Hell Night
| Hell Night | |
|---|---|
Original poster
|
|
| Directed by | Tom DeSimone |
| Produced by |
Irwin Yablans Bruce Cohn Curtis |
| Written by | Randy Feldman |
| Starring |
Linda Blair Vincent Van Patten Peter Barton |
| Music by | Dan Wyman |
| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
| Edited by | Anthony DiMarco |
| Distributed by | Compass International Pictures |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
101 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
Hell Night is a 1981 American independent horror film directed by Tom DeSimone, written by Randy Feldman, and starring Linda Blair. The film depicts a night of fraternity hazing (hell night) set in an old manor, during which a deformed maniac terrorizes and murders many of the college students. The film also blends elements of slasher films and haunted house-themed films. While reception is generally mixed to negative, the film has developed a large cult following since its release.
Future film director Chuck Russell (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob, The Mask) served as an executive producer, while his long-time collaborator Frank Darabont served as a production assistant. The film was nominated for a Razzie for Worst Actress for Blair.Hell Night was also the final film released by Compass International Pictures.
The film begins with a frat party girl screaming. Peter, the president of Alpha Sigma Rho, decides that four new pledges—bookish Marti, rich Jeff, party girl Denise, and surfer Seth—should have an initiation. They are to spend the night in a supposedly "haunted" estate, Garth Manor, where there were murders 12 years prior. The house's former owner, Raymond Garth, strangled his wife, Lillian Garth to death and killed his four deformed children—Margaret, Morris, & Suzanne—in seemingly violent ways, before finally hanging himself. However, the youngest child, Andrew Garth, was never found, dead or alive, and is rumored to still be in the house.
...
Wikipedia