CASTLinda Blair as Marti Gaines
Vincent Van Patten as Seth
Peter Barton as Jeff Reed
Kevin Brophy as Peter Bennett
Jenny Neumann as May West
Suki Goodwin as Denise Dunsmore
Jimmy Sturtevant as Scott
Plot
Its pledge night for sororities and
fraternities! We have four kids here
2 guys and 2 girls. They have one final
task to complete. That is to spend one full
night in the old legendary Garth Manor.
Legend has it that Raymond Garth killed his wife and
all of their children. All of their children
had some type of deformity. Police say that
the youngest Garth child, Andrew was never found.
Legend has it that Andrew saw his father murder
the whole family before killing himself. It is
also said that Andrew still lives and roams the
Garth Manor to this day.(then)
Review
Hell Night was released August 28, 1981. Starring Linda Blair
better known for her role in the Exorcist as the possessed
child. And Peter Barton who later went on to play in Friday
The 13th The Final Chapter in 1984. Hell Night directed by Tom
DeSimone is another one of those horror films trying to
quickly capitalize on the success of movies like Friday The
13th, and Halloween. The first few years of the 80's people were
spinning out horror movies left and right trying to make the
next popular successor of its genre. One of those movies was
Hell Night. They made this in just 40 days. Its actually a
pretty convincing, an effective decently made movie. The
editing of the movie fits together pretty well. You would
never guess the movie used several locations to film on.
The outside portions of the Garth Manor were filmed at a
mansion in Redlands, California. Now the inside portions of
the film were shot in a residential home in Pasadena, California.
And as for the Frat party, that was shot in a lobby that belonged
to an apartment in L.A. Cali. The underground tunnels in the movie
were very creepy. Very dark and dirty. It will have you believing
that those tunnels were actually under the Garth Manor. When
in actuality, they were really just a couple of corridors the
director had his 2 cast members run back and forth from different
angles. Quite effective in my opinion. First time i saw the movie
i really felt a sense of claustrophobia from the tunnel chase scenes.
This movie really does try to break away from the exploitation of
bloody guts and overly done gore. Its made to scare and actually
succeeded pretty well. The atmosphere in the movie contributes to
this factor quite nicely. And has its good share of intense moments.
Once you get past the slow start of the movie and a couple of
slow pockets in between, It really does make up for it later.
And maybe, just maybe, Andrew wasn't the only one who survived!
Hell Night in my opinion earns it spot in the best of the batch of its
genre. I would suggest this movie to anyone that can appreciate old
80s traditional style horror anytime. Oh and Linda Blair is a great screamer!
RATING: 4/5
Tidbits:
The part where Jeff (Peter Barton) gets tossed down the cement stairs in the tunnel under the manor and ends up getting his leg hurt. Well, that indeed is what happened. Peter actually injured his leg during the filming of that scene. So when you see him limping in this movie, remember he is truly in some nasty physical pain.
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Its pledge night for sororities and
fraternities! We have four kids here
2 guys and 2 girls. They have one final
task to complete. That is to spend one full
night in the old legendary Garth Manor.
Legend has it that Raymond Garth killed his wife and
all of their children. All of their children
had some type of deformity. Police say that
the youngest Garth child, Andrew was never found.
Legend has it that Andrew saw his father murder
the whole family before killing himself. It is
also said that Andrew still lives and roams the
Garth Manor to this day.(then)
Review
Hell Night was released August 28, 1981. Starring Linda Blair
better known for her role in the Exorcist as the possessed
child. And Peter Barton who later went on to play in Friday
The 13th The Final Chapter in 1984. Hell Night directed by Tom
DeSimone is another one of those horror films trying to
quickly capitalize on the success of movies like Friday The
13th, and Halloween. The first few years of the 80's people were
spinning out horror movies left and right trying to make the
next popular successor of its genre. One of those movies was
Hell Night. They made this in just 40 days. Its actually a
pretty convincing, an effective decently made movie. The
editing of the movie fits together pretty well. You would
never guess the movie used several locations to film on.
The outside portions of the Garth Manor were filmed at a
mansion in Redlands, California. Now the inside portions of
the film were shot in a residential home in Pasadena, California.
And as for the Frat party, that was shot in a lobby that belonged
to an apartment in L.A. Cali. The underground tunnels in the movie
were very creepy. Very dark and dirty. It will have you believing
that those tunnels were actually under the Garth Manor. When
in actuality, they were really just a couple of corridors the
director had his 2 cast members run back and forth from different
angles. Quite effective in my opinion. First time i saw the movie
i really felt a sense of claustrophobia from the tunnel chase scenes.
This movie really does try to break away from the exploitation of
bloody guts and overly done gore. Its made to scare and actually
succeeded pretty well. The atmosphere in the movie contributes to
this factor quite nicely. And has its good share of intense moments.
Once you get past the slow start of the movie and a couple of
slow pockets in between, It really does make up for it later.
And maybe, just maybe, Andrew wasn't the only one who survived!
Hell Night in my opinion earns it spot in the best of the batch of its
genre. I would suggest this movie to anyone that can appreciate old
80s traditional style horror anytime. Oh and Linda Blair is a great screamer!
RATING: 4/5
Tidbits:
The part where Jeff (Peter Barton) gets tossed down the cement stairs in the tunnel under the manor and ends up getting his leg hurt. Well, that indeed is what happened. Peter actually injured his leg during the filming of that scene. So when you see him limping in this movie, remember he is truly in some nasty physical pain.
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