HorrorComedyScience Fiction

Night of the Creeps

- The good news is your date is here. The bad news is... he's dead.

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.

Release Date : 1986-08-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TriStar PicturesDelphi V

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Christopher 'Chris' Romero

Original Name : Jason Lively

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Carpenter 'J.C.' Hooper

Original Name : Steve Marshall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cynthia 'Cindy' Cronenberg

Original Name : Jill Whitlow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Det. Ray Cameron

Original Name : Tom Atkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Landis

Original Name : Wally Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brad

Original Name : Allan Kayser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Raimi

Original Name : Bruce Solomon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Vic Polizos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walt

Original Name : Dick Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny

Original Name : Ken Heron

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pam

Original Name : Alice Cadogan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Karen

Original Name : June Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Scientist

Original Name : David Paymer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve

Original Name : David Oliver

Gender : Male

Character Name : House Mother

Original Name : Evelyne Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sorority Girl with Hairbrush

Original Name : Leslie Ryan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Suzanne Snyder

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kathy

Original Name : Elizabeth Cox

Gender : Female

Character Name : Todd

Original Name : John J. York

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrolman with Searchlight

Original Name : Robert Kerman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beta Zombie

Original Name : Earl Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beta Zombie

Original Name : Robert Kurtzman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beta Zombie

Original Name : Howard Berger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alien Zombie

Original Name : Daniel Frishman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Greg Nicotero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Ray Cameron

Original Name : Dave Alan Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chett

Original Name : Jim Townsend

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lori

Original Name : Lori Lively

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alien Pursuer #1

Original Name : Kevin Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alien Pursuer #2

Original Name : Joseph S. Griffo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop in Station

Original Name : Jay Arlen Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alley Cop

Original Name : Elizabeth Alda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Miner

Original Name : Robert Kino

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

What is this? A homicide, or a bad B-movie? Not exactly what you would call an unknown horror comedy, but there is the distinct feeling that it should be better known. As its cult fan base will attest, this is blast of a movie, a homage to the "B" schlockers of lore. Directed by Fred Dekker, the premise sees some alien beings eject a flask of alien slugs down to earth, which lands at a fraternity campus, something which cause mayhem some years later when a frozen body is disturbed at the medical lab and the slugs are unleashed. Cue infestation that turns people into zombies! The pic plays up to the clichés of fraternity based movies, with nerds and nudity on tap, all smothered in a gooey horror comedy sauce. One-liners are ripe, the characterisations also, the latter of which fronted by a glorious Tom Atkins as a hard drinking hard - boiled detective with issues and quips ready to be poured out. It's not genius film making, but given the low budget it deserves its cult status, because it never pauses for breath and it's very aware of what it wants to be - and crucially who its target audience is. 7/10

Dsnake1

@Dsnake1

2021-06-23

Night of the Creeps is a fantastic movie to watch in many different situations: with friends, at a sleepover, in the middle of the night, in the middle of the day, and so many more. It's an easy to watch flick, and it contains the right balance of horror elements, gore, campiness, humor, and absurdity to make each viewing as enjoyable as the last. It's got a touch of body-stealing aliens, a touch of zombies, a touch of traditional serial killer, all mixed with all the fun that can come from being placed in a sorority house. Sure, it's not downright frightening, and it's not necessarily an utterly funny movie like a comedy, but the balance it strikes between the two is where the beauty shines through.

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-09-21

**_Entertaining sci-fi/horror “lost gem” from the mid-80s_** During a frat initiation, two buds at a SoCal university (Jason Lively and Steve Marshall) inadvertently unleash something creepy that results in the walking dead. Tom Atkins plays the detective on the case while Jill Whitlow draws the attention of one of the boys. “Night of the Creeps” (1986) is sci-fi/horror with a wink of amusement that features bits from previous movies, like “The Blob” and zombie flicks, to forge its own unique concoction. The writing is creative, the characters are fleshed-out and the director has a good eye for women in a few quick spots (not talking ’bout nudity or sleaze). The detective especially is an interesting character while Whitlow’s voice is to die for. This would obviously influence “Slither,” which came out two decades later, but “Creeps” is the superior film, by far (there’s something distasteful & ugly about “Slither,” but that’s just me). The movie runs 1 hour, 28 minutes, and was shot entirely in Los Angeles. GRADE: B+/A-