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Night Screams

  • 1987
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
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Night Screams (1987)
Slasher HorrorHorror

A football star throws a party for his friends. Two insane killers escape from a nearby asylum on that same night, and in their efforts to elude authorities, wind up at the party.A football star throws a party for his friends. Two insane killers escape from a nearby asylum on that same night, and in their efforts to elude authorities, wind up at the party.A football star throws a party for his friends. Two insane killers escape from a nearby asylum on that same night, and in their efforts to elude authorities, wind up at the party.

  • Director
    • Allen Plone
  • Writers
    • Mitch Brian
    • Dillis L. Hart II
  • Stars
    • Joseph Paul Manno
    • Ron Thomas
    • Randy Lundsford
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    810
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Allen Plone
    • Writers
      • Mitch Brian
      • Dillis L. Hart II
    • Stars
      • Joseph Paul Manno
      • Ron Thomas
      • Randy Lundsford
    • 30User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Joseph Paul Manno
    Joseph Paul Manno
    • David
    • (as Joe Manno)
    Ron Thomas
    Ron Thomas
    • D.B.
    Randy Lundsford
    Randy Lundsford
    • Russell
    Megan Wyss
    Megan Wyss
    • Joni
    Janette Caldwell
    • Lisa
    • (as Janette Allyson Caldwell)
    John Hines
    • Snake
    Diana Martin
    Diana Martin
    • Frannie
    Jerry Goehring
    • Doug
    Susan Lyles
    Susan Lyles
    • Chris
    Barbara Schoenhofer
    • Brenda
    Dan Schramm
    • Mason
    Mike Roark
    Mike Roark
    • Chuck
    Tony Brown
    Tony Brown
    • Runner
    Dennis Arnold
    • Roger
    Leslie Thomas
    Leslie Thomas
    • Beverly
    William Collier
    • Jake
    Lucinda Brewer
    • Lilly
    Troy Mays
    • Johnny
    • Director
      • Allen Plone
    • Writers
      • Mitch Brian
      • Dillis L. Hart II
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    2BA_Harrison

    A largely forgotten slasher -- for a reason.

    Behind the uninspired title lies an equally uninspired slasher that fails to deliver those essential ingredients of any good trashy horror: gratuitous nudity and gore. Initially, the film shows promise, opening with a girl getting topless in a changing room before being attacked by a masked maniac, but then it becomes apparent that this is actually a scene from 1981 slasher Graduation Day, as watched by two of this movie's characters before they are stabbed to death. Nudity borrowed from another film doesn't count (which also negates some T&A later on, which comes from a porn film being watched at a party), and the subsequent stabbings are lame.

    The rest of the film continues in this disappointing fashion as a group of friends at a post-graduation party are bumped off in tame and uninventive ways off by an unseen maniac. Suspects include the escaped lunatics hiding in the basement, and football star David (Joseph Paul Manno), who is prone to outbursts of violence if he stops taking his meds. Of course, these turn out to be red herrings, but the real identity of the killer isn't hard to guess.

    Of the numerous murders that occur in the house, we get a guy skewered with a fire poker, poisoning in a sauna, an axe in the head, a guy barbecued on a stove and stabbed in the neck, strangulation, suffocation, electrocution in a hot-tub, and choking with a pool cue, none of which are likely to satisfy gore-hounds. The best part of the film comes earlier on, when the escaped criminals are involved in a shootout with some cops and kill the staff of a diner in cold-blood: it's a surprisingly brutal scene, with some bloody squib-work.

    2.5/10, rounded down to 2 for diabolical dance troupe The Sweetheart Dancers, whose terrible moves would get them four 'NOs' on America's Got Talent.
    3Vomitron_G

    One of the late 80's teen slasher's mongoloid offspring.

    I just saw "Night Screams" as part of an (obscure) slasher double bill with "Graduation Day" (1981). At least "Graduation Day" wanted to be a slasher. This, "Night Screams", I don't know what it wants to be. I do know it wants to be more clever but it ends up being a dumber movie all the same. A couple of escaped convicts find a hiding place in the basement of a house where a teenager on medication decides to have a party with his friends because his parents aren't home. There's bad music, bad sex, bad acting and eventually a few bad killings. On a technical level, it's not better or worse made than "Graduation Day". The latter at least played it by the early 80's slasher textbook and delivers as such a film. "Night Screams" plays it by the late 80's slasher textbook - not that the rules are much different, really - but manages to dumb things down to an almost intolerable level. Even with nada suspense or tension this time and the kills themselves aren't memorable either. The only mildly amusing aspect was the stupid twist at the end. It's such a typical conclusion, not at all original and you can see it coming from a mile away. But at least the filmmakers watched enough slasher flicks to get that thing right. Still, even if you're an avid slasher fan, I don't think you'll get too excited over this flick.
    dead_dudeINthehouse

    Likeable slasher

    NIGHT SCREAMS is underrated in the slasher genre. The premise works: Three escaped convicts head to a mansion where a teen party is taking place. These teens start to disappear one by one (ok they are brutally murdered). Later it's revealed that the escaped convicts had little responsability with the murders. Shocking!

    The plot is a combination of the SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE and the 1982's classic ALONE IN THE DARK. NIGHT SCREAMS deserves a chance, watch it with low expectations and you'll have a good time!

    3/10 -Terrible but tries to stand out of the garbage

    "Welcome to Fright Night!...for real"
    7HumanoidOfFlesh

    Watchable 80's slasher.

    Somewhere in Wichita David is a potential college football star who's just won a four year scholarship to a college somewhere in Oklahoma.His mates decide to throw him a serious farewell party whilst his folks are out that night.Unfortunately three uninvited guests secretly gatecrash these nightly celebrations,two are convicts who've fled from lockup,now hiding out somewhere in the homes cellar while our third interloper is a mental patient escapee with a connection to the party guests and notably David himself.Soon the bodies start to pile up...Watchable slasher with gore,nudity and plenty of movie clips from Herb Freed's "Graduation Day"."Night Screams" tries to be a bit different than the rest of its low-budget neighbors.The action is slow and the bodycount includes ten murders or so.7 out of 10.
    6deborahrighetti

    Not As Bad As Some Have Said

    A little too much padding and an uneven story keep Night Screams from joining any list of great horror films from the 80's, but there's still a lot to enjoy. The murder scenes are executed with a little bit of pizazz and the filmmakers at least attempt to give some of the characters a little development.

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    Related interests

    Roger Jackson in Scream (1996)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Contains scenes from "Graduation Day"
    • Quotes

      Beth: [Just before she's stabbed] You scared me!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Horror Geek: This Forgotten '80s Flick Made Me Scream...In Agony! (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Mad Enough
      Written And Performed By Ken Brown (Uncredited)

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nacht des Grauens
    • Filming locations
      • Wichita, Kansas, USA
    • Production company
      • Dill II Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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