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Night of the Creeps

5.6

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Original title

Night of the Creeps

Year

1986

Running time

88 min.

Country

United States

Director

Fred Dekker

Screenwriter

Fred Dekker

Cast

Music

Barry De Vorzon

Cinematography

Robert C. New

Producer

Delphi V Productions

Genre

Sci-Fi. Comedy. Horror | Aliens. Horror Comedy. Zombies

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.

Rankings Position

#49 Best Zombies Movies & Series
#98 Best Horror Comedy Films

Awards: 1987: Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival: nominated to Terror Award.

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Critics' reviews

"'Night of the Creeps' is the 'I Love the ‘80s' of moviemaking. It has every element and cliché ever put into a film made in the greatest decade."

Odie Henderson: Slant
"Beyond it's obviously derivative inspiration, the film shows a fair ability to create suspense, build tension and achieve respectable performances"

Nina Darnton: The New York Times
"Unfortunately, the film's stalking hordes of zombies aren't the only lifeless things about it."

Tom Shales: The Washington Post
"A clever debut film from writer-director Fred Dekker that combines science fiction, horror, and comedy into a fairly entertaining package."

TV Guide
"'Night Of The Creeps' has all the ingredients of a top-notch cult movie, yet Dekker too often ends up recycling clichés rather than subverting or spoofing them."

Nathan Rabin: AV Club
"Overall, 'Creeps' is witty, it's scary, it's gory, and it includes a number of one-liners that many film-fans still quote today"

Christopher Monfette: IGN
"Not the most sophisticated or scary horror film of the year, perhaps, but enjoyable enough in a ramshackle sort of way."

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