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Nightflyers

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
1.3K
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Nightflyers (1987)
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  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi
Professor hires a spaceship to get to the source of weird signals from deep space. The trip is cut short however when the ship's computer gets jealous because the captain is in love with one... Read allProfessor hires a spaceship to get to the source of weird signals from deep space. The trip is cut short however when the ship's computer gets jealous because the captain is in love with one of the female passengers and it gets homicidal.Professor hires a spaceship to get to the source of weird signals from deep space. The trip is cut short however when the ship's computer gets jealous because the captain is in love with one of the female passengers and it gets homicidal.
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Collector
  • Writers
    • George R.R. Martin(novella)
    • Robert Jaffe(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Catherine Mary Stewart
    • Michael Praed
    • John Standing
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Collector
  • Writers
    • George R.R. Martin(novella)
    • Robert Jaffe(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Catherine Mary Stewart
    • Michael Praed
    • John Standing
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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  • Videos1

    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:21
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    Catherine Mary Stewart in Nightflyers (1987)
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    Michael Praed in Nightflyers (1987)
    Michael Praed and Catherine Mary Stewart in Nightflyers (1987)
    Michael Des Barres and Catherine Mary Stewart in Nightflyers (1987)
    Catherine Mary Stewart in Nightflyers (1987)
    Annabel Brooks in Nightflyers (1987)
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    James Avery, Lisa Blount, John Standing, Catherine Mary Stewart, Helene Udy, and Glenn Withrow in Nightflyers (1987)
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    Catherine Mary Stewart
    Catherine Mary Stewart
    • Miranda Dorlacas Miranda Dorlac
    Michael Praed
    Michael Praed
    • Royd Erisas Royd Eris
    John Standing
    John Standing
    • Michael D'Branninas Michael D'Brannin
    Lisa Blount
    Lisa Blount
    • Audreyas Audrey
    Glenn Withrow
    Glenn Withrow
    • Keeloras Keelor
    James Avery
    James Avery
    • Darrylas Darryl
    Helene Udy
    Helene Udy
    • Lillyas Lilly
    • (as Hélène Udy)
    Annabel Brooks
    • Elizaas Eliza
    Michael Des Barres
    Michael Des Barres
    • Jon Windermanas Jon Winderman
    • Director
      • Robert Collector
    • Writers
      • George R.R. Martin(novella)
      • Robert Jaffe(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Robert Collector left the production before editing was completed, and requested that his name not appear in the credits.
    • Quotes

      Audrey: D'Brannin, this is farcical! First, no research ship, and now a hologram instead of a crew? I don't operator like this!

    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Trauma 3: 80s Horrorthon (2017)

    User reviews29

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    Top review
    5/10
    Not good, but could have been worse.
    For what it is worth I can watch this movie, and at least not be bored. I saw this one on the sci-fi channel and it had its moments and it is a lot better than the stuff they play on that channel these days. You know the stuff, the stupid computer animated sea creature that attacks and someone like Dean Cain must stop it. This one is sort of a horror version of 2001, not that I am comparing the two, but both feature crazed computers. I think this one is based on a book also, but I have never read it so I can't really say if it follows along with the book for the most part or that it makes drastic changes. This movie has this group chartering a spaceship to find something or other, I can't remember what. The ship is run by this guy who seems to have been in space his whole life so he doesn't take to gravity real well. The computer is like his mother or something and it fears that this group is going to take the son away and so it starts a killing spree. I saw a preview of this and the preview made it look a lot scarier than what I saw. On the other hand it did provide a nice distraction for a while and a few interesting kills as well.
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    • Aaron1375
    • Jan 25, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1988 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nightflyer
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Vista Organization
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,149,470
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,149,470
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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