1986 Directed by Fred Dekker
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
Jason Lively Steve Marshall Jill Whitlow Tom Atkins Wally Taylor Allan Kayser Bruce Solomon Vic Polizos Dick Miller Ken Heron Alice Cadogan June Harris David Paymer David Oliver Evelyne Smith Leslie Ryan Suzanne Snyder Elizabeth Cox John J. York Robert Kerman Earl Ellis Robert Kurtzman Howard Berger Daniel Frishman
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Everyone has been watching Night of the Creeps lately (it's available on Netflix), so I couldn't help but pay one of my lifelong favorites another visit, for old times' sake. I think it's safe to say that I've probably seen this more than most movies, the only movie I think I've seen more is Heathers.
Night of the Creeps is one of those movies I would rent whenever I was going to a sleepover, I ended up taping it (you know, onto VHS because I'm old) off of Cinemax and that would eventually lead to purchasing it on VHS, then, later, DVD. I remember it being shown on basic cable as well and I have a lot of memories of…
A perfect midnight movie mixture of sci-fi, horror, and comedy—the kind of pulpy B-movie homage hybrid swill with enough heart that never breaks its integrity or descends into spoofy mediocrity—basically the perfect alien slasher zombie slug nightmare.
Like Return of the Living Dead or Night of the Comet, Night of the Creeps was always a perfect choice whenever I watch it—that feel of total relaxation always hits me as it goes from a Cannon-esque alien intro to a 50's black & white axe murderer segment, then hitting us with some emotional weight (and homoeroticism) before going full on cigarette noir Atkins zombie frat/sorority slug nightmare.
I adore this movie. ADORE.
Screaming like banshees!!!!!
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Hoop-Tober #15
Where has Night Of The Creeps been all my life? I loved it!
There are more one-liners than you can shake a stick at...and I'm not even sure what that means.
I've must have seen this cover thousands of times and always wanted to see it and then forgot about, then seeing the cover again and remembering again that I wanted to see it. THAT is a vicious cycle.
This is an instant favourite.
It has a classic eighties theme that a lot of 80's films had of looking back at the 50's. It has Russ #2 from the Vacation films. It has David Paymer. It has Tom Atkins. It has Dick Miller. It has space slugs.
It has many male actors with salon quality hair.
What more could you ask for?
I'm sure that if I grate off all the eighties cheese this film is covered in I could criticise the hell out of it.
I just don't want to. I love slimy alien slugs that turn people into killer zombies which were dropped on earth by alien fetuses carrying laser guns.
I'm weird that way.
So much fun!
Alien slugs, an alcoholic bitter policeman, a nerd who has a crush on the popular girl, a flamethrower and zombies.
I was entertained. A pleasant last entry for hoop-tober.
As a matter of personal taste, horror-comedies are a hit and miss proposition. It is difficult to strike an appealing balance between the horrific elements and the laughs. Of course, there are dark comedies where the mix of elements is subtle or horror films which bear natural comedic moments that do not detract from the film's jolts; but the legitimate horror-comedy, a film equally and organically at home in either genre is hard to pull off well. Happily, Fred Dekker's "Night of the Creeps" succeeds at finding this balance and makes for an experience rich with chills and chuckles.
Dekker's "Night of the Creeps" is an engaging horror-comedy that sends up of 1950s science fiction and horror films, finding a…
One of the movies that really kickstarted my horror obsession as a child.
I watched this on Encore on a 13 inch tube TV/VCR combo so I have a lot of nostalgia love for this.
But even removed from that, this is a fun homage to 50s sci-fi monster movie madness.
Axe murderers, zombies, alien slugs, shotguns, flamethrowers, and the immortal Tom Atkins.
I watch a lot of cult horror movies with the hope that they will be as good as they sound on paper. They rarely ever are and I'm always bummed. But Night of the Creeps did better than most on this front, delivering a unique story mashing different horror subgenres together, awesome effects, a funny script and characters to actually care about.
Night of the Creep is a bit overrated. I watched this as part of my halloween night marathon and its probably one of the worst films I've seen for that marathon. Its alright although I don't love it. I found it a bit of a chore to sit through. It does have its moments but it can't save this film from being a bit boring.
How have I never seen this movie before?! So good and so much fun! Especially when Tom Atkins is around.
At times, this movie is almost too much like The Hidden to think that both movies were probably in production around the same time (The Hidden was released a year later). And of the two, The Hidden is unquestionably the better film, in part just because Night of the Creeps gives the distinct impression that it suffered a lot in editing. Was there a whole Little Rascals subplot at one point in the filming process? Who knows? But our embittered detective definitely starts calling one of the college kids he's following Spanky at some point, and he then later refers to his friend as Alfalfa.
Whatever the case with lost scenes, broken plot lines, or a generally aimless 2nd act,…
Toda una carta de amor y admiracion por el genero, que si bien es un poco tosca y burda en su parodia y apreciacion, no quita que sea tremendamente divertida de ver.
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Aliens! Axe murderers! Frat parties! Zombies! Its all here baby!
Night of the Creeps feels a somewhat cheap but it fits the tone well so that's not really an issue. I suppose it would be hard to make a homage to the cheesy horror of the past with a massive blockbuster budget, it's supposed to look a bit lame!
This will do a lot more for you if you're familiar with the horror genre but it's a good time regardless. The characters are charming enough to fill 90 minutes and the script is very witty with some genuinely funny moments. It's the perfect example of a midnight movie, pulp guaranteed!
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