while suddenly fondling with him] I'm only trying to cure you... I'll protect you... No more pain. No more hurt. No dreams... Only healing in my arms. Susan would want you to feel again: human... fondling... alive... warm... waiting...
[starts mounting him on the bed]

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Crazy Credits

Satan is played by "Lu Cifer" and God by "Himself".

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Connections

Edited into Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Everybody But You"
Music and Lyrics by Charlene Brown
Arrangement by Robert O'Connor
Vocals by Joe Turano
Additional vocals by Terry Wood and Beth Anderson

User Reviews

Forget Plan 9 From Outer Space Ed Wood deserves an Oscar compared to this film.

Everybody's got something to do everybody but you. This is a line from the song that the fated band sings on the night train to terror in the film.

Truthfully if you have seen this film like me and have sat through its entirety than everybody really does have something to do, everybody but you. This film was a grade A piece of horse manure. My apologies to all horse manure for the insult. The plot stinks. God looks like Robert E Lee and the Devil looks like he just came from the cutting room floor as an extra that did not make it in the worst episode of fantasy island. Worse of all Richard Moll from tv's Nightcourt shows us that his part as BULL in the series was Emmy Award winning caliber compared to his terrible performance here. Jimmy Hendrix makes a return from the grave appearance in one of 3 stories inside this film. His line "Excuse me while I smoke" is spoken while he is being electrified in a scene that appears to be a spoof of another piece of trash the "Death Wish Club". It's a sad world when the only special effects in a film are bad claymation.