| Night of the Creeps | |
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| Directed by | Fred Dekker |
| Written by | Fred Dekker |
| Produced by | Charles Gordon |
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| Cinematography | Robert C. New |
| Edited by | Michael N. Knue |
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| Distributed by | Tri-Star Pictures |
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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.
- ^ "Night of the Creeps". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Gingold, Michael (3 November 2009). "NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (DVD/Blu-ray Review)". Fangoria. Archived from the original on 5 November 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2014.