Children of the Night (1991)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Tony Randel

Writers:

Nicolas Falacci (screenplay)
Nicolas Falacci (story)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Pray for dawn.

Plot:

A schoolteacher teams up with with a priest to stop a town being overrun by vampires.

Plot Keywords:

Town | Vampire | Grandmother | Teacher | Virgin Blood

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Karen Black	...	Karen Thompson
Peter DeLuise	...	Mark Gardner
Ami Dolenz	...	Lucy Barrett
Maya McLaughlin	...	Cindy Thompson
Evan MacKenzie	...	Frank Aldin
David Sawyer	...	Czakyr
Shirley Spiegler Jacobs	...	Grandma
Josette DiCarlo	...	Officer Gates
Lloyd J. Kalicki	...	Billy
Daniel Arthur Wray	...	Doc Fisher
Roger Perkovich	...	Gus Willman
Ray Maurin	...	Mayor Horton
Stacy Montezon	...	Jessica
Bekki Vallin	...	Jessica's Mom
Butch Mounce	...	The Milkman

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Calumet, Michigan, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Quotes:

Karen Thompson: Feeling regretful, Frank? Well, I guess that's pretty standard in your line of work. I'll never apologize for the way I am. I like it. If I want someone's blood I'll take it. And I'm not ashamed of what I am and what I want and how I want it, and I want you. My soul, my flesh craves you.

Not great but worth a 3 AM viewing

This movie is by no means at the top of its genre. In fact the genre may have been better off if this movie hadn't been made. That said it is a fun movie (I should mention that I am one of those people that can enjoy a bad movie all the while knowing it's a horrible film). I first saw it on Sci-Fi channel at 3 AM and then a few months later saw it in the same time slot again. I watched it in its entirety straight through and enjoyed both viewings.

The story is by no means completely hole-free; a lot of the plot involves suspending not only disbelief but also a fair bit of common sense. The acting was definitely B-movie grade but not horrible. The cinematography is also a bit lacking, it feels like the director was trying tell too much of the story with his camera angles and lighting (possibly because of the lack of range of emotions most of the actors seem able to display).

All in all I recommend this movie as certainly better than anything else that you are likely to see in its timeslot. It is worth a look if you really like horror movies no matter how bad, or are in the mood for a fun, bad movie.