Night of the Comet

19841984
AAAA
1h 35min

Night of the Comet (1984)

A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.

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A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Sharon Farrell and Raymond Lynch in Night of the Comet (1984)

Catherine Mary Stewart in Night of the Comet (1984)

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Catherine Mary Stewart in Night of the Comet (1984)

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Catherine Mary Stewart in Night of the Comet (1984)

Sharon Farrell and Raymond Lynch in Night of the Comet (1984)

Sharon Farrell and Kelli Maroney in Night of the Comet (1984)

Kelli Maroney in Night of the Comet (1984)

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It's the first comet to buzz our planet Earth in 65 million years, and everyone seems to be celebrating its imminent arrival. Everyone except Regina Belmont, and her younger sister Samantha, two Valley Girls who care more about fashion trends than celestial phenomena. But upon daybreak, when the girls discover that they are the only residents of Los Angeles whom the comet hasn't vaporized or turned into a zombie, they would do what all Valley Girls do - they go shopping. However, with the help of a friendly truck driver, the girls save Earth and escape from flesh-eating zombies and blood-seeking scientists in hot pursuit. —Jaime Kidwell

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Taglines
- It was the last thing on earth they ever expected.
Genres
Certificate
- AA
Parents guide

Trivia
When cheerleader Samantha Belmont (Kelli Maroney) is playing at the radio station as a disk jockey, she says that she is taking requests from "all you teenage mutant comet zombies". This was the working title of the film.

Goofs
In the radio station, Hector takes his gloves off twice.

Quotes
[after shooting one of his friends]
Regina Belmont: You're crazy!
Willy: I'm not crazy, I just don't give a fuck.

Connections
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtracks
Trouble
Written and Performed by Skip Adams
Produced by Don Perry and Bob Summers

Top review

7/10

End of the World Fantasy with Some Laughs

I originally saw this movie in the theater, and I LOVED it! I had often fantasized about the end of the world where only myself a few others had survived.

Well, I'm 16 years older now, and not quite as misanthropic, but I still got a kick out of watching this again the other night. Sure, the soundtrack was atrocious, and some of the acting was sub-par, but the sheer aplomb that "Samantha" has carries the film, I thought.

Plus, it was fun to see Robert Beltran (ST: Voyager's second in command), so much younger!

Quite a few laughs, and a pretty good plot twist or two to keep you guessing makes this an easy movie to enjoy.

My rating: 7

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Release date
- November 16, 1984 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- La nuit de la comète
Filming locations
- 19174 Dunure Place, San Fernando Valley, California, USA
Production companies
- Atlantic Entertainment Group
- Film Development Fund
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Budget
- $700,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $14,418,922
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,580,578
- Nov 18, 1984
Gross worldwide
- $14,418,922

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Runtime
- 1h 35min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1(original/negative ratio)

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