Season 5: Episode 252 - The 80’s: Night of the Creeps (1986)/Night of the Comet (1983)

Night of the Creeps (1986)

 

An American science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Fred Dekker in his feature directorial debut, starring Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow and Tom Atkins. The film is an earnest attempt at a B movie and homage to the genre. While the main plot of the film is related to zombies, the film also mixes in takes on slashers and alien invasion films.  Director Fred Dekker originally wanted to shoot the film in black and white. He included every B movie cliche he could think of and insisted on directing the script himself. Most of the main characters (Romero, Carpenter, Raimi, Cameron, Hooper, Cronenberg, Cameron) are named after horror movie makers. The script was written in a week.

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Night of the Comet (1984)

 

An American science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt It stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into either dust or zombies.  The film would gain a cult following and influence the character of Buffy Sommers.  inspiration came from real-life teenage girls whom he met while filming PBS specials. Without telling the girls details about the script's premise, he asked them to describe how they would react to an apocalyptic event. The girls saw the scenario as an exciting adventure and only saw a downside to the experience when Eberhardt brought up the subject of dating. Using their answers, Eberhardt wrote the script to be lighthearted and adventuresome.

 

Opening Credits/Introduction (1.51); Oh My GOD!!! (13.46); Night of the Creeps Trailer (19.51); That Is Like So Tubular (21.18); It Is Totally Rad (44.42);  Night of the Comet Trailer (45.44); Bodacious Talk (48.14); Take A Chill Pill (1:05.35); End Credits (1:06.40); Closing Theme (1:08.02)

 

Opening Credits– Planet Synth by Dan Hughes

 

Closing Credits – I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night) – by Samantha Fox.  Taken from the album Samantha Fox.  Copyright 1987 Jive Records

 

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