Night of the Creeps (1986)

Director:

Fred Dekker

Writer:

Fred Dekker (writer)

Release Date:

22 August 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

If you scream... you're dead.

Plot:

Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

Plot Keywords:

Initiation | Shallow Grave | Obscene Gesture | Restroom | Young Love

Cast

Jason Lively	...	Christopher 'Chris' Romero
Steve Marshall	...	James Carpenter 'J.C.' Hooper
Jill Whitlow	...	Cynthia 'Cindy' Cronenberg
Tom Atkins	...	Det. Ray Cameron
Wally Taylor	...	Det. Landis
Bruce Solomon	...	Det. Sgt. Raimi
Vic Polizos	...	Coroner
Allan Kayser	...	Brad
Ken Heron	...	Johnny
Alice Cadogan	...	Pam
June Harris	...	Karen
David Paymer	...	Young Scientist
David Oliver	...	Steve
Evelyne Smith	...	House Mother
Ivan E. Roth	...	Psycho Zombie

Also Known As:

Homecoming Night (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min | Germany:85 min (cut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (1987) | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (cut) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) | Belgium:16 (video rating) | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1988) | Norway:(Banned) (1986-2003) (cinema release)

Filming Locations:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Delphi V Productions

Trivia:

All the last names of the main characters are based on famous horror and sci-fi directors: George A. Romero (Chris Romero), John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper (James Carpenter Hooper), David Cronenberg (Cynthia Cronenberg), James Cameron (Det. Ray Cameron), John Landis (Det. Landis) and Sam Raimi (Sgt. Raimi).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Cynthia is being dragged away by a zombie, she yells "Brad" over and over. The character she keeps calling out to is Chris.

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?

Movie Connections:

References "The Bullwinkle Show" (1961)

Soundtrack:

Nightmares

S10 Reviews: Night of the Creeps (1986)

Chris and J.C. are to college geeks. They are always the brunt of the jokes and always ready to give back a quick tongue lashing. When Chris takes a shine to one of the sorority girls both Chris and J.C. have to perform a hazing prank so they can join the fraternity and win his fair maiden. The boys are sent to the campus morgue to get a body but through a series of fowl ups reanimate a cryogenically frozen body that has an alien parasite residing in its body. It seems these parasites enter your mouth and take over your body whether you're dead or alive. Hilarity ensues as Chris and a police detective attempt to save the campus then the world.

Night of the Creeps is one seriously fun film. A mixture of1950's sci-fi films mixed with some zombie action and a lot of humor. Night of the Creeps is a gem that needs to be revived in the DVD age. Tom Atkins is the highlight as the foul-mouthed and sarcastic detective that accompanies Chris during the debacle.