{"id":76699,"date":"2021-10-02T10:48:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T17:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76699"},"modified":"2021-10-02T10:48:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T17:48:56","slug":"night-of-the-comet-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76699","title":{"rendered":"Night of the Comet (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I hate days that start like this.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Poster-192x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-76700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Poster-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Poster-655x1024.png 655w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Poster-173x270.png 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Poster.png 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA teenager (Catherine Mary Stewart) spending the night with her boyfriend (Michael Bowen) in a movie projection room awakens to find they are two of the only survivors in Los Angeles after a comet has turned all exposed humans into either piles of red dust or zombies. After Bowen is killed by a zombie, Stewart learns that her cheerleading sister (Kelli Maroney) has also survived, and the duo head to a radio station where they encounter yet another survivor, a truck-driver named Hector (Robert Beltran). Will the small group survive attempts by a team of exposed scientists &#8212; including Dr. Carter (Geoffrey Lewis) and Audrey White (Mary Woronov) &#8212; to harvest their blood as a potentially life-saving cure?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>Post-Apocalypse<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<li>Zombies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;former soap actresses Catherine Mary Stewart and baby-dollish Kelli Maroney&#8221; &#8212; who &#8220;break loose as spunky, funny sisters who are among the few survivors after a deadly comet passes over earth&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters-1536x819.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters-506x270.png 506w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Sisters.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; would &#8220;make a fabulous, permanent comic duo.&#8221; He highlights &#8220;their fantasy-fulfilling romp through an LA department store that hasn&#8217;t any security guards or salesgirls to look over their shoulders&#8221; as &#8220;a joy to watch&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy-1536x808.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy-513x270.png 513w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Mall-Fantasy.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and notes that director &#8220;Thom Eberhardt adeptly mixes comedy and scares,&#8221; with the film benefiting &#8220;from an extremely witty, offbeat script, some nifty camera work, and an excellent cast,&#8221; with &#8220;Stewart, in particular, sparkl[ing].&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle-1024x534.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"334\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle-1024x534.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle-1536x800.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle-518x270.png 518w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Motorcycle.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary concludes his review by describing this film as &#8220;an unexpected pleasure that&#8217;s headed,&#8221; he hopes, &#8220;for cult status&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/night-of-the-comet-remake\/\">it was<\/a>). <\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s easy to see how this film must have pleased audiences at the time &#8212; and certainly retains a huge nostalgia factor given its Very 80s vibe and soundtrack &#8212; it&#8217;s not really all that compelling. Stewart is sleeping with an idiot (Bowen) for no apparent reason: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Stewart-Boyfriend.png 1771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; other than perhaps to get away from her witchy stepmom (Sharon Farrell), and Maroney shows chutzpah in standing up to Farrell but is otherwise an airhead. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom-1536x825.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Stepmom.png 1779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beltran is a welcome addition to the cast: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran-1024x540.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran-1536x810.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran-512x270.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Beltran.png 1811w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but he&#8217;s gone for far too much of the storyline. Meanwhile, the shoot-out at the mall by a band of thuggish survivors doesn&#8217;t really pass the sanity test (wouldn&#8217;t they be at <em>all<\/em> eager or curious to talk with fellow-survivors &#8212; especially such pretty ones?): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout-1024x543.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout-1536x814.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout-510x270.png 510w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/NIght-of-the-Comet-Shootout.png 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the subplot involving the &#8220;evil&#8221; scientists is underdeveloped, with Woronov giving a surprisingly subtle and sympathetic performance for a role that doesn&#8217;t really seem to deserve it (though it&#8217;s always good to see her on screen). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Woronov.png 1761w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most impressive are the low-budget effects showing Los Angeles as a red-tinted wasteland; it&#8217;s convincingly creepy. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle-1024x540.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle-1536x811.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle-512x270.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-School-Bicycle.png 1825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An effective low-budget portrayal of nearly-abandoned Los Angeles<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-76701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting-1536x816.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-of-the-Comet-Girls-Sitting.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a one-time look for its cult status. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0087799\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1984\/11\/16\/movies\/film-night-of-comet-adventure-in-california.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2923\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s4596come.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/sciencefiction\/night-of-the-comet-1984.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/night-of-the-comet\/review\/2030120047\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/night-of-the-comet\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mk7P68FRLE8\">Good Bad Flicks Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I hate days that start like this.&#8221; 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