Night Life (1989)

Director:

David Acomba

Writer:

Keith Critchlow (screenplay)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

There's good reason to be afraid of the dark.

Plot:

Archie is a "brain" at a small town high school who works part-time at his uncle's mortuary and is harassed by a few of the popular kids because of it...

Plot Keywords:

Mortuary | Bully | Gore | Neck Breaking | Blood On Face

Cast

Scott Grimes	...	Archie Melville
John Astin	...	Verlin Flanders
Cheryl Pollak	...	Charly Dorn
Anthony Geary	...	John Devlin
Alan Blumenfeld	...	Frank
Kenneth Ian Davis	...	Rog Davis
Darcy DeMoss	...	Roberta Woods
Lisa Fuller	...	Joanie Snowland
Mark Pellegrino	...	Allen Patumbo
Phil Proctor	...	Randolph Whitlock
Warwick Deeping	...	Dwyer
John De Bello	...	Policeman #1 (as John DeBello)
G.E. Miller	...	Policeman #2
Ed White	...	Coroner
Biff Yeager	...	Paramedic #1
Matthew Asner	...	Paramedic #2
Erik Cord	...	Cop #1
Richard E. Butler	...	Cop #2 (as Richard Butler)
Mike Reynolds	...	Policeman #5
Spiro Razatos	...	Dead Body
Arlene Harris	...	Crying Woman
Chuck Woods	...	Man at Accident (as Charles Woods)
Patricia P. Hurley	...	Mrs. Whitlock
Ross Vachon	...	Teacher
Buckley Norris	...	Volmers

Directed by
David Acomba

Writing credits
Keith Critchlow		(screenplay)

Produced by
Charles Lippincott	....	producer
Susan Nicoletti	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Roger Bourland

Cinematography by
Roger Tonry

Film Editing by
Michael John Bateman		(as Michael Bateman)

Casting by
Susan Young

Production Design by
Phillip G. Thomas		(as Philip Thomas)

Set Decoration by
Helen Dersjant

Costume Design by
Elizabeth C. Grudzinski-Seal		(as Elizabeth Gower-Grudzinski)

Makeup Department
Frank Carrisosa	....	assistant makeup artist
RaMona Fleetwood	....	makeup artist (as RaMona)
Emily Katz	....	hair stylist (as Emily E. Katz)
Emily Katz	....	makeup artist (as Emily E. Katz)
Emily Katz	....	wig maker (as Emily E. Katz)
Emily Katz	....	wig master (as Emily E. Katz)
Judy Lagomarsino	....	assistant makeup artist
Michael Mills	....	assistant makeup artist (as Mike Mills)
Craig Reardon	....	special makeup effects
Lisa Riggs	....	assistant makeup artist
Anita Walden	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Beth Tate	....	production manager: August unit
Joan Weidman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Butler	....	additional second unit director
John Jakes	....	first assistant director
Robert Leveen	....	second second assistant director
Theone Masoner	....	second assistant director
Spiro Razatos	....	second unit director
Thomas Schellenberg	....	first assistant director: August unit (as Thomas Shelenberg)

Art Department
Nell Dickerson	....	assistant art director
Bruce Robert Fahr	....	craft service
Steve Gindorf	....	construction coordinator
Riley 'Sean' Jones	....	on-set dresser
Susan E. Kelejian	....	craft service
Gary A. Kimmel	....	set dresser
Paul Kowalczyk	....	lead man
Bernie Lee	....	carpenter
Scott Linneman	....	construction coordinator
Peter Mark	....	property master
Thomas E. May	....	carpenter
Simon Murton	....	story board artist
Alfonso Perez-Pardo	....	art swing gang
Peyton Reed	....	assistant property master
Bill Roberts	....	second property assistant
Tara Thomas	....	art department apprentice

