Happy Hell Night
| Happy Hell Night | |
|---|---|
 Original poster | |
| Directed by | Brian Owens |
| Produced by | Pavlina Proevska |
| Screenplay by |
Chrys Hudson
Michael Fitzpatrick |
| Starring |
Nick Gregory Darren McGavin Frank John Hughes Sam Rockwell |
| Music by | Nenad Bach |
| Cinematography | Sol Negrin |
| Edited by | David Mitchell |
Production company |
Pavlina Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Quest Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Language | English |
Happy Hell Night (also known as Frat Night)[1] is a 1992 Canadian-American slasher film directed by Brian Owens and starring Darren McGavin and Nick Gregory. The film also features brief appearances by Sam Rockwell and Jorja Fox in their early careers.[2]
Plot
On Halloween night 1966, a priest named Zachary Malius murdered seven fraternity members from Winfield College who had broken into his family's crypt and recreated an occult ritual. Malius was incarcerated in an insane asylum for his crimes. Twenty-five years later during pledge week, the university students are preparing for hell night. As an initiation prank, a group of students break into the asylum one evening to visit Father Malius, who has remained in a catatonic state for the past twenty-five years. Malius murders the students and escapes from the asylum. He returns to the campus, where he begins to murder the coeds.
Cast
- Nick Gregory as Eric Collins
- Darren McGavin as Henry Collins
- Sam Rockwell as Young Henry Collins
- Charles Cragin as Father Zachary Malius
- Frank John Hughes as Sonny
- Laura Carney as Liz
- Kate Delay as Susan
- Scott Bell as Pete
- Ted Clark as Ned Bara
- Tatjana Pujin as Kimberly
- Gala Videnovic as Marjorie
- Lisa Rankin as Nurse
- Jorja Fox as Kappa Sig Girl
Production
The film was shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was financed through Pavlina Ltd., a Yugoslavian film production company.[1]
Release
Happy Hell Night received a brief theatrical run in April 1992, and was released in the United Kingdom on video as Hell Night (not to be confused with the 1981 film of the same name).[3] It was also released under the title Frat Night in Europe.[1]
Home media
The film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment on August 3, 2004.[4] It was released for the first time on Blu-ray in a limited run by Code Red DVD on December 5, 2016, featuring a new 2k scan from the original vault materials.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Harper 2004, p. 107.
- ↑ "Happy Hell Night (1992) Review". Retro Slashers. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ ""No tee-veee...." - Happy Hell Night". Vegan Voorhees. March 29, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ Pattee, Steve (May 21, 2009). "Happy Hell Night". Horror Talk. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Happy Hell Night Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
Bibliography
- Harper, Jim (2004). Legacy of Blood: A Comprehensive Guide to Slasher Movies. Critical Vision. ISBN 978-1-900-48639-2.