The night strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting abc to order a tv series. Low budget boom mikes in frame and a bit too long, night of the strangler still holds its own. Creature from black lake starring micky dolenz rob zombies halloween, james ralston the terminator, and michael. The night stalker 1972the night strangler 1973 bluray directors. The night stalkerthe night strangler blu ray kino lorber 197273 1. The night stalker tv series the first movie is the night stalker 1972 which was the primary inspiration for the xfiles, one of the most successful and longrunning scifi tv shows, of whose subjects were aliens, supernatural and paranormal.
The night strangler special edition may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. The night strangler side has more conversations with dan curtis in directing the night strangler. Released 1972, night of the strangler stars mickydolenz, jamesralston, michaelanthony, chuckpatterson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973, as a sequel to the night stalker. A reporter hunts down a 144year old alchemist who is killing women. Night of the strangler is a 1972 american blaxploitation mystery film directed by joy n. The night strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering. A serial killer is on the loose in seattle, a killer who drains small amounts of blood from the women he strangles. Street date october 2, 2018 starring darren mcgavin, simon oakland cinematography by michel hugo, robert b. The night strangler 1973 cast and crew reporter kolchak darren mcgavin searches seattle for a killer who seems to be strangling his victims every 20 years and taking a little of their blood. The night strangler tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Not quite the actual tvmovie, the night strangler here is the extended cut that was released overseas as a theatrical movie. The night strangler is the follow up to the successful 1972 tv movie the night stalker. John llewellyn moxey, dan curtis kino lorber studio classics. Hauser directed by john llewellyn moxey, dan curtis in january of 1972 abc broadcast the story of a middleaged newsman hot on the trail of a vampire seemingly escaped from a 50s horror comic. Released on vhs by paragon presumably the source of synergys unauthorized disc night of the strangler comes to vinegar syndrome in a progressive, anamorphic 1. Darren mcgavin is carl kolchak and gives a great performance and truly gets you into the work of the the super natural as a professional journalist who is under his bosses skin as well high ranking city officials. Newspaper reporter carl kolchak darren mcgavin returns to hunt down a 144 year old alchemist in seattle who is killing women for their blood.
Very good, appears unread without spinereaders crease, unmarked, all text block edges stained red with some fading to top and bottom text block edges, light fading to spine, cover slightly detaching from text block at top, faded black marker line to bottom text block edge, some foxing to text block, some. But carl kolchak is onto this monster and is about to discover a shocking underground lair. Darren mcgavin returns as seedy reporter carl kolchak, who previously ran into conflict when las. A real horror story after being run out of las vegas, kolchak heads for seattle and another reporting job with the local paper.
Night stalker and the night strangler, the dvd 1971 dvd. A real horror story after being run out of las vegas, kolchak heads for. Jul 12, 2017 the night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973 as a sequel to the night stalker. Dolenz was a star of the bands eponymous television show as well as its sole feature film vehicle, bob rafelsons head, which came and went with little fanfare in 1968.
Darren mcgavin returns as seedy reporter carl kolchak, who previously ran into conflict when las vegas authorities refused to acknowledge kolchaks uncovering of a modernday vampire. Scream factory is a dvd, bluray and digital brand created to focus on notable and underrated horror, scifi, thriller films from the past that. A belly dance of deathethel parker was a belly dancer. Night of the strangler 1972 stream and watch online. A reporter hunts down a 144year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood. This is the night strangler 1973 by casey moore on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Its both a pop stars film debut disregard the title. Kolchak, the time killer, lo strangolatore della notte. Darren mcgavin returns as seedy reporter carl kolchak, who. With dan curtis and richard matheson teaming up on the creative end, there were no worries that the night strangler would be secondrate or inferior. The night stalker is the second movie on what is to become kolchak. Both have recently been released on videothe night strangler for the first timemaking it again possible for the cablefree to see. Mar 16, 2014 tv movie 02 the night strangler bignick1975.
To his surprise, the police are reluctant to reveal any facts and the closer kolchak gets to the truth, the more frightened he becomes. When the character of carl kolchak created by writer jeff rice was brought to the small screen, it caused something of a. Night of the strangler is a remarkably entertaining lowbudget potboiler with several solid performances, especially from micky dolenz and the late chuck patterson. The night strangler tv movie 1973 the night strangler tv. Film completo online in streaming hd gratuito marvel movie posters, movie poster. Abc planned to release the film overseas as a theatrical release and had additional footage shot rounding out the movie to 90 minutes. The night strangler special edition kino lorber theatrical. The series intended to have another film called the night killers set in hawaii with aliens, but the character of carl kolchak was optioned as a series. The night stalker is frequently cited by xfiles creator chris carter as a major inspiration.
