Night of the Lepus

19721972
PGPG
1h 28m

Night of the Lepus (1972)

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Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the south-west.Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the south-west.Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the south-west.

Director
- William F. Claxton
Writers
- Don Holliday(screenplay)
- Gene R. Kearney(screenplay)
- Russell Braddon(novel "The Year of the Angry Rabbit")
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Janet Leigh, Melanie Fullerton, and Stuart Whitman in Night of the Lepus (1972)

Rory Calhoun and Stuart Whitman in Night of the Lepus (1972)

Night of the Lepus (1972)

DeForest Kelley and Rory Calhoun in Night of the Lepus (1972)

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Night of the Lepus (1972)

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Francesca Jarvis in Night of the Lepus (1972)

Night of the Lepus (1972)

Director
- William F. Claxton
Writers
- Don Holliday(screenplay)
- Gene R. Kearney(screenplay)
- Russell Braddon(novel "The Year of the Angry Rabbit")
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Cole Hillman's Arizona ranch is plagued with 'mongrel' rabbits, and he wants to employ an ecologically sound control method. As a favor to college benefactor Hillman, college president Elgin Clark calls in zoologist Roy Bennett to help. Bennett immediately begins injecting rabbits with hormones and genetically mutated blood in an effort to develop a method of disrupting rabbit reproduction. One of the test subjects escapes, resulting in a race of bloodthirsty, wolf-sized, man-, horse-, and cow-eating bunnies. Eventually the National Guard is called in for a final showdown with the terrorizing rabbits. —Jeff Hole <jeffhole@aol.com>

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Taglines
- They were born that tragic moment when science made its great mistake... now from behind the shroud of night they come, a scuttling, shambling horde of creatures destroying all in their path.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
Janet Leigh declined to allow her two teenage daughters, Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis, to appear in the movie in minor roles, as she did not want them to be part of, or see, a horror film. Ironically, Jamie Lee later broke out as a "scream queen".

Goofs
During one of the scenes of the giant rabbits running down the road, you can see three men on the left. It looks like they are releasing the rabbits so they can run down the miniature road. If your focus is the rabbits you won't notice the men. In another scene a persons hand can be seen sort of hidden by branches (on the lower right). It looks like this person is coaxing some rabbits to move.

Quotes
Officer Lopez: Attention! Attention! Ladies and gentlemen, attention! There is a herd of killer rabbits headed this way and we desperately need your help!

Connections
Featured in The World According to Smith & Jones: Law (1988)

Top review

The ultimate eco-horror

This has to be the epitome of the eco-horror subgenre. The absurdity of it all makes this a favorite amongst aficionados.

These are the cutest monsters imaginable and they exist in one of the purest 70's universes you'll ever see. You get Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, and Rory Calhoun along with all those big bell-bottoms and big cars in a desert setting. What more could you ask for?

Don't miss this fever dream of a movie.

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Release date
- October 4, 1972 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Rabbits
Filming locations
- Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Production company
- A.C. Lyles Productions
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Budget
- $900,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
1 hour 28 minutes
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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