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Night of the Comet (1984)

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Film details

Featuring

Michael Hanks Robert Beltran Catherine Mary Stewart
Country

USA
Year

1984
Genres

Horror Comedy Science Fiction
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Science fiction horror pastiche. A comet passes over Earth for the first time in 65 million years, vaporizing most of the population and turning the rest into mutant zombies. Two surviving sisters set out to find humanity's last hope, a group of scientists hiding out in the Californian desert.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - narrator
    
    Michael Hanks
  - Hector
    
    Robert Beltran
  - Regina
    
    Catherine Mary Stewart
  - Samantha
    
    Kelli Maroney
  - Doris
    
    Sharon Farrell
  - Audrey
    
    Mary Woronov
  - Carter
    
    Geoffrey Lewis
  - Wilson
    
    Peter Fox
  - Oscar
    
    John Achorn
  - Larry
    
    Michael Bowen
  - minder
    
    Devon Ericson
  - Davenport
    
    Lissa Layng
  - Willy
    
    Ivan E. Roth
  - Sarah
    
    Janice Kawaye
  - Brian
    
    Chance Boyer
  - Rogers
    
    Andrew Boyer
  - Mel
    
    Stanley Brock
  - DMK
    
    Marc Poppel
  - Chuck
    
    Raymond Lynch
  - news reporter
    
    Bob Perlow
  - monster cop
    
    John Stuart West
  - monster in alley
    
    Alex Brown
  - stock boy
    
    Dick Rude
  - stock boy
    
    Chris Pedersen
  - 1st guard
    
    Karl Johnson
  - 2nd guard
    
    Joel Levine
  - party guest
    
    Wilson Camp
  - party guest
    
    Anna Mathias
  - party guest
    
    Tim Hannon
  - monster kid
    
    Bobby Porter
  - voice of DJ
    
    Steve Labeau
  - radio spot announcer
    
    Chris Chesser
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Thom Eberhardt
  - ©/Production Company
    
    Atlantic 9000
  - In association with
    
    Film Development Fund
  - Executive Producer
    
    Thomas Coleman
  - Executive Producer
    
    Michael Rosenblatt
  - Producer
    
    Andrew Lane
  - Producer
    
    Wayne Crawford
  - Associate Producer
    
    Nancy Israel
  - Associate Producer
    
    Sandra Schieck
  - Unit Manager
    
    William Fay
  - Production Manager
    
    Nancy Israel
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Diana Galvin
  - Production Co-ordinator (New York)
    
    Susan Israel
  - Production Assistant
    
    Payne, Arthur
  - Production Assistant
    
    Peter Merwin
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    John Muto
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    H. Gordon Boos
  - Assistant Director
    
    H. Gordon Boos
  - Assistant Director
    
    Gary A. Lowe
  - Screenplay
    
    Thom Eberhardt
  - Director of Photography
    
    Arthur Albert
  - 2nd Unit Photographer
    
    Tom Richmond
  - Plate Photography
    
    Austin Mckinney
  - Time Lapse Photography
    
    Time Lapse Company
  - Assistant Photographer
    
    Philip Holahan
  - Assistant Photographer
    
    John Esaki
  - Visual Effects Designer
    
    John Muto
  - Visual Effects
    
    Ted Rae
  - Special Effects
    
    Court Wizard Special Effects
  - Special Effects
    
    John Eggett
  - Slit Scan/Motion Control
    
    Lumeni
  - Slit Scan/Motion Control
    
    John O'Connell
  - Slit Scan/Motion Control
    
    Rick Bugental
  - Slit Scan/Motion Control
    
    Wilzbach, Steve
  - Editor
    
    Fred Stafford
  - Associate Editor
    
    Carl Graham
  - Production Designer
    
    John Muto
  - Assistant Art Director
    
    Anne Huntley
  - Set Decorator
    
    David Wasco
  - Neon
    
    Richard John Jenkins
  - Scenic Artist/Special Props
    
    Bernando Munoz
  - Costumer
    
    Linda Linn
  - Wardrobe Mistress
    
    Deborah Loft
  - Make-up
    
    William Snyder
  - Make-up Effects Designer
    
    David B. Miller
  - Title Opticals
    
    CMI
  - Title Opticals
    
    Mark Sawicki
  - Music
    
    David Richard Campbell
  - Music Supervisor
    
    Don Perry
  - Music Recording
    
    Tom Perry
  - Music Recording
    
    Bob Summers
  - Music Recording
    
    Ross Pallone
  - Music Recording
    
    Tim Jacquette
  - Choreography
    
    Gary Mascaro
  - Sound Recording
    
    Steve Nelson
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Christopher L. Haire
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    John L. Anderson
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Doug Davey
  - Sound Editor
    
    Fred Stafford
  - Sound Editor
    
    Carl Graham
  - Sound Editor
    
    Bill Gentry
  - Sound Editor
    
    Freeman, Lois
  - Stunts
    
    Debby Lynn Ross
  - Stunts
    
    Sandra Lee Gimpel
  - Video Game Consultant
    
    Philip Lieberman
  - Contact Lens Specialist
    
    Ronald Guiley
  - Contact Lens Specialist
    
    Garry Etting
  - Contact Lens Specialist
    
    Peter Rosenberg
  - Helicopter Pilot
    
    Dale House

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