Night of the Creeps (1986)

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

Stars:

Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Lively	...	Chris
Steve Marshall	...	J.C.
Jill Whitlow	...	Cynthia
Tom Atkins	...	Ray Cameron
Wally Taylor	...	Detective Landis
Bruce Solomon	...	Sgt. Raimi
Vic Polizos	...	Coroner
Allan Kayser	...	Brad (as Allan J. Kayser)
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

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.

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Plot Keywords:

parasite | alien | fraternity | corpse | experiment | 

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Taglines:

They don't bother to knock

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Homecoming Night

Filming Locations:

California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$591,366 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Delphi V Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 85 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Atkins came up with the idea to have Detective Ray Cameron stop and smell a rose in one particular scene.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Brad: Okay, so we put you up to it... but we said the Phi Omega Gamma house, *not* the Kappa Delta sorority. Do you know the difference?
Chris Romero: [shrugs] It's all Greek to me.

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Connections

Referenced in Dead Alive (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Blue Kiss"
Written by Randell Kirsch (uncredited) and Jane Wiedlin (uncredited)
Performed by Jane Wiedlin
Courtesy of IRS Records

User Reviews

"...Screaming like, Banshees!!"

Wow! I must say that I grew up in the 80's, and had never before heard of this film when it came out, initially. My guess would be that it played in very brief, limited release, or was a product of a "straight-to-video" release. In either case, a tragedy. I discovered this film, late one night, while watching Cinemax. I saw that it was from 1986, and starred Jason Lively, who I vaguely remembered from National Lampoon's European Vacation. I never gave much of a second thought to his performance in that film, but he was surprisingly decent here. Since I am an avid Horror film fan, and this was a product of the 80's that I was not at all familiar with, it picqued my curiosity. So, I decided to give this one a try, and am so glad that I chose to do so. What a refreshing little gem this was to discover. I can't believe I had never heard anything about it before, one way or another. A great little "B-movie", that does not take itself too seriously. This film has it all: terrific writing, impressive acting, (especially Tom Atkins), zombies, creepy slugs, an ax-murderer, aliens, fraternity studs, sorority babes, as well as, lovable lonely dorks. This would make an excellent double feature, along with Re-Animator. I only hope that this film will, one day, get to see the light of day, and be given a royal DVD release, (hint, hint, Anchor Bay). Do not miss an opportunity to see this one, if you can.