In the early 1980s, the film was re-titled in the United Kingdom for VHS release as E.T.N.: The Extraterrestrial Nastie, E.T.N.: The Extraterrestrial Nasty, The Extraterrestrial Nastie and The Extraterrestrial Nasty .
As part of NASA experiment Operation Noah's Ark, several animals are sent into space in a rocket, circling the moon and returning to Earth in order to test the effects of space on them.
Radiation interferes with the rocket's operation, mutates the animals and causes the rocket to crash land near Satan's Hollow, Texas. Locals think the crashing rocket is a UFO.
The Texas community is soon beset by a rash of mysterious killings, including of students from the local college who wanted to throw a party at the spaceship crash site.
When Sheriff Clint Crawford (John Agar) investigates the deaths he discovers the startling identity of the killer, an alligator mutated into an ogre-like creature. After the death of one of Crawford's deputies, Crawford learns that the monster is bullet-proof and all but unstoppable.
Scientist Professor Alan Clayton (Roger Ready) is called in to assist law enforcement and the mutant is eventually killed by luring it into a dynamite trap.
The soundtrack was performed by the Houston, Texas garage band The Wildcats. The band also played in another movie scored by Christopher Trussell also filmed in 1967 entitled Fulfillment: Something Worth Remembering.
Receptionedit
Creature Feature gave the movie 1.5 out of 5 stars calling it deadly dull and lacking imagination.[2] Moria gave the movie 1/2 star. noting the monster design was a plus and John Agar does a good job as the sheriff, but overall the film is dreary and deserves its obscurity.[3] Fantastic Musings found the movie a dreadful mistake.[4] The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found nothing noteworthy about the movie, other than for those interested in 1960s fashion or automobiles.[5]
Home Releaseedit
Released both as a solo DVD and as part of a set. Available for streaming as of December 2021 on YouTube[6]
Night Fright is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
January 01, 1970
night, fright, 1967, american, science, fiction, horror, film, directed, james, sullivan, that, shot, near, dallas, texas, directed, byjames, sullivanwritten, byruss, markerproduced, bywallace, clyce, starringjohn, agarralph, baker, bill, thurmancinematography. Night Fright is a 1967 American science fiction horror film directed by James A Sullivan that was shot near Dallas Texas 1 Night FrightDirected byJames A SullivanWritten byRuss MarkerProduced byWallace Clyce Jr StarringJohn AgarRalph Baker Jr Bill ThurmanCinematographyRobert C JessupEdited byArthur SullivanMusic byChristopher TrussellRelease dateNovember 1967 1967 11 Running time88 minutes65 minutes UK CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish In the early 1980s the film was re titled in the United Kingdom for VHS release as E T N The Extraterrestrial Nastie E T N The Extraterrestrial Nasty The Extraterrestrial Nastie and The Extraterrestrial Nasty Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 Reception 5 Home Release 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot summary editAs part of NASA experiment Operation Noah s Ark several animals are sent into space in a rocket circling the moon and returning to Earth in order to test the effects of space on them Radiation interferes with the rocket s operation mutates the animals and causes the rocket to crash land near Satan s Hollow Texas Locals think the crashing rocket is a UFO The Texas community is soon beset by a rash of mysterious killings including of students from the local college who wanted to throw a party at the spaceship crash site When Sheriff Clint Crawford John Agar investigates the deaths he discovers the startling identity of the killer an alligator mutated into an ogre like creature After the death of one of Crawford s deputies Crawford learns that the monster is bullet proof and all but unstoppable Scientist Professor Alan Clayton Roger Ready is called in to assist law enforcement and the mutant is eventually killed by luring it into a dynamite trap Cast editJohn Agar as Sheriff Clint Crawford Carol Gilley as Nurse Joan Scott Ralph Baker Jr as Chris Jordan Dorothy Davis as Judy Bill Thurman as Deputy Ben Whitfield Roger Ready as Prof Alan Clayton Gary McLain as Wes Blau Darlene Drew as Darlene Scott Frank Jolly as Rex Bowers Bill Holly as Deputy Pat Lance Janiz Menshew as Carla Russ Marker as Mitch Toni Pearce as Betty the Waitress Christi Simmons as Annie Brenda Venus as Sue Byron Lord as Government Man Ronnie Weaver as Government Man Olivia Pinion as Partygoer Nancy Mann as Partygoer Lewis Helm as Partygoer Jeanie Wilson as Mary Bennett Rod Paxton as Buddy Williams The Wildcats as ThemselvesSoundtrack editThe soundtrack was performed by the Houston Texas garage band The Wildcats The band also played in another movie scored by Christopher Trussell also filmed in 1967 entitled Fulfillment Something Worth Remembering Reception editCreature Feature gave the movie 1 5 out of 5 stars calling it deadly dull and lacking imagination 2 Moria gave the movie 1 2 star noting the monster design was a plus and John Agar does a good job as the sheriff but overall the film is dreary and deserves its obscurity 3 Fantastic Musings found the movie a dreadful mistake 4 The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction found nothing noteworthy about the movie other than for those interested in 1960s fashion or automobiles 5 Home Release editReleased both as a solo DVD and as part of a set Available for streaming as of December 2021 on YouTube 6 See also editList of American films of 1967References edit Night Fright Stanley J 2000 Creature Feature 3rd Edition Night Fright 1967 IMDb IMDb Night Fright 1968 19 January 2018 SFE Night Fright Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine Night Fright 1967 SCI FI HORROR YouTube External links editNight Fright at IMDb nbsp Night Fright is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Night Fright amp oldid 1222630003, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
