Night Fright

1967
2.8| 1h15m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 01 November 1967 Released
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A government space experiment into the effects of cosmic rays on animal life goes horribly wrong, creating a mutant monster that terrorizes a rural community.

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James A. Sullivan

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Night Fright Audience Reviews

Wordiezett So much average
Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Michael Ledo NASA mutates an ape and it crash lands in Satan's Hollow, a hang out for college teens who drive muscle machines and drink soda-pop. I enjoyed the retro aspect of the film, especially the diner with its cheap wood paneling, red and white Coca-Cola product placement, and orange Naugahyde booths. Note the pinky ring on Chris (Ralph baker jr.). He never worked in Hollywood again.The mutated ape, which looked like someone got the wrong head for a Halloween costume, is also bullet proof. He is an acting and dance critic and kills bad "B" movie actors. Typical rift between Feds and local authorities. The film was fairly bad all around.Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Clark Gable swear word.
Hayjohowe Night Fright is a poorly put together film that centers around a small town who is experiencing murders. Upon investigation, the sheriff finds the print of a large creature. This is the only somewhat interesting thing that happens in the movie, until about 50 minutes of so in. The rest of the time is just people talking about whats going on. We see a group of kids planning a party, then (With horror and shock beyond belief) Go to the party. We see the sheriff doing nothing but talk about the mystery, and everyone else just listens. I didn't have high hopes for this movie, but I expected something a little better. We don't even see the monster until 50 minutes in, and when we see the monster, the lighting is so bad that we don't "See the monster". Anyway, there's a five minute chase scene, and then it's back to talking about whats going on, for another 15 minutes. They then decide to kill the monster using bait, and a mannequin strapped to a bomb. When the monster comes to take the bait (Two young teens), they run to the mannequin, which the monster grabs, and it blows the monster to bits. I do not recommend this movie. All it is is people talking, talking, partying, talking, and- Oh hey there's a poorly lit monster chasing a dude, more talking, more talking, and-Oh hey look the monsters gonna grab that mannequin and-OOOOOHHHH he just got the stuff blown out of him. I got this on a 50 pack of sci-fi invasion films, which cost about $10.00. so this movie cost me about 20 cents. Don't pay anymore than that, it's honestly not worth it...
danzeisen John Agar is always fun to watch, here he has the only really strong role in the movie. A weak script, lots of hokey dialog, and some characters seem so weak they are really almost ONE dimensional. So why rate this as a 5?Simple, this is a fun movie that makes no pretense at serious cinema. There are some really pretty young ladies, and the 60s hairstyles are really fun to look at. There are also some really cool cars in the movie- 1966 Olds Toronado, '67 Pontiac Firebird convertible, '65 Chevy convertible, '67 Ford Galaxie convertible,and a first generation Riviera briefly seen. Don't expect too much, and just relax and have some fun. Don't think too much, but the monster really looked pretty decent, especially considering the whole budget was listed as $18,000 !!!
EyeAskance Something in the forest is killing and mutilating the denizens of a rural Texas community. Could it have something to do with the nearby crash of a recently launched rocket? Probably. Sheriff John Agar leads an investigation as the obligatory group of wild local teens get their kicks in the danger zone.To be honest, NIGHT FRIGHT is technically no worse than many contemporaneous regional indie horrors, and might even have some minuscule advantages over a few. The worst thing about this film is that it just isn't very interesting, and when the wheels are finally greased for some good cheap thrills, the delivery is too little too late.Yep, NIGHT FRIGHT is a snore. However, the clothes, hair, and interior furnishings are hilariously dated, so if you have an aesthetic taste for kitsch Americana, you'll at least find this film a wealth of amusing 60s retrocities. Annabelle Weenick is credited as script supervisor...presumably, this is the same Annabelle Weenick who appeared in most of S.F. Brownrigg's films and scads of other regional cheapies.3.5/10. Not recommended.