Sound Department
Ronnie Budwig	....	post-production sound recordist
Vincent Connelly	....	post-production sound editor (as Vincent L. Connelly)
Craig C. Darian	....	post-production sound studio executive
Craig Felburg	....	sound mixer
Phil Flad	....	post-production sound effects mixer (as Philip Flad)
Robert Friedman	....	foley walker: post-production
Darrell Hall	....	post-production sound assistant
Cameron Hamza	....	boom operator
Robert Heffernan	....	post-production a.d.r.
Joseph Holsen	....	post-production sound editor (as Joe Holsen)
John Lawson	....	post-production stereo consultant
Ted Lonnberg	....	cable puller
Stanley Paul	....	post-production sound editor
Stewart Paul	....	post-production sound apprentice
John Post	....	foley walker: post-production
Alan Potter	....	post-production sound editor
Michael P. Redbourn	....	post-production supervising sound editor (as Michael Redbourn)
Tova Szabó	....	post-production foley editor (as Tova Szabo)
Christopher M. Taylor	....	cable puller (as Christopher Taylor)
Garry Ulmer	....	post-production supervising mixer: dialogue & music
David M. Weishaar	....	adr mixer: post-production (as David Weishaar)
David M. Weishaar	....	foley mixer: post-production (as David Weishaar)
Jack Woods	....	post-production supervising sound editor
Daniel Yale	....	post-production sound editor (as Daniel E. Yale)

Special Effects by
Frank Ceglia	....	mechanical special effects
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects coordinator
Steve Fink	....	puppeteer
Ed French	....	special effects

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (as Gregory Barnett)
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (as Kenneth Bates)
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts
James Clark	....	stunts
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan	....	stunts (as Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon)
Chris Durand	....	stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunts (as Corey Eubanks)
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunts
David M. Graves	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Zoe Mauries	....	stunts
Karen Price	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunt coordinator
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronnie A. Rondell Jr.)
Tom Sarmento	....	stunts (as Thomas G. Sarmento)
Mike Tillman	....	stunts (as Michael Tillman)
Tim Trella	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Dick Buckley	....	gaffer
Cindy Clark	....	second assistant camera
David Clayter	....	electrician
Jim Crandell	....	best boy electric
Lee A. Dublin	....	second assistant camera: august unit (as Lee Dublin)
Timothy Eaton	....	second unit director of photography
Rudy M. Fenenga Jr.	....	first assistant camera (as Rudy Fenenga Jr.)
Geoffrey George	....	electrician
Mike Graham	....	key grip (as Mikie Graham)
Mike Graham	....	rigging grip (as Mikie Graham)
Jorge H. Guzman	....	grip (as Jorge H. Guzman 'J.G.')
Suzanne Hanover	....	still photographer
Bill Johnson Jr.	....	grip
Mark A. Lewis	....	best boy grip
Albert Lopez	....	best boy: second unit
Chris Magee	....	assistant camera: second unit (as Chris MaGee Jr.)
Kevin McKnight	....	gaffer: second unit (as Kevin McNight)
Mark Saavedra	....	electrician
Adam Sklena	....	loader: second unit

Casting Department
Jacov Bresler	....	extras casting (as Jacov Bressler)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Meta Jardine	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Jennifer N. Jew	....	post-production apprentice editor
Joseph	....	color timer
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	post-production: negative cutter (as Mary Nelson)
Stan Sztaba	....	negative matcher
F. Scott Taylor	....	first assistant editor
F. Scott Taylor	....	post-production assistant editor
Joseph C. Thornton	....	post-production contributing film editor

Music Department
David Acomba	....	music: "Phantom Voices"
Roger Bourland	....	conductor: string orchestra & wind ensemble
Roger Bourland	....	music: "Phantom Voices"
David Cloud	....	music recording engineer: The UCLA Wind Ensemble
John Hall	....	music: "Phantom Voices"
Sharon Keogh	....	music: "Phantom Voices"
Thomas Lee	....	musical director: The UCLA Wind Ensemble (as Dr. Thomas Lee)
Bruce Edward Miller	....	assistant to the composer
Stephen E. Smith	....	music supervisor (as Stephen Smith)
String Orchestra & Wind Ensemble	....	music: thanks
The UCLA Wind Ensemble	....	music: thanks

