Night of the Creeps

Synopsis: 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.

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Director(s): Fred Dekker

Actors: Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins

Production: TriStar Pictures

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IMDB:: 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes:: 69%

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: R
Year:: 1986
: 88 min
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Night of the Creeps was the debut
of writerldirector Fred Dekker.
His previous screen credit
was for the original story...
...on the movie, House (1986).
The title sequence was designed
by Ernest Farino...
...who was also responsible for
the title sequences for such films as...
... The Abyss (1989)
And Terminator 2 (1991).
This was the first feature film
for producer Charles Gordon...
...who would later go on to produce
Field of Dreams (1989)...
... Die Hard 2 (1990)
And Waterworld (1995).
If you look closely, you can see that...
...the alien carrying
the container of creeps...
...has in fact been "creeped" himself.
His eyes are the dead giveaway.
The score for the film
was composed by Barry DeVorzon.
His other credits include The Warriors
(1979) and Exorcist III (1990).
He is also an accomplished
rock musician.
Ken Heron, the actor playing Johnny,
is the only actor to appear...
...in both the 1950s and
Excluding dream sequences,
of course.
Alice Cadogan, who plays Pam,
can also be seen...
...in the original Beverly Hills Cop
(1984) as a hotel clerk.
Originally there was a scene here
that introduced Johnny...
...to the other girls in the sorority.
It aired on the television version
of the film.
The actor playing a young Ray
Cameron is Dave Alan Johnson...
...who would later go on to create...
...the television series,
Doc and Sue Thomas: F.B. Eye.
This segment is filled
with classic '50s music, including...
..."Put Your Head on My Shoulder"
and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. "
On the radio is "The Stroll"
by The Diamonds...
...which is repeated
at the end of the film.
It was chosen by Fred Dekker
due to its eerie and hypnotic quality.
The movie is chock-full of homages to
other horror movies and their makers.
Corman University is named after
legendary B movie producer...
...Roger Corman, who created
many of the films...
...that influenced
Night of the Creeps.
Roger Corman has produced
hundreds of films...
...in a career that spans over 50 years
in the business, including...
... Little Shop of Horrors, Battle
Beyond the Stars and Carnosaur.
The creeps in this film were created
by David B. Miller...
...and were made of vinyl.
Hundreds were used in the film.
What looks like a direct hit with
the ax is a forced-perspective shot.
The actor is actually much further away
from the car than he appears...
...and the ax never came close
to the actress.
Jason Lively is famously known
as the second Rusty...
...in National Lampoon's
European Vacation (1985).
He comes from a family of actors.
His father is actor Ernie Lively,
and his sisters are...
...Blake Lively (Gossip Girl)
And Robyn Lively (Teen Witch).
Actor Steve Marshall is not
physically impaired. Just FYI!
The characters of J.C. And Chris
were actually featured...
...in a early short film
of Fred Dekker's.
He carried them over
to the Creeps script.
J.C. Is James Carpenter Hooper
and Chris is Christopher Romero...
...an homage to horror filmmakers
John Carpenter (Halloween)...
...and George Romero
(Night of the Living Dead).
Actress Jill Whitlow had just
come from a starring role...
...in the film, Thunder Run (1986)...
...and had been featured briefly
in the classic comedy, Porky's (1982).
The actor playing the mono-browed
Steve is David Oliver...
...who appeared in the horror film,
The Horror Show in 1989...
...which was released as
House III overseas.
A deleted moment occurred here
as J.C. Valiantly hits on a girl...
...only to be shut down. It was featured
in the television version of the film.
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Fred Dekker

Fred Dekker (born April 9, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director best known for his cult classic horror comedy films Night of the Creeps and The Monster Squad (written with Shane Black). He contributed the story ideas for House (1986) and Ricochet (1991), and also directed and co-wrote RoboCop 3 with Frank Miller. One of his earliest movies was a short film he made in college titled Starcruisers, directed in the early 1980s. more…

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