Night of the Creeps Page #2
- R
- Year:
- 1986
- 88 min
- 868 Views
Believe it or not, there are actually
cryonic labs such as this in existence.
Well, they don't look exactly like this...
...but people have been frozen for
possible resuscitation in the future.
But cryonics didn't really come to
fruition until the 1960s and 1970s...
...so it's still a mystery as to how
Johnny got here in the late 1950s.
An earlier scene in the cryo lab
was filmed...
...intending to explain
the cryonics process...
...but was cut early
in the editing process.
Steve Marshall wasn't sure why J. C...
...would come along
on this particular trip...
...since there would be little way
of him helping...
...to carry a big, heavy
corpse around.
Most of the creeps
are filmed in reverse motion...
...or with monofilaments
to pull them from the actors' mouths.
It is not known what happened to
the poor fish in this dorm room.
J.C. Refers to Chris' breaking up
with "whatshername"...
...his long-term girlfriend
who is never seen on-screen.
In the original short, Chris' estranged
girlfriend was named Karen.
Karen became the name
for the cat-loving sorority girl.
Many of the film's fans have picked up
on a possible gay subtext...
...in Chris and J.C.'s relationship.
Although Fred Dekker
denies it was ever intended...
...he thinks viewers should be free
to interpret the film as they wish.
It is never explained
who owns the guitar...
...although it does seem to be
more on J.C.'s side of the room.
Star Tom Atkins was well-known
to horror and cult film fans...
...from his appearance in such films
as John Carpenter's The Fog (1980)...
...and Escape From New York (1981).
This scene was shot at Castaic Lake
in Castaic, California.
It is often rumored that the killer
in this shot...
...is played by writerldirector
Fred Dekker. The jury is still out.
That was Officer Raimi...
...an homage to director Sam Raimi
(The Evil Dead, Spider-Man).
Tom Atkins has made a career
He concedes he has
been cast as a policeman...
...more than any other type of role.
Wally Taylor plays Detective Landis...
...named for director John Landis
(Animal House, The Blues Brothers).
Taylor also appears in Escape
From New York with Tom Atkins.
The sandwich-munching coroner
is played by actor Vic Polizos...
...who has also appeared in films
such as C.H. U.D. (1984)...
... Prizzi's Honor (1985)
And Eraser (1996).
Bruce Solomon, who plays Raimi,
made his film debut...
...in the cult classic, Children Shouldn't
Play With Dead Things (1973).
In the television version of the film,
there was a scene...
...between Cameron and Raimi
where Cameron schooled...
...the younger policeman on how to
report a murder over the phone.
The residence used
for the sorority house...
...was in a state of disrepair
before filming began.
The filmmakers did such a nice job
cleaning it up...
...that the property owners
decided against tearing it down...
Evelyne Smith plays
the House Mother.
Originally, she was to appear
in the 1950s segment...
...looking exactly the same
as she does in the 1980s...
...but the scene was cut.
Brains...
Why did it have to be brains?
Some of the scenes in the movie
were shot on the UCLA campus...
...where Fred Dekker had graduated
Dekker found it rewarding
to return to the campus grounds...
...as a full-fledged filmmaker.
The brief nudity here by Jill Whitlow
was actually her idea.
Whitlow found it too awkward
to remove her bra...
...and get into the nightgown
without being naked.
So she suggested they shoot it
the way it is seen here.
Although decorated differently,
Cynthia's room...
...is the same room as Pam's
in the 1950s segment.
Cameron's brief stop
to smell the rose echoes...
...a similar moment in Ed Wood's
Plan 9 From Outer Space.
Tom Atkins has stated
on numerous occasions...
...that this is his favorite film role.
Fans approach him about this film...
...more than any other movie
or TV show that he has done.
Two of the founders of KNB EFX Co.,
who worked on the film...
...Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger,
also appeared as Beta Zombies.
It is erroneously reported that
the third member of KNB EFX Co...
...Greg Nicotero, appears in this film
as a zombie as well.
But he didn't because
he was on another project...
...during production
of Night of the Creeps.
to appear on-screen...
...include Earl Ellis and Ted Rae.
This moment ranks as Jill Whitlow's
favorite character moment for Cynthia.
be interested in Brad...
...remains another mystery
for fans of the film.
Mr. Miner, the night janitor...
...is an homage to director Steve Miner
(Friday the 13th, Parts 2 & 3).
Steve Miner also handled second unit
directing duties on this film.
is Robert Kino...
...who has appeared in dozens of
films dating back to the early 1950s.
A deleted subplot involved J.C.'s
use of the tape recorder...
...to secretly tape Brad
confessing to the body prank.
Why Mr. Miner finds "screaming
like banshees" so hilarious...
...is never explained.
A scene originally appeared here...
...with Cynthia and the other girls
making cookies.
It was cut for pacing, but it
appeared in the television version.
Although a staple of horror films...
...the "fake cat scare" in this film
By cutting the "Making Cookies"
scene...
...the audience is not clued into
Gordon the Cat's fate.
A shot of a creep entering Gordon's
recently dug grave was eliminated...
...along with the rest of the scene.
The cat was named for
late producer Gordon Carroll...
...(Alien, Cool Hand Luke) who was
one of Fred Dekker's mentors...
...when he started in the industry.
There was another moment...
...with Cameron and Raimi here
on the phone that was cut.
starred together...
...in another film in 1987
called Ghost Chase.
The bond between the cast
was unusually strong on this film.
Steve Marshall actually roomed with
Lively during the making of the film.
Recently, the cast reunited at the
Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas...
...for a screening of the film,
and they all remarked on how well...
...they all got along during filming.
Though their characters
are supposed to be the same age...
...in reality, Steve Marshall was actually
several years older than Jason Lively.
To date, Night of the Creeps
is Marshall's biggest film role.
Tom Atkins' feet star here...
...in what is his first shot
during production of the film.
Thanks to the wonders
of high-definition...
...an insider joke on the wall
is now noticeable.
Steve Marshall scribbled "Jason
works the bone" on the stall divider.
The "Stryper Rules" homage
is due to...
...one of the Hair and Makeup
woman's relationship...
...with a member of the band, Stryper.
The creeps were often
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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