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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful:
"Fast Times at Walgren High.", 11 November 2001
Author:
Backlash007 from Kentucky
Night Life is something I stumbled upon one night while haunting old video stores in search of a descent flick. I found something better. I found Night Life. Scott Grimes of Critters fame stars as the underdog hero is this unheard of horror comedy. I have never even heard anyone talk about this film, which really surprised me after watching it. In it, four super jackasses turn into four super zombies by a mixture of electricity and chemicals. It sounds like the usual, but it's definitely got it's own flare. The scene of the accident is bizarre stuff, it's weirdly shot. It feels more like a dream than a movie. It's my favorite of the film. There are some truly grotesque parts in the mortuary too. If you've never seen this movie, find it. You'll be in for a treat.
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Cult Movies 17.1, 2 February 2002
Author:
Carlos Xavier from Australia
17.1 NIGHT LIFE (horror/comedy, 1989) Archie (Scott Grimes) works with
his domineering uncle Flanders at the local mortuary. Though he hates
the job, he needs the money to go to college. At school Archie is
constantly bullied by the local 'jocks'. In one of their many pranks
they get him fired. If that wasn't enough his only love interest is
leaving town. But Flanders offers him a second chance when he asks his
help with some new corpses. Archies' assignment is made all the more
difficult when they unexpectedly come to life.
Critique: Horror comedy mixes youth exploitation plot with good dozes
of zombie fun. In fact, the whole film seems geared at a 'Revenge of
the Nerds'-type audience; as Archie gets repeatedly bullied, has failed
romantic exploits and so on. The difference being that our hero turns
out to be more resilient, tougher and smarter than your usual
self-pitying film geek.
Film has good special effects, spooky atmosphere, action and humor.
Above all it's a fairly surprising showcase from an otherwise unknown,
capable cast. Particularly appealing is Scott Grimes' Archie. A cross
between Michael J. Foxs' 'Marty McFly' from the 'Back to the Future'
trilogy, and Macauley Caulkins' 'Home Alone' kid. He is funny,
charismatic and exhumes a surprising leading man-type appeal. A fun but
otherwise gory film.
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
AKA- Grave Misdemeanours, 26 February 2005
Author:
monnysmortuary from United Kingdom
I have seen this film a few times, the first of which was the day I
bought it for 99p from a video store that was closing down. Initailly
bought on the back of Scott Grimes sterling work in the first two
Critters movies. But what a treat. This not your A-typical zombie
flick. Though a lot of the rules have been preserved from the other
undead features that have gone before this one adds its own twist.
Scott Grimes plays Archie, the assistant to a crotchety old undertaker.
Being the loser that he is, naturally he falls for the hottest girl in
town who happens to date the local jock, and Archie's sworn enemy.
However following a car wreck things change and now Archie must spend
the night running for his life as the undead are in pursuit. All in all
a good, fun film. It never takes itself seriously without resorting to
being stupid. Fans of Return of the Living Dead should check this out!
If you liked this movie then I would also recommend another obscure
zombie twist with THE VIDEO DEAD if you can find a copy.
Also released under the title of GRAVE MISDEMEANOURS!
3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Wow, a horror comedy that's actually good, 26 September 1998
Author:
Tampon from wakefield, England
Blimey. This one turned out to be a real surprise! Its got a half decent story, characters you care about, nice make up effects. It's scary, isn't overly gory, the funny bits never get in the way of the serious stuff. What a film!
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Not bad, 25 April 2001
Author:
temporis from limbo
This movie is by no means Shakespere material, but compared to the other stuff on the market..it's gold! I have to admit I enjoyed this movie because it was offbeat yet not total out of the atomsphere! Scott Grimes ( a favorite actor of mine!) is what really made this movie. If this movie had been done with a "pretty boy type" like Johnny Deep, it would have lost all value! The charecter of Archie, had to be played by a guy that had an unconventional look yet was not butt ugly! Scott was prefect for this role. As for the rest of the castings...perfect! Acting was very good, it helped move the sort of slow start of the movie to flow better. Everyone was prefect for their role. Sure, the story was a bit slow, but the directing ( especially for a horror flick) was subtle, quirky, and unobtrusive. I really like this movie, esspecially because of the mind tricks it plays on you in the second part of the movie! I urge you to rent this movie!
A thousand points of light, 11 September 2010
Author:
peterpants66 from United States
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Nice little tail end of the eighties horror comedy with a zombie underpinning. I saw this at my local video store for some dollars and having never heard of it, wen't on me gut feeling and purchased this horror selection. Can't go wrong with an eighties zombie flick, there's a decent plot, some build up, and then the whole thing explodes like a condom affixed to the end of a helium tank. Heads get split, real actors and dummies get lit on fire, a couple of cops get massacred, what the hell else are you looking for? This film has it all. It may be slightly typical horror fare of the late eighties, but it's a time machine back to when studio's had to hire ton's of extra hands in order to make complex scenes work. And the zombies virtually never die. Burn'em, blast'em, tax'em, wax'em, there ain't no stopping these blood thirsty supercharged freakazoids! If you like slasher/basher horror films with plenty of comedy, check this out. If your looking for penguins walking for and hour and a half and then making sweet love, rent March of the Penguins.
Oh, the night life, it ain't no good life., 24 July 2010
Author:
BA_Harrison from Hampshire, England
High school loser and funeral parlour assistant Archie Melville (Scott
Grimes) is unable to escape persecution from a pair of preppy bullies
and their beautiful girlfriends, even after all four die in a horrific
car crash: a combination of toxic gas and lightning brings the
malicious teens back from the dead so that they can continue to make
life hell for the poor misfit.
Despite adequate performances from all involved, one or two stylish
touches from director David Acomba (the dream-like, mist-shrouded crash
aftermath scene being particularly effective), some fun cheesy gore
from FX man Craig Reardon (including a split head, an eye being
drilled, and Gomez Adams getting pumped full of oil), and the
unforgettable sight of gorgeous blonde Lisa Fuller on all fours in her
underwear, '80s teen zombie horror/comedy Night Life (AKA Grave
Misdemeanours) must still be considered something of a disappointment:
the film offers very little in the way of originality for fans of '80s
horror, its outcast main character, his pretty tomboy sidekick, and the
obnoxious preppy jocks all being clichéd mainstays of the genre; the
pacing is terrible, with Acomba devoting far too much time depicting
Archie's pathetic life both at school and at home, rather than getting
on with the horror; and the laughs are rare, with lame attempts at
Porky's style teen humour and woeful stabs at black comedy. Furthermore
(and contrary to other comments here on IMDb), I found Archie to be an
irritating character who brings much of his woes upon himself by being
a smart-ass who just doesn't know when to shut up.
Unsurprisingly, the film has disappeared into relative obscurity, along
with much of its cast.
Not great but still enjoyable horror/comedy., 7 December 2009
Author:
Prolox from Canada
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
In this horror/comedy starring CRITTERS 1 & 2's own SCOTT GRIMES, four
students killed in an accident return to life to murder & try & kill
ARCHIE (Grimes) the high school nerd/town's own assistant mortician
whom they bullied when they were alive. With the help of a friend, he
attempts to put these suckers back in the ground, but these zombies
don't want to go back to where they came from & will gladly kill in
order to prove it, which soon starts happening to those who stumble
across their path. NIGHT LIFE (I saw it under the the title GRAVE
MISDEMEANOURS) is a pretty funny, sometimes gory, but at the same time
disappointing film. The good? The acting is fairly well done here, with
an attractive cast & the direction is pretty decent as well. The jokes
are pretty funny when they need to be & the film manages to have good
special effects & manages the often times difficult feat of keeping you
entertained. That aside however, it's time for the bad, the zombies
don't actually start waking up to start their mayhem until the hour
mark & even then the film is really nothing that will knock you socks
off & a few scenes that could have added the chills during the zombie
action are dampened since the director seemingly has no idea on how to
set up shock sequences. Still it's worth a look for fans, especially if
you saw & liked EVIL DEAD 2 & 3, & RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD.
*** stars
2 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
We call it "Zombie Academy"..., 1 September 2004
Author:
humongous from Paris, France
Did I hear someone say it was "boring" about this movie that in France,
we call "Zombie Academy" ?...
Of course, they have nothing to compare each other, but "Night Life"
remind me Takakjian's "Metamorphosis" which in spite of vague plot,
poor acting and no music at all, offer one of the most horrific
sequences ever made, with metamorphosis of the scientist on his
hospital bed. In both of them, climate can seem so dark or "empty" to
make say someone it's boring. What can be real for the second, is not
at all about "Night Life" where, there again, the music score create
almost alone a so heavy atmosphere that you're waiting at each moment
for the worst... Rare are movies saying themselves "horrific" which can
really scare anyone, and "Night Life" is one of them. Remember, if
you've seen it, sequence of the boy coming on the place of the car
crash, where almost shooting music and lights remind you also same
sequence in Red's "Hitcher". If you've seen it, consider the fact that
zombies do not move so slowly than in some other zombie movies where
perhaps, that make everyone saving a lot of means. If you do not have,
see and enjoy this amazing movie that in France, we call "Zombie
Academy"...
3 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
First rate horror!, 29 May 2002
Author:
(gregbrownmail@yahoo.com) from Chicago, IL
Forget everything you think this movie is going to be -- it's extremely great. John Astin gives the performance of his career...he doesn't push it at all. This is the Citizen Kane of horror. I'm not kidding -- it's a super terrific film. Don't miss it!
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