1986 American comedy horror film directed by Fred Dekker
Night of the Creeps
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Fred Dekker
Written by
Fred Dekker
Produced by
Charles Gordon
Starring
Jason Lively
Steve Marshall
Jill Whitlow
Tom Atkins
Cinematography
Robert C. New
Edited by
Michael N. Knue
Music by
Barry De Vorzon
Distributed by
Tri-Star Pictures
Release date
August 22, 1986 (1986-08-22)
Running time
88 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$591,366 (US)[1]
Night of the Creeps is a 1986 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 an 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. Night of the Creeps did not perform well at the box office, but it developed a cult following.[2]
In the film, a college student and his best friend steal a cadaver from a cryogenics lab, as part of an initiation rite in a local fraternity. The "corpse" is an undead body from the late 1950s, and is under the control of an extraterrestrial organism. Soon, several other people are infected with these alien slugs.
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