Transportation Department
Nate Dawson	....	driver
Nate Dawson	....	mechanic
Peter Helm	....	transportation captain
Ron Holmstrom	....	transportation coordinator (as Ron Holstrom)
Dennis Junt	....	driver: honeywagon
Mark La Joie	....	driver
Mark La Joie	....	mechanic
Janice La Joie	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Lisa E. Alexander	....	production assistant
Paul Brownfield	....	production assistant: august unit
Brad Bryan	....	production assistant
Michael Cole	....	gate guard
Sandy Cole	....	script supervisor (as Sandee Cole)
Dennis Etchison	....	genre consultant
Todd Grove	....	assistant auditor
Cassondra Gruber	....	stand-in
Don Hahn	....	music underscore recording engineer
Dorothy Holland	....	stand-in
Sarah Holle	....	assistant production coordinator
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	production assistant: august unit (as Jerry Jacobs)
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	production coordinator: pick-up shots
Jerry Jaffe	....	location manager
Stefan Jaworzyn	....	assistant publicist
Steve Jones	....	unit publicist (as Stephen Jones)
Dessa Kaye	....	production coordinator
Michael Key	....	assistant makeup artist
John Learing	....	extras coordinator
Frederick Luff	....	assistant makeup artist (as Fred Luff)
David Mastron	....	production assistant
Christopher Pope	....	set watchman
Dan Porteous	....	keylite representative (as Daniel Porteous)
Gideon Potter	....	movement consultant
James Ring	....	assistant to producers
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	set medic
Jerry Stockdale	....	set watchman
Sharon B. Taksel	....	production assistant
John Van Hamersveld	....	title designer
Harold Welb	....	production consultant
Arthur Wood	....	drum programming (as Art Wood)
Dorit Yosha	....	production auditor (as Dori Yosha)

Thanks
Allen Alsobrook	....	thanks
Ann Du Val	....	thanks
Thomas A. Fucci	....	thanks (as Thomas Fucci)
Arthur Knight	....	dedicatee: his "Knight Life" gave so many of us our start. - C.L.
Thomas Lane	....	thanks
Linda Lichter	....	thanks
Miles Mogulescu	....	thanks
Stephen R. Myers	....	thanks
David Raksin	....	thanks
Nancy Stemmer	....	thanks
Mark Tingloff	....	thanks
David Warden	....	thanks
Seth Willenson	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Creative Movie Marketing
• Wild Night Productions

Distributors

• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• Skyland Sound Inc.  sound (as Skyland Sound)

Also Known As:

"Campus Spirits" - Philippines (English title) (imdb display title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:R | Germany:(Banned) | USA:R

Company:

Creative Movie Marketing

Trivia:

Scott Grimes performed a fair share of his own stunts.

Revenge of the Nerds 5: Zombie-invasion!

Amusing and very light-headed quickie that distinguishes itself from the majority of lame and late 80's horror-comedies thanks to a couple of very ingenious jokes and the presence of cult-TV icon John Astin (The Addams Family). The typical story of nerdish underdog versus the popular high-school jocks is always fun to watch, and it gets even funnier (but more importantly: gorier) when the jocks turn into zombies that still only spend their time by playing pranks on the geek! Redhead Archie Melville and his car-technician girlfriend have no other option but to destroy the zombies in various ways. The intro, when there are still no zombies, is very lengthy but nevertheless entertaining since director David Acomba enlightens us about many specific embalming techniques. The geek hero namely works in the mortuary of his uncle and it's also there were the undead are resurrected after a thunderstorm. The film is fast-paced, the numerous clichés are forgivable and the gore often is surprisingly graphic (zombies in a wood chopper, exploding corpses…). John Astin obviously had a great time playing the ill-tempered undertaker and the young cast members do a fairly good job as well. "Night Life" is surely recommended in case you're looking for a simple, undemanding horror feast.