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Nightwish

  • 19891989
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  • 1h 32m
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4.8/10
1.1K
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Nightwish (1989)
A professor and four graduate students journey to a house in the mountains to investigate paranormal activities, but the experiment goes awry after an alien entity starts attacking them.
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A professor and four graduate students journey to a house in the mountains to investigate paranormal activities, but the experiment goes awry after an alien entity starts attacking them.A professor and four graduate students journey to a house in the mountains to investigate paranormal activities, but the experiment goes awry after an alien entity starts attacking them.A professor and four graduate students journey to a house in the mountains to investigate paranormal activities, but the experiment goes awry after an alien entity starts attacking them.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Bruce R. Cook
  • Writer
    • Bruce R. Cook
  • Stars
    • Brian Thompson
    • Jack Starrett
    • Elizabeth Kaitan
  • Director
    • Bruce R. Cook
  • Writer
    • Bruce R. Cook
  • Stars
    • Brian Thompson
    • Jack Starrett
    • Elizabeth Kaitan
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    • 33User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Alisha Das, Elizabeth Kaitan, and Clayton Rohner in Nightwish (1989)
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    Brian Thompson
    Brian Thompson
    • Dean
    Jack Starrett
    Jack Starrett
    • Professor
    Elizabeth Kaitan
    Elizabeth Kaitan
    • Donna
    Alisha Das
    • Kim
    Clayton Rohner
    Clayton Rohner
    • Jack
    Artur Cybulski
    • Bill
    Robert Tessier
    Robert Tessier
    • Stanley
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Wendall
    Gayle Vance
    Gayle Vance
    • Fruit Stand Lady
    John Hayden
    • Fruit Stand Boy
    Jared Coulter
    • Ghost Boy
    Kazuko Ohashi
    • Slug Girl#1
    Elizabeth Hegyes
    • Slug Girl#2
    Joanne House
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      • Bruce R. Cook
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      • Bruce R. Cook
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    • Trivia
      A fair share of the money for financing this film came from Japan.
    • Goofs
      Clayton Rohner's character Jack has part of his right hand ring finger cut off, only to have his left hand bandage in the next scene and his properly injured hand bandaged in the scene after that.
    • Quotes

      Dean: The highway's mine.

    • Connections
      Featured in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Nightwish
      Written and Performed by Phil Davies and Mark Ryder

    User reviews33

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    "I Know What You're Thinking, But, Do I Look Dead?!"...
    A group of paranormal investigators venture into an abandoned house in an area with the perfect history for their needs. After setting up their equipment, the otherworldly madness begins... sort of.

    Cheap and absurd, NIGHTWISH saves all of it's real "surprises" for the big finish. The first hour or so is pretty bland, with little in the way of action or suspense. In the end, it's mostly nonsensical malarkey, held together by a heavy, gooey layer of cheeeze.

    Still, the last few minutes are suitably icky / entertaining, and it's always fun to witness the musclebound Robert Tessier lumbering around!

    Also, Brian Thompson is hilarious as the eternally-disgruntled, Dean!...
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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1990 (Taiwan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nightwish - Out of Control
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Channel Communications
      • Wild Street Pictures
      • ZIV International
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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