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.
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Night of the Creeps
Horror · Comedy · Science Fiction · 1986
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
Movie details
Night of the Creeps
“The good news is your date is here. The bad news is...He's dead.”
1986 Horror · Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 28m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Night of the Creeps?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Fred Dekker
Written by
Fred Dekker
Jason Lively
Christopher 'Chris' Romero
Steve Marshall
James Carpenter 'J.C.' Hooper
Jill Whitlow
Cynthia 'Cindy' Cronenberg
Tom Atkins
Det. Ray Cameron
Wally Taylor
Detective Landis
Allan Kayser
Brad
Bruce Solomon
Sgt. Raimi
Court is in session
Put Night of the Creeps on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“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.