Night Train to Terror
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| Night Train to Terror | |
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| Directed by | John Carr, Phillip Marshak, Tom McGowan, Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, Gregg C. Tallas |
| Produced by | William F. Messerli, Gene Ruggiero, Jay Schlossberg-Cohen |
| Written by | Philip Yordan |
| Starring | John Phillip Law, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Moll, Marc Lawrence |
| Distributed by | Visto International Inc. |
| Release date(s) | May 1985 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Language | English |
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Night Train to Terror is an independent horror film directed by Jay Schlossberg-Cohen and written by Academy Award winner Phillip Yordan that was released in 1985 and has since become an infamous cult classic of grade-Z movie fare. It is an anthology film and follows along the same lines as The Twilight Zone because the film was actually pieced together of three previously unfinished films Death Wish Club, Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars and Cataclysm. It stars John Phillip Law (Barbarella, Tarzan the Ape Man), Cameron Mitchell (How to Marry a Millionaire, Hombre) and Richard Moll (TV's Night Court).
In the end credits, Satan is credited as being played by "Lu Cifer" and God by "Himself".
[edit] Taglines
A rock-band performs their final performance on a hell-bound trip into the outer-reaches of horror!
A one way ticket to hell... and beyond!
[edit] Plot
God and Satan are on-board a train and discuss the fate of three individuals. In the first story "The Case of Harry Billings" a man is kidnapped and taken to an insane asylum were he is put under hypnosis and lures victims to become tortured and murdered as part of an organ-harvesting operation. The second story "The Case of Gretta Connors" entails two young lovers who become involved in a sinister cult of people fascinated with death. The final story "The Case of Claire Hansen" involves an apprentice to the Devil who is out to destroy mankind and a group of immortals who are out to stop him.
[edit] Criticism
Night Train to Terror received poor reviews and less than spectacular box office attraction during its 1985 theatrical release. The film is sometimes cited as one of the worst films ever made and often compared to the likes of Plan 9 From Outer Space. Night Train to Terror has some inept cheap special effects, poor dialogue, editing and stop motion animation.
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