Night of the Creeps
Seen it?1986 | 88 min | Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Night of the Living Dead or Re-Animator, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$591K worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 63K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Fred Dekker
- Jason LivelyChristopher 'Chris' Romero
- Steve MarshallJames Carpenter 'J.C.' Hooper
- Jill WhitlowCynthia 'Cindy' Cronenberg
- Tom AtkinsDet. Ray Cameron
- Wally TaylorDetective Landis
- Allan KayserBrad
- Bruce SolomonSgt. Raimi
- Vic PolizosCoroner
- Dick MillerWalt
- Ken HeronJohnny