I uploaded what i thought was the night strangler 1973, but actually it it completely different movie. A reporter darren mcgavin searches for a killer who takes his victims blood. With darren mcgavin, jo ann pflug, simon oakland, scott brady. The night of the strangler 1972 r 1h 28min crime, drama, horror 1 october 1972 usa in new orleans, a relationship between a black man and a white girl leads to a string of murders.
The night strangler is the sequel to the enormously successful 1972 tv movie the night stalker. Night of the strangler 1975 a mystery lurks within the night of the strangler, a lowbudget thriller directed by joy n. The night strangler 1973 reporter kolchak darren mcgavin searches seattle for a killer who seems to be strangling his victims every 20 years and taking a little of their blood. The night stalker season 0, episode 2 the night strangler. An entertaining commentary track points out sequences not in the original tvmovie though there were no reshoots the project came in long and was edited down to a similar length to the original to fit the available. Abcthe night strangler tuesday night movie 1973 promo. May 18, 2018 newspaper reporter carl kolchak darren mcgavin returns to hunt down a 144 year old alchemist in seattle who is killing women for their blood. In the first movie, the night stalker, he was in last vegas, and now he is in seattle. In the united states the tv movie ran without commercials. As for its promotion, the night of the strangler is a classic example of deceptive marketing strategies somewhat reflective of the varying genre elements found therein that rarely accurately summarized what the actual film was about. Released 1972, night of the strangler stars mickydolenz, jamesralston, michaelanthony, chuckpatterson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a. This film really should be more of a cult item than it seems to be. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night. Former top reporter, carl kolchak, is in las vegas faced with a series of unsolved murders.
The night stalker tv series the first movie is the night stalker 1972 which was the primary inspiration for the xfiles, one of the most successful and longrunning scifi tv shows, of whose subjects. The original title was ace of spadesa title that suits the picture, and makes the most sense in the context. The night stalkerthe night strangler double feature. Though it barely lasted a season, it was preceded by two popular tv movies, the night stalker and its sequel, the night strangler. May 23, 2016 the night strangler is a worthy followup to a great tv movie. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973, as a sequel to the night stalker the night strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting abc to order a tv series neither writer richard matheson nor producerdirector dan curtis was involved in the tv series. The biggest name in the night of the strangler is micky dolenz, the drummer of the monkees, the manufactured rock group that ended its brief career a couple of years earlier. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16. The night of the strangler 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It depicts the story of denise roberts and her plans to enter into an interracial marriage with her babys father. The night strangler finds the downonhisluck investigator in seattle, hot on the trail of a serial killer hiding in the underground city beneath the streets of seattle, a gaslit fantasy world frozen in time l. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973 as a sequel to the night stalker. Jun 17, 2017 abc the night strangler tuesday night movie 1973 promo eiaj color reel to reel hd all tapes are cleaned and baked before transfer. Darren mcgavin reprises his role as the crusading newsman carl kolchak.
Vintage vampire night stalker film, kolchak, end scenecirca 1972 duration. In the united states, the tv movie ran approximately 74 minutes. Aside from featuring similar titles, the films also share similar plot lines, and it could be said that this is something of a remake of the first film with a slightly more in depth story. Nov 14, 2016 the night strangler 1973 the night strangler 1973 the night strangler 1973 the night strangler 1973. Abcthe night strangler tuesday night movie 1973 promo eiaj color reel to reel hd all tapes are cleaned and baked before transfer. The online video and streaming platform is offering a large number of movies for you to stream right from the comfort of your home. The night strangler 1973 darren mcgavin john carradine. The story contains plenty of murders committed by plenty of methods gunshot, drowning, stabbing, snakebite, and poisontipped arrow all make grisly appearances.
Even though in many ways it is a virtual remake of the first film, the sequel manages to be even eerier and more frightening, while containing many humorous touches and character bits. The night strangler is a worthy followup to a great tv movie. The night stalker dan curtis interview 2004 duration. Every 21 yearsfor the past centurya serial killer commits a spree of murders, drains his victims blood and then quietly disappears. The night strangler special edition dvd kino lorber. Movies like the night strangler if you like the night strangler you are looking for scary, atmospheric and serious movies about with murder, vampire, crimes, supernatural, crime, mystery and journalism themes of crime, horror and mystery genre shot in usa. The night strangler 1973 the night strangler 1973 the night strangler 1973 the night strangler 1973. Night stalker, a 2005 remake of the original kolchak series disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title night strangler.
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