I doubt anyone will get far enough in the bad reviews to feel the Golden Aura Glow of someone who actually had a part in this dreadful movie. Asimov's story upon which this movie cashes in without involving much of the Brilliant storyline, is one of my favorite fiction pieces. As filming began, it was apparent that this film would have little to do with either Asimov's vision, or much of anything else. What I remember is a bunch of posturing by self-absorbed Californians, and scenes filmed which seemed slathered in pretentious symbolic nonsense. Is making a move exciting? Only if sitting around waiting can be considered "exciting". I'm not sure if I saw my "part" when I viewed this grainy, poorly shot, horribly edited movie in a theater in Phoenix. The fact that it only lasted in the theater for THREE DAYS is a testament to its quality. My Part was brilliant! I am at the back of the crowd as we try to catch a view of what's going on way ahead of us. I thought I was Innovative- moving back and forth (this was shot from behind us) as would a person trying to get a view over the heads of those in front of him. I'm sure if the picture had been better done- like if it was up for an award, I'd have been singled out for portraying someone trying to see over the heads of the crowd in front of him. Given this movie, Best Supporting Actor would not have been hard to achieve! My acceptance speech? Simple! You thank everyone you ever met. Looking back, it seemed like a bunch of Hollywood types who thought a Lot of themselves descended on an unsuspecting Arizona, and wasted someone's Good Money wasting film, acting self-important, and basically putting in a lot of time for Little Result. My favorite all time "Stinker" has been Tommy. I think the best way for a group of friends to watch Tommy is with things to throw at the screen. (except for the scene where Ann Magaret is sloshing around in soap suds). But I'd forgotten about Nightfall. Not only is it the worst Movie in the history of movie going, but I WAS THERE! (Please don't kill me!).
Review of Nightfall
