Evils of the Night (1985)

Director:

Mardi Rustam

Writers:

Mardi Rustam (written by) &
Philip Dennis Connors (written by)

Release Date:

October 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Alien vampires have just landed from outer space... in search of the one substance they need to survive... TEENAGE BLOOD!

Plot:

Sex-hungry teens are kidnapped by auto mechanics, who take them to a rural hospital run by aliens who need their blood as the key to their own longevity. |

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Alien | Hospital | Pickup Truck | Summer Vacation

Cast

Neville Brand	...	Kurt
Aldo Ray	...	Fred
Tina Louise	...	Cora
John Carradine	...	Dr. Kozmar
Julie Newmar	...	Dr. Zarma
Karrie Emerson	...	Nancy
Bridget Holloman	...	Heather
David Hawk	...	Brian
G.T. Taylor	...	Connie
Keith Fisher	...	Ron
Tony O'Dell	...	Billy
Kelly Parsons	...	Laura Lee (as Kelly Parson) (as Kelly Parsons)
Scott Hunter	...	Young Man on Beach & Garage
Laura Lee	...	Young Lady on Beach
Dawn Wildsmith	...	Alien Commander (as Bonnie J. Karlyle)
Susan Pastor	...	Alien Guard
Kimberly Bleier	...	Alien Guard
Kari Thompson	...	Alien Guard
Diana Payne	...	Alien Guard
Amber Lynn	...	Joyce
Jerry Butler	...	Eddie (as Paul Siederman)
Jody Swafford	...	Girl Applying Lotion
Shone Taylor	...	First Guy Having Sex (as Shane Taylor)
Crystal Breeze	...	First Girl Having Sex (as Lisa Stanyo)
Traci Escobar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cynthia Windham	...	Alien guard

Directed by
Mardi Rustam

Writing credits
Mardi Rustam		(written by) &
Philip Dennis Connors		(written by) (as Phillip D. Connors)

Produced by
Joan Kasha	....	associate producer
Mardi Rustam	....	producer
Mohammed Rustam	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Robert O. Ragland

Cinematography by
Don Stern		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Henri Charr

Art Direction by
Gregory R. Wolf		(as Gregory Wolf)

Set Decoration by
Deborah Madalena-Lloyd		(as Debbie Madalena)

Costume Design by
Jennifer Michaud

Makeup Department
Rhonda Spector	....	makeup artist (as Rhonda Specter)

Production Management
Henri Charr	....	executive in charge of production
Jeanne Van Cott	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Kanter	....	first assistant director
William Nettle	....	second assistant director (as William Nettles)

Art Department
Christian Lee	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Eusebio F. Aguila	....	boomman
Terry J. Chiappe	....	sound effects editor (as Terry Chiappe)
Irv Nafshun	....	sound mixer
Steven Nafshun	....	sound mixer (as Steve Nafshun)
Bill Navarro	....	sound mixer
Gerald B. Wolfe	....	sound (as Gerald Wolf)

Special Effects by
Donn Markel	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Keith Johnson	....	stuntman
Ericka Marr	....	stuntwoman (as Erika Marr)
Walter G. Zeri	....	stunt coordinator (as Walter Zeri)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Amerian	....	gaffer (as Robert Amerian)
Bob Amerian	....	set lighting (as Robert Amerian)
Larry J. Aube	....	key grip (as Larry Aube)
Sharon Beard	....	still photographer
Anthony Coogan	....	key grip
Larry Greis	....	gaffer
Larry Greis	....	set lighting
Brian Johnson	....	grip
Karima	....	additional still photographer
Richard Lance	....	camera operator
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	second assistant camera (as Kimberly Voight)
Rod Thompson	....	second assistant camera
Vance Trussell	....	grip
Kenneth H. Wiatrak	....	first assistant camera (as Ken Wiatrak)

Casting Department
Jose Altonaga	....	casting assistant
Karima	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Michaud	....	wardrobe
Susan Roberts	....	wardrobe assistant
Kari Thompson	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Jess Mancilla	....	assistant editor (as Jesus Mancilla)

Music Department
Michael Linn	....	music editor

Other crew
David Bey	....	production assistant
Michael Bey	....	production assistant
Michael Bey	....	production assistant
Chris	....	beach sequence
James Knight	....	production assistant
Robert Miller	....	production accountant
Julie Roberts	....	production secretary
Kathie Sacks	....	assistant production accountant
Sandy	....	search sequence
Sarah Shoup	....	technical medical consultant
Elizabeth Smith	....	production accountant
Nigel Timperly	....	production assistant
Kathryn Weygand	....	script supervisor (as Kathy Weygand)

Production Companies

• Mars Productions (as Mars Productions) (as Mars Productions Corp.)

Distributors

• Aquarius Releasing (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Shriek Show (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Shapiro Entertainment (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lightning Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Remy MacKenzie & Associates  casting director
• Quality Sound Studios  re-recording & mix (as Quality Sound)
• Models Guild Talent Agency, The  extra casting (as Models Guild Agency)
• Ray Mercer & Company  opticals (as Ray Mercer Co.)
• Title House  titles
• Ultra Film Services  negative cutter (as Ultra Films Service, Inc.)
• Tom Master Company  publicity
• By Sandy & Chris  beach sequence
• Cast & The Crew, The  dedicatee: for making the film possible

Also Known As:

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | Norway:18

Company:

Mars Productions

Trivia:

Final film of Neville Brand.

Movie Connections:

References Boy on a Dolphin (1957)

Soundtrack:

Boys Will Be Boys

Another treasured discovery...

Right from the opening, depicting something resembling a customized mobile home floating through space, you know this is something special. A low budget space ship lands in the middle of the woods - this contains alien scientists John Carradine, Julie Newmar, and Tina Louise. Using a hospital as a base of operations, they set out to fulfill their mission; to gather blood platelets from young Earth people and send the stuff back to their home planet. Platelets, it seems, are the key to eternal life. They hire two mechanics (Aldo Ray and Neville Brand) to handle the dirty work of capturing unwilling donors. And what luck - nearby there are a group of perfect specimens on a camping trip...

First of all, the cast is amazing. Carradine and Newmar - no strangers to this terrain - actually manage to pull their roles off with style and dignity. Aldo Ray was probably used to this kind of movie as well, having already appeared in such things as Mongrel and Biohazard - while Tina Louise was `Ginger' on Gilligan's Island. Neville Brand had a distinguished record in World War 2, and afterward found his way into a major Hollywood career, specializing in westerns during the fifties - and notably played Duke, the embittered POW in Stalag 17. In this, his last film, he plays the role of Ray's lackey - and actually appears to be enjoying himself, even while unpleasantly ogling and pawing his captured female victims. Also worth mentioning is the fact that the victims and potential victims are not just cardboard cut-outs, and you actually like them.

Is this movie any good? Well, let me put it this way - it's dumb and cheap and sleazy - but that's exactly what it's intended to be. It would have been a perfect feature on the late, great USA Up All Night, as it's very much in that "style". For the people who consider that a recommendation, dive right in.