Night of the creeps /

While attempting to perform a hazing prank during pledge week, J. C. and Chris, a couple of geeks, accidentally thaw a corpse that is infected with a deadly parasite. The entire campus starts to become infected as the parasites enter through their victims mouths and turn them into vampires. Now, alo...

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Other Authors / Creators:Gordon, Charles, 1947-2020.
Dekker, Fred.
Lively, Jason, 1968-
Marshall, Steve, 1968-
Whitlow, Jill, 1963-
Atkins, Tom, 1935-
Other Corporate Authors / Creators:Tri-Star Pictures.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Format: DVD
Langue:English
Language notes:English dialogue; English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Édition:Director's cut.
Imprint: Culver City, Calif. : Tristar Pictures : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]
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Résumé:While attempting to perform a hazing prank during pledge week, J. C. and Chris, a couple of geeks, accidentally thaw a corpse that is infected with a deadly parasite. The entire campus starts to become infected as the parasites enter through their victims mouths and turn them into vampires. Now, along with a foul-mouthed and sarcastic detective, Chris attempts to save the campus, then the world. Includes commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes, alternate ending and more.
Virtually unnoticed during its brief theatrical run, this wildly entertaining horror-comedy achieved healthy cult status following its home-video and cable TV releases. The directorial debut of Fred Dekker (writer of the successful horror parody House), this low-budget effort throws alien monsters, axe-wielding killers, flesh-eating zombies, nudity, and (gasp!) drunken fraternity shenanigans into a blender, spiced with witty one-liners and references to dozens of horror classics (and anti-classics). The result is a satisfying treat that will tickle the tastebuds of horror fans. The film's nominal protagonists are a pair of randy fraternity pledges (Jason Lively, Steve Marshall) who open a literal can of worms when they steal a corpse from the campus medical facility and release a horde of space-leeches, which proceed to infest the bodies of everyone in sight. The host bodies subsequently become homicidal zombies with a penchant for popping in on unsuspecting (and undressing) sorority girls. The town's only hope (such as it is) seems to be a hard-boiled ex-cop (Tom Atkins), who has uncovered the secret link between the zombie invasion and a 30-year-old axe-murder case... and who's also several sandwiches shy of a picnic. Dekker keeps things moving at a brisk pace thanks to some outrageous set-pieces (some of which happen so quickly they'll have viewers reaching for the pause button) and clever dialogue, particularly for Atkins ("Girls, the good news is your dates are here; the bad news is, they're dead"), who dives into his crusty character with relish. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
Fraternity pledges pull a prank with a frozen body and let sluglike creatures loose on campus.
Description:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1986.
Special features: commentary with writer/director Fred Dekker; cast commentary; original theatrical ending; deleted scenes; Birth of the creeps; Cast of the creeps; Creating the creeps; Escape of the creeps; Legend of the creeps; Tom Atkins: man of action; Trivia track; original theatrical trailer.
Description matérielle:1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details:DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Public:Unrated.
Credits:Music by Barry DeVorzon ; director of photography, Robert C. New.
Cast:Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow, Tom Atkins.
ISBN:143595923X
9781435959231