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Night of the Creeps

1986 · 88 min

A goofy, affectionate B-movie romp that mixes gross-out scares with frat-house comedy and a surprisingly tender buddy streak.

Tagline
The good news is your date is here. The bad news is...He's dead.
Overview
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.
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • friendship
  • obsession
  • death
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
horror, comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Fred Dekker
Written by
Fred Dekker
Starring
Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins, Wally Taylor, Allan Kayser, Bruce Solomon, Vic Polizos
Music
Barry De Vorzon
Cinematography
Robert C. New
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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