Night of the Demons (2009)

A group of kids go to a Halloween party, only to have to face down a group of demons.

Director:

Adam Gierasch

Writers:

Jace Anderson (screenplay), Adam Gierasch (screenplay)

Stars:

Tatyana Kanavka, Michael Arata, Shannon Elizabeth

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tatyana Kanavka	...	Evangeline Broussard
Michael Arata	...	Louis Devereaux
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Angela
Linnea Quigley	...	Ballerina Lady
Bryce Arata	...	Trick or Treater
Addy Rome	...	Trick or Treater
John F. Beach	...	Jason
Michael Copon	...	Dex
Zachary James Bernard	...	Bully (as Zachary Bernard)
Diora Baird	...	Lily
Monica Keena	...	Maddie
Bobbi Sue Luther	...	Suzanne
Edward Furlong	...	Colin
Irina Beskaravaynaya	...	Irina
Jamie Harris	...	Nigel

Storyline

A group of kids go to a Halloween party, only to have to face down a group of demons.

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Plot Keywords:

halloween party | scantily clad female | bare breasts | nudity | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

All Hell Is Going To Break Loose

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody horror violence/gore and language throughout, some sexuality, nudity and drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

Linnea Quigley, who played Suzanne in the Night of the Demons (1988), makes a short appearance in an early scene, wearing the same ballerina costume and shot from the same angle as she was in her first scene in the original film.

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Goofs

After washing his face, Furlong's character somehow manages to get MORE blood on his face a few seconds later.

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Quotes

Jason: No costume, no candy, motherfucker!

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Crazy Credits

There's a scene after the end credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Night of the Demon (2010)

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Soundtracks

The World Belongs to You
Written by Jonny Coffin
Performed by The Death Riders
Published by Jonny Coffin Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Demonic fun eventually burns itself out

I found this surprisingly enjoyable with pretty decent directing and cinematography. As an example, notice how the flashback hanging scene was filmed. Notice also the peculiar angles chosen and the transitions between characters at the party. This was not just standard-TV movie quality with minimal effort. The acting was nothing to write home about but I found Edward Furlong (the kid from Terminator 2) really looking and acting the part of the messed up, desperate, drug dealer-addict (how much acting was involved is another question ;) The girl playing Maddie was fine and I found the goth hostess of the party, Shannon Elizabeth, pretty appealing and seductive. I even felt a bit sorry for her.

The plot itself involving demons having to corrupt and possess several people on Halloween night in an enclosed manor was serviceable, and had a few nice twists, and a few bad ones near the end as well. I found the make-up effects on the demons rather good, especially for the girls. I can't say I was ever really scared, but there was suspense. Pretty fun B-movie fare with above-average directing, yet once the survivors got in a room protected by spells, things started going badly. Badly as in illogical or very convenient things happening that shattered my sense of disbelief. I kept asking myself how could this happen (demon hands through walls), why the demons acted this way or just didn't do anything (when someone climbs down a rope), why this character did these stupid, unnecessary things (going out to shoot demons and what comes afterwards). Seems to me the writers painted themselves in a corner with that protected room and had to start "cheating" so the rest of the film wouldn't just be boring waiting. I would have given a 6 (good), perhaps more, for the movie until that room and 4 (poor) for that part after. I suppose it averages to 5.

Rating: 5 out of 10 (average)

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

26 May 2011 (Argentina)

Also Known As:

Night of the Demons

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$64,040

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cold Fusion Media Group, Parallel Media, Prodigy Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 98 min (Blu-ray)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1