Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysLGBTQ+ Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Children of the Night

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
Children of the Night (1991)
A schoolteacher teams up with with a priest to stop a town being overrun by vampires.
Play trailer1:02
1 Video
72 Photos
  • Horror
A schoolteacher teams up with with a priest to stop a town being overrun by vampires.A schoolteacher teams up with with a priest to stop a town being overrun by vampires.A schoolteacher teams up with with a priest to stop a town being overrun by vampires.
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tony Randel
  • Writers
    • Nicolas Falacci(screenplay)
    • William Hopkins(story)
    • Tony Randel(story)
  • Stars
    • Karen Black
    • Peter DeLuise
    • Ami Dolenz
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tony Randel
  • Writers
    • Nicolas Falacci(screenplay)
    • William Hopkins(story)
    • Tony Randel(story)
  • Stars
    • Karen Black
    • Peter DeLuise
    • Ami Dolenz
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 32User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:02
    Official Trailer

    Photos72

    Children of the Night (1991)
    Children of the Night (1991)
    Ami Dolenz and Maya McLaughlin in Children of the Night (1991)
    Ami Dolenz in Children of the Night (1991)
    Maya McLaughlin in Children of the Night (1991)
    Ami Dolenz and Maya McLaughlin in Children of the Night (1991)
    Maya McLaughlin in Children of the Night (1991)
    Ami Dolenz in Children of the Night (1991)
    Children of the Night (1991)
    Children of the Night (1991)
    Ami Dolenz in Children of the Night (1991)
    Children of the Night (1991)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Karen Black
    Karen Black
    • Karen Thompsonas Karen Thompson
    Peter DeLuise
    Peter DeLuise
    • Mark Gardneras Mark Gardner
    Ami Dolenz
    Ami Dolenz
    • Lucy Barrettas Lucy Barrett
    Maya McLaughlin
    Maya McLaughlin
    • Cindy Thompsonas Cindy Thompson
    Evan MacKenzie
    Evan MacKenzie
    • Frank Aldinas Frank Aldin
    David Sawyer
    David Sawyer
    • Czakyras Czakyr
    Shirley Spiegler Jacobs
    • Grandmaas Grandma
    Josette DiCarlo
    Josette DiCarlo
    • Officer Gatesas Officer Gates
    Lloyd J. Kalicki
    • Billyas Billy
    Daniel Arthur Wray
    • Doc Fisheras Doc Fisher
    Roger Perkovich
    • Gus Willmanas Gus Willman
    Ray Maurin
    • Mayor Hortonas Mayor Horton
    Stacy Montezon
    • Jessicaas Jessica
    Bekki Vallin
    • Jessica's Momas Jessica's Mom
    Butch Mounce
    • The Milkmanas The Milkman
    Brad Overturf
    • The Mailmanas The Mailman
    Garrett Morris
    Garrett Morris
    • Mattyas Matty
    Sean McKeever
    • Vampireas Vampire
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tony Randel
    • Writers
      • Nicolas Falacci(screenplay) (story)
      • William Hopkins(story)
      • Tony Randel(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Kolobos
    5.2
    Kolobos
    Fright Night Part 2
    5.9
    Fright Night Part 2
    Brainscan
    6.0
    Brainscan
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    6.4
    Repo! The Genetic Opera
    Wendigo
    5.1
    Wendigo
    The Seed
    4.7
    The Seed
    The Pit and the Pendulum
    5.9
    The Pit and the Pendulum
    The Children
    5.4
    The Children
    Def by Temptation
    5.0
    Def by Temptation
    The Bloody Judge
    5.1
    The Bloody Judge
    Cameron's Closet
    4.9
    Cameron's Closet
    The Stylist
    5.6
    The Stylist

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Karen Black and Garrett Morris were the first and only choices for their roles.
    • Quotes

      Jessica's Mother: This is blasphemous literature! I'd rather Jessica be illiterate than to have her reading about defiant, perverse, Godless souls!

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry (2010)

    User reviews32

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A Funny Vampire Movie
    In the quiet town of Allburg, USA, Lucy Barret (Ami Dolenz) and her grandmother Hillary Barret (Shirley Spiegler Jacobs) welcome Lucy's friend Cindy Thompson (Maya McLaughlin), who lives with her mother Karen Thompson (Karen Black) in River Junction and will spend a couple of days with Lucy. Cindy invites Lucy to go to swim in the crypt of the church on the Cherry Street, in River Junction, in a weird ritual. When the teenagers are swimming, an evil creature is revived and attacks Cindy.

    Later, in River Junction, Father Frank Alden (Evan MacKenzie) summons his friend and school teacher Mark Gardner (Peter DeLuise) and shows Cindy and Karen locked in a room turned into vampires. Father Alden asks Mark to travel to Allburg to find the source of vampirism.

    Mark arrives late night at Hillary's house and he finds that Lucy is trapped in her room since her grandmother has also turned into a vampire. Soon Mark and Lucy learn that the locals of Allburg has turned into vampires by the ancient vampire Czakyr, who is thirsty of the virgin blood of Lucy, and the only chance to save the dwellers is destroying the powerful vampire.

    "Children of the Night" is a funny vampire movie, with a weird story that combines horror and comedy and released in Brazil only on VHS. The result is uneven but entertains in many moments with funny situations. Who in the hell would bath in a crypt with corpses like the two teenagers do in the beginning of the story? And the grandma removing her denture and showing rotten vampire canines? I could list many bizarre and hilarious situations but better off watching this flick. I saw for the first time on 15 November 2000 and today I decided to watch it again. My vote is six.

    Title (Brazil): "Crianças da Noite" ("Children of the Night")

    Note: On 17 December 2021, I saw this film again.
    helpful•12
    2
    • claudio_carvalho
    • Feb 20, 2012

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • September 6, 1991 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hijos de la noche
    • Filming locations
      • Calumet, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Fangoria
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Children of the Night (1991)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Children of the Night (1991) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    2022 TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list
    Image caption not available
    2:02
    LGBTQIA+ Movies and Shows to Watch This Summer
    Watch the video

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.