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Nightwish

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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Nightwish (1989)
A professor and four graduate students journey to a house in the mountains to investigate paranormal activities, but the experiment goes awry after an alien entity starts attacking them.
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A professor and four graduate students journey to a house in the mountains to investigate paranormal activities, but the experiment goes awry after an alien entity starts attacking them.A professor and four graduate students journey to a house in the mountains to investigate paranormal activities, but the experiment goes awry after an alien entity starts attacking them.A professor and four graduate students journey to a house in the mountains to investigate paranormal activities, but the experiment goes awry after an alien entity starts attacking them.

  • Director
    • Bruce R. Cook
  • Writer
    • Bruce R. Cook
  • Stars
    • Brian Thompson
    • Jack Starrett
    • Elizabeth Kaitan
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    1.7K
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    • Director
      • Bruce R. Cook
    • Writer
      • Bruce R. Cook
    • Stars
      • Brian Thompson
      • Jack Starrett
      • Elizabeth Kaitan
    • 38User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    Top Cast14

    Brian Thompson
    Brian Thompson
    • Dean
    Jack Starrett
    Jack Starrett
    • Professor
    Elizabeth Kaitan
    Elizabeth Kaitan
    • Donna
    Alisha Das
    Alisha Das
    • Kim
    Clayton Rohner
    Clayton Rohner
    • Jack
    Artur Cybulski
    • Bill
    Robert Tessier
    Robert Tessier
    • Stanley
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Wendall
    Gayle Vance
    Gayle Vance
    • Fruit Stand Lady
    John Hayden
    • Fruit Stand Boy
    Jared Coulter
    • Ghost Boy
    Kazuko Ohashi
    • Slug Girl#1
    Elizabeth Hegyes
    • Slug Girl#2
    Joanne House
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    • Director
      • Bruce R. Cook
    • Writer
      • Bruce R. Cook
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    Related interests

    Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)
    Body Horror
    Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
    Horror
    Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Sci-Fi

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Special effects makeup was done by the newly formed KNB EFX, Nightwish was their second movie. KNB EFX are responsible for the special effects on The Walking Dead.
    • Goofs
      Clayton Rohner's character Jack has part of his right hand ring finger cut off, only to have his left hand bandage in the next scene and his properly injured hand bandaged in the scene after that.
    • Quotes
      • Dean: The highway's mine.
    • Connections
      Featured in Invasion of the Scream Queens (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Nightwish
      Written and Performed by Phil Davies and Mark Ryder

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 21, 1990 (Taiwan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nightwish - Out of Control
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Channel Communications
      • Wild Street Pictures
      • ZIV International
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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