There's Nothing Out There (1991)

Director:

Rolfe Kanefsky

Writer:

Rolfe Kanefsky

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A horror film of comic proportions.

Plot:

Seven teens head up to a cabin on the lake for spring break. Mike has studied all horror films on video...

Plot Keywords:

Cabin | Spring Break | Foreshadowing | Alien | Night Swimming

Cast

Craig Peck	...	Mike
Wendy Bednarz	...	Doreen
Mark Collver	...	Jim
Bonnie Bowers	...	Stacy
John Carhart III	...	Nick
Claudia Flores	...	Janet
Jeff Dachis	...	David
Lisa Grant	...	Sally Foster
Sissy Frye	...	Schoolteacher
Cyrus Voris	...	Lead Punk
Ronald St. Denis	...	Plumber
Michael Berlly	...	Policeman #1
Rafi Isaac	...	Policeman #2
Tommy Barz	...	Policeman #3 / Face on Cutting Room Floor
Mark Calderone	...	Doctor
Maja Barnes	...	Punk
Robb DelGuidice	...	Punk (as Del Guidice)
Molly Jacobson	...	Punk
Sheryl Nields	...	Punk
Edwin Stalter	...	Punk (as Eddie Stalter)
John Kim	...	Man in Black
Christopher Thomas	...	Creature Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Thomas	...	Creature (voice)
Rolfe Kanefsky	...	High School Student Walking on Campus (uncredited)

Directed by
Rolfe Kanefsky

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rolfe Kanefsky

Produced by
Victor Kanefsky	....	producer

Original Music by
Christopher Thomas

Cinematography by
Ed Hershberger

Film Editing by
Victor Kanefsky

Sound Department
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Michael Jordan	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
William Klayer	....	gaffer (as Bill Klayer)
Dave Shelton	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Jim Finn	....	negative cutter

Other crew
Edwin Stalter	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Prism Entertainment Corporation
• Walkhn Films

Distributors

• Alain Siritzky Productions
• Image Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• M.I.B.
• Prism Entertainment Corporation (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Troma Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (20th Anniversary Special Edition)
• Troma Team Video (1999) (worldwide) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:16 (cut) | Germany:18 | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Piermont, New York, USA

Company:

Prism Entertainment Corporation

Trivia:

Rolfe Kanefsky wrote the original script in only five days and was only eighteen-years-old when he wrote said screenplay.

Quotes:

Stacy:This feels like mud.
Mike:It is mud. Dirt and water make mud. You learn something new every day.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nightmare Man (2006)

Soundtrack:

Thinking Man

great DVD edition

This is a fun little spoof of the crappy 80's style horror flicks we grew up with... the twist (the same kinda hook that Scream used about five years later) is that the hero is a guy who's seen so many of said crappy horror flicks that he realizes that he might actually be IN a crappy horror flick, then uses it to his advantage.

The best news tho is that the new DVD edition of "There's Nothing.." not only has a MUCH better transfer than the earlier video release (and is letterboxed), but also a bunch of fun extras and commentary. The movie is a hoot, and the extras make it even more worthwhile.

Sometimes it's fun to kick back with a b-movie that knows it's a b-movie and has fun with that. Low budget and cheesy, but far more fun than most of the Hollywood horror flicks released in the past decade.

*** = movie ***** = DVD

Enjoy!