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Night of the Comet

Night of the Comet

Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction · 1984

After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.

Movie details

Night of the Comet

“They came. They Shopped. They saved the world!”

1984 Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction 1h 35m

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6.2 / 10

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After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Night of the Comet?

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Thom Eberhardt

Written by

Thom Eberhardt

Catherine Mary Stewart

Catherine Mary Stewart

Regina

Robert Beltran

Robert Beltran

Hector

Kelli Maroney

Kelli Maroney

Samantha

Sharon Farrell

Sharon Farrell

Doris

Mary Woronov

Mary Woronov

Audrey

Geoffrey Lewis

Geoffrey Lewis

Carter

Peter Fox

Peter Fox

Wilson

Court is in session

Put Night of the Comet on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.