Night of the Demons (1988)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Kevin Tenney

Writer:

Joe Augustyn (writer)

Release Date:

9 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Angela is having a party, Jason and Freddy are too scared to come. But You'll have a hell of a time.

Plot:

On the night of Halloween, 10 teens decide to go to a party at an abandoned funeral parlor. "Hull House"...

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Party | Demon | Halloween | Seance

Cast

Alvin Alexis	...	Rodger
Allison Barron	...	Helen
Lance Fenton	...	Jay Jansen
Billy Gallo	...	Sal Romero
Hal Havins	...	Stooge
Cathy Podewell	...	Judy Cassidy
Linnea Quigley	...	Suzanne
Philip Tanzini	...	Max
Jill Terashita	...	Frannie
Harold Ayer	...	Old Man
Marie Denn	...	Old Man's Wife
Karen Ericson	...	Mrs. Cassidy (Judy's Mother)
Amelia Kinkade	...	Angela Franklin (as Mimi Kinkade)
Don Jeffcoat	...	Billy Cassidy
James W. Quinn	...	Clerk #1 / Demon Voices
Clark Jarrett	...	Clerk #2

Directed by
Kevin Tenney

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joe Augustyn		writer

Produced by
Joe Augustyn	....	producer
Jeff Geoffray	....	supervising producer
Michael Josten	....	associate producer
Patricia Bando Josten	....	associate producer
Walter Josten	....	executive producer
Don Robinson	....	line producer
Rene Torres	....	associate producer
Doug Yerkes	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Dennis Michael Tenney

Cinematography by
David Lewis

Film Editing by
Daniel Duncan

Casting by
Tedra Gabriel

Production Design by
Ken Aichele

Set Decoration by
Sally Nicolaou

Makeup Department
Kevin Brennan	....	special makeup effects technician
Eric Fiedler	....	key special makeup effects technician
Mark Garbarino	....	special makeup effects technician
Emilio M. Gonzales	....	special makeup effects technician
Steve Johnson	....	special makeup effects designer
Dave Matherly	....	special makeup effects technician
Lesa Nielsen	....	special makeup effects technician
Antoinette Ponzo	....	key makeup artist
Nenette Saldana	....	hair stylist
Melanie Verkins	....	assistant makeup artist
Bill Forsche	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jackson Harvey	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Max	....	second second assistant director
L.A. McConnell	....	second assistant director
Kelly Schroeder	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Pamela Hawthorne	....	set dresser
Robert Lucas	....	property master
Chad Mason	....	set constructor
Michael Miller	....	property assistant

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist
Brian Courcier	....	dialogue editor
Robert Friedman	....	foley artist
Bo Harwood	....	production sound mixer
Lee Haxall	....	sound designer
Bill Oliver	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Pollard	....	boom operator
Angela Robinson	....	sound effects editor
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Weitz	....	stereo sound consultant

Special Effects by
Nick Benson	....	special effects
Roger George	....	pyrotechnician
Lise Romanoff	....	assistant pyrotechnician

Stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Brian Davis	....	stunts
Marian Green	....	stunts
Suzanne Harvey	....	stunts
Janet Lee Orcutt	....	stunts
Jon Conrad Pochron	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
John Stewart	....	stunt coordinator (as John Michael Stewart)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Craig	....	electrician
Giles Dunning	....	second assistant camera
Ed Giovanni	....	first assistant camera
Jim Heath	....	still photographer
Tom Keefer	....	best boy grip
Azusa Ohno	....	gaffer
George Palmer	....	key grip
Steve Reinhardt	....	best boy electric
Troy Steinmetz	....	electrician
Rick Sutherland	....	grip
Kim Thomas	....	still photographer
Oliver Whipple III	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon McGunigle	....	wardrobe assistant
Donna Reynolds	....	costumer
Cynthia Dale Scott	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Myron Murakami	....	first assistant film editor

Other crew
Susannah Cobb	....	production assistant
Holly-Elizabeth Crawford	....	production coordinator
Ira Crowsen	....	production assistant
Diana Flores	....	assistant to director
Lauren Hartigan	....	production assistant
Susan Hartman	....	assistant to producers
Beverly Hong	....	fashion consultant
Amelia Kinkade	....	choreographer
Robert Lucas	....	additional mechanical effects
Edward T. Parmalee	....	location manager
Susan Rocco	....	script supervisor
Eddie Salmon	....	production assistant
Jim Schneeweis	....	production assistant
Tom Waisanen	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Meridian Productions
• Paragon Arts International
• Republic Pictures (II)

Distributors

• International Film Marketing (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Filmpac Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Republic Pictures (II) (199?) (USA) (video)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Also Known As:

Halloween Party

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

South Central Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Meridian Productions

Trivia:

Had the film opened nationwide with the numbers it earned in Detroit, it was projected to have earned $13 million domestically in its opening weekend - which would have ranked it amongst the top grossing horror films of its decade.

Goofs:

Continuity: In Italian version at the beginning of the movie the characters talk about a party for "Carnevale", while later in the movie when they're going inside Hull House, they talk about "Halloween" or "Ognisanti".

Quotes:

Angela: Oh don't tell me you're leaving? Sal wanted to go... but he decided to stick around!
[shot of Sal with a wooden stake through his heart]

Movie Connections:

Featured in My Demon Nights (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Computer Date

Why didn't I get an invitation ?

This is a great horror film for people who don't want all that vomit-retching gore and sensationalism. This movie has equal amounts of horror, suspense, humor, and even a little light nudity, but nothing big. Linnea Quigley isn't over the top as she was in "Return of the Living Dead" where she danced naked on a crypt, but she is still essentially the same slutty character. Cathy Podewell is a virginal and chaste character before going on to "Dallas," and we are also introduced to Amelia [soon Mimi] Kinkade,the sexy and sinister would-be dark matron of the house. As she and Linnea are possessed and take over the house, they reanimate the bodies of their dead friends to scare the limits out of the survivors. I've heard a lot of people compare this movie to "The Evil Dead," but if anything, this movie is a rival to that one the same way Freddie rivaled Jason.This movie series though is far superior to that one !