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Night Shadows

Night Shadows

Mankind's Deadliest Threat Will Not Come From The Skies.

19845.11h 39mR

Overview

When two brothers, Josh and Mike, go to a small southern town for a vacation, they find most of the residents either dead or missing. When Mike himself goes missing, Josh teams up with the local sheriff and an attractive school teacher to find him until Josh discovers that the whole town and most of it's people have been infected by a form of toxic waste, and they have all turned into toxic vampires whom prowl the streets at night for human blood!

Directed by John "Bud" Cardos
Written by John C. Kruize, Peter Z. Orton, Michael Jones
Produced by Igo Kantor
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5M0

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Top Cast

Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser

Josh Cameron

Bo Hopkins

Bo Hopkins

Sheriff Will Stewart

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Jody Medford

Holly Pierce

Lee Montgomery

Lee Montgomery

Mike Cameron

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Marc Clement

Albert Hogue

Cary Guffey

Cary Guffey

Billy

Jennifer Warren

Jennifer Warren

Dr. Myra Tate

Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Jack

Mary Nell Santacroce

Mary Nell Santacroce

Mrs. Eleanor Mapes

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Stuart Culpepper

Mel

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Themes & Keywords

sheriffmoteltoxiczombie

About Night Shadows

Night Shadows is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 1984 exploring themes of sheriff, motel, toxic, zombie. Directed by John "Bud" Cardos, it stars Wings Hauser, Bo Hopkins, Jody Medford. When two brothers, Josh and Mike, go to a small southern town for a vacation, they find most of the residents either dead or missing. When Mike himself goes missing, Josh teams up with the local sheriff and an attractive school teacher to find him until Josh discovers that the whole town and most of it's people have been infected by a form of toxic waste, and they have all turned into toxic vampires whom prowl the streets at night for human blood!

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