The Night Flier
Seen it?1997 | 93 min | Horror, Mystery
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 33% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
For cynical tabloid journo Richard Dees, facts are always stranger than fiction. Every headline is a dead-line. Serial killers, UFO abductions, tales of molestation, mayhem and murder. To some the tales are mere sleazy fantasy – but his faithful readers believe. And now there's a new story: The Night Flier. What is it that travels by night in a dark-winged Cessna, lands at secluded airfields and murders local residents? Dees begins to track the unknown killer in a Cessna of his own, uncovering clues that reveal a pilot more terrifying than he could have ever imagined.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
33% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$125K worldwide on a $1 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 51K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mark Pavia
- Miguel FerrerRichard Dees
- Julie EntwisleKatherine 'Jimmy' Blair
- Dan MonahanMerton Morrison
- Michael H. MossDwight Renfield
- John BennesEzra Hannon
- Beverly SkinnerSelida McCamon
- Rob WildsBuck Kendall
- Richard K. OlsenClaire Bowie
- Elizabeth McCormickEllen Sarch
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