Nightbeast
Seen it?1982 | 81 min | Horror, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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 horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Backrooms or Clayface, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence and sex.
A creature from outer space crash lands in Baltimore and starts a killing spree that quickly escalates.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Don Dohler
- Tom GriffithSheriff Cinder
- Jamie ZemarelJamie Lambert
- Karin KardianLisa Kent
- George StoverSteven Price
- Don LeifertDrago
- Anne FrithRuth Sherman
- Eleanor HermanMary Jane
- Richard DyszelMayor Bert Wicker
- Greg DohlerGreg
- Kim PfeifferKim