Night Shadow (1989)

Big shot TV newswoman returns home for a vacation, as several of the town's residents start dying under mysterious circumstances.

Director:

Randolph Cohlan

Writer:

Randolph Cohlan

Stars:

Brenda Vance, Rick Scott, Stuart Quan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brenda Vance	...	Alex Jung
Rick Scott	...	Hitcher
Stuart Quan	...	Tai Jung (as Dane Chan)
Alta LaFlame	...	Alta
Tom Boylan	...	Adam Newquest
Mike Hamilton	...	Earl
Kato Kaelin	...	Dean Lesher
Orien Richman	...	Bruce Anderson
Jeannette Lewis	...	Francis Stern
Sally Robinson	...	Julie
Laura Graham	...	Beth
Mike Dyer	...	Mayor
Aldo Ray	...	Gene Krebelski
Fred Gott	...	Jim Riley
Darryl Michaelson	...	Wally

Storyline

Alex is an up and coming TV journalist, but travels to her home town for a vacation because she has insecurities about her chosen career. A mass murdering werewolf follows her from L.A to Danford. We see her kick boxer brother and her semi-boyfriend, the Sheriff, puzzle over the recent splurge of murders, fight and then kill the man-wolf.

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Plot Keywords:

slasher | murder | werewolf | police | explosion | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

References Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

User Reviews

Night Shadow: Average werewolf effort

Night Shadows distinct lack of budget is on display and alas really does show, the creators do their best to mask this but the problem is evident.

Telling the generic story of a group of people in small town America during a series of werewolf attacks there isn't anything even remotely on display.

What the movie has going for it however is a decent cast who are well written and thus you actually care to a degree about their fates.

With an anti-climatic finale the movie is the very definition of average. It's not bad by any means but it's instantly forgettable.

The Good:

Likeable characters

Has a certain charm

The Bad:

Lack of budget shows

Hardly original

Things I Learnt From This Movie:

In the movies if you have a mullet you're instantly a bad guy or an idiot

I have no idea why any man would choose to wear vests/t-shirts like bras

In the 1980's ever asian person is a ninja

Details

Official Sites:

Green Communications [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Ombre nella notte

Filming Locations:

Fresno, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cohlan / Temple Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1