Night of the Comet

This article is about the 1984 film. For the Vampire Diaries episode, see The Night of the Comet.
Night of the Comet
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThom Eberhardt
Written byThom Eberhardt
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyArthur Albert
Edited byFred Stafford
Music byDavid Richard Campbell
Production
companies
  • Thomas Coleman and Michael Rosenblatt Productions
  • Film Development Fund
Distributed byAtlantic Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • November 16, 1984 (1984-11-16)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$700,000
Box office$14.4 million (US)[2]

Night of the Comet is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into either dust or zombies. Night of the Comet grossed $14.4 million in the US on a $700,000 budget. It received positive reviews according to Rotten Tomatoes and has since become a cult film, influencing the creation of Buffy Summers.

  1. ^ "NIGHT OF THE COMET (15)". British Board of Film Classification. May 8, 1985. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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