Night of the Creeps
Film198688 min

Night of the Creeps

Taste attributes: comedyhorrorscience fictionanimalsteenmonster/alien/supernaturaldetectiveunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearenclosedcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"The good news is your date is here. The bad news is.. he's dead."

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror comedy that is unsavoury, simple and small-scale. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

coming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jason LivelySteve MarshallJill WhitlowTom AtkinsWally Taylor

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1986
Runtime
88 min
Status
Released
Studio
TriStar Pictures
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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