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Night of the Creeps (1986)

R 88 min  -  Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   22 August 1986 (USA)
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Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

Director:

Fred Dekker

Writer:

Fred Dekker
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Night of the Creeps -- In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
Night of the Creeps -- In 1959, a college couple see an object plummet to Earth. The boy accidentally swallows a space-slug that shoots out. In 1986, two freshmen roam the campus and stumble across the corpse of the boy who swallowed the space-slug. Once thawed out, the corpse comes to life. Night of the Creeps -- Clip: Sorry Brad
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Lively Jason Lively ...
Steve Marshall Steve Marshall ...
Jill Whitlow Jill Whitlow ...
Cynthia
Tom Atkins Tom Atkins ...
Wally Taylor Wally Taylor ...
Detective Landis
Bruce Solomon Bruce Solomon ...
Sgt. Raimi
Vic Polizos ...
Coroner
Allan Kayser ...
Brad (as Allan J. Kayser)
Ken Heron Ken Heron ...
Johnny
Alice Cadogan Alice Cadogan ...
Pam
June Harris June Harris ...
Karen
David Paymer ...
Young Scientist
David Oliver David Oliver ...
Steve
Evelyne Smith Evelyne Smith ...
House Mother
Ivan E. Roth Ivan E. Roth ...
Psycho Zombie
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Storyline

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies. Written by <crow_steve@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Fraternity | Alien | Parasite | Experiment | Brain  | See more »

Taglines:

It'll be the night of your life... death See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El terror llama a su puerta See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$591,366 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Grafitti on the wall of the men's room where J.C. is trying to escape a number of slugs reads, "Go Monster Squad!". The Monster Squad was also directed by Fred Dekker. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the tool shed, the flame thrower's pilot is unlit. Later, before Chris and Cindy go into the house, it's lit. In the house, Chris is holding the flame thrower and it is once more unlit. See more »

Quotes

Detective Cameron: I suppose Rip Van Winkle would be the other body; where is it?
Sergeant Raimi: The other body isn't here, sir.
Detective Cameron: What? Did he have a date? Whaddya mean it isn't here?
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Connections

Referenced in Musta enkeli (1989) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Stroll"
Written by Nancy Lee (uncredited) and Clyde Otis (uncredited)
Performed by The Diamonds
Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects, A Division of PolyGram Records, Inc. See more »