Lee and starring kevin hart, tiffany haddish, rob riggle, romany malco, taran killam, megalyn echikunwoke, al madrigal, mary lynn. This forgotten slasher has finally been remastered and released on dvd via warner brothers archive collection. Find similar and related movies for night school 1981 ken hughes on allmovie. Along with final exam, madman, the initiation, and pieces, night school is probably one of the most overlooked slasher from the 80s. Night school is a fun little slasher from the genres golden year of 1981, but hardly anyone brings it up anymore. A night school is a school which holds courses in the evenings or at night. It takes great cinematography, interesting locations and decent acting to make a good slasher film and. Someone is killing off the female students who are taking night classes at a local college. Night school was denounced by critics upon release, and in england became a video nasty. Everything about the film screams giallo, from the killers motivations to the music to the black masked killer. Night school, a short story by raymond carver included in the 1976 collection will you please be quiet, please. Starring leonard mann, rachel ward, drew snyder, joseph r. The film is now available on 1080p thanks to a rather bareboned. Night school released in the united kingdom as terror eyes is a 1981 american slasherfilm, directed by ken hughes and starring rachel ward, in her feature.
Night school isnt too gory, but it still manages to bring some chills and thrills. Official theatrical movie poster for night school 1981. Night school is a 1981 thriller from the director and screenwriter ken hughes of. Horror movies of the 1980s may not have been as intellectual as their counterparts from say the 30s or the 70s. The film premiered at the avoriaz fantastic film festival in 1981, and was released theatrically in the united states on september 11, 1981. Several coeds are being murdered with their severed heads found in submerged in water and the detectives believe a sleazy professor is behind it. Theres a genuine sense of menace to the giallo influenced stalking scenes. Night school is one of those great slasher films that features. Slasher thriller night school is an excellent slasher film, with a lot of things to recommend. The films two lead actors stand out thanks to a couple of good performances.
On the surface, night school is just another stalker slasher flick that was released during the slasher boom of the early 1980s. Some outliers like night school still remained, however, clinging a bit. Night school is a 1981 thriller from the director and screenwriter ken hughes of chitty chitty bang bang fame. The only extra included is the films original theatrical trailer, presented in full screen from an hd source, although its a little rough around the edges. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the. Night school is a 2018 american comedy film directed by malcolm d. Interestingly a couple of the film s set pieces, one involving rachel ward being followed by a weirdo and an attack in a locker room seem to have influenced a. Happy birthday to me 1981 original theatrical trailer duration. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Women in the evening curriculum at bostons distinguished. Miscellaneous notes and facts about night school, 1981, directed by ken hughes, with leonard mann, rachel ward, drew snyder, night school 1981 misc notes skip navigation. The final film directed by kenneth hughes, 1981s night school centers around wendell college, a womans school located in boston, massachusetts. A boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds commited by a helmeted, blackleather clad serial killer. Night school 1981 cast and crew a boston police detective leonard mann blames ritual beheadings on a professor drew snyder with a livein assistant rachel ward. Night school 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In this gory horror movie, a group of young, nubile nightschool students find themselves unable to hang on to their heads when a mad slasher. Rachel ward the thorn birds, after dark, my sweet stars in this. Actor drew snyder remembers making the 1981 femalecentric slasher film as well as firestarter in the second part of our three part interview.
Rachel ward stars in this horror film about a police detective who must find out who has been decapitating the women who attend night school at wendell college. This is one nasty film, with a lot of well done, very unsettling kills. Seorang detektif polisi boston menyelidiki serangkaian pemenggalan birahi berbagai gulungan perguruan tinggi yang dilakukan oleh seorang pembunuh. This is one nasty film, with a lot of well done, very unsettling kills and setups.
Night school 1981 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Night school dvdr 1981 warner archive collection mod. Night school 1981 posted on january 26, 2012 in horror movies. Night school has much more in common with all the colors of the dark. One of the few surprising things about night school isnt how misogynistic it is millers lesbian character is a horrendous stereotype, and theres zero sympathy worked up for the pretty victims before their. My theory is that the flick, with its stately pace and implied gore. A is for apple b is for bed c is for coed d is for dead f is for failing to keep your head. My issues have to do with the slowish beginning and the sad fact i correctly guessed the identity of the killer without using any of. Night school is very violent, but not horror film graphic and it is also extremely.
Night school released in the united kingdom as terror eyes is a 1981 american slasher film directed by ken hughes cast leonard mann as lt. One of several kajillion slasher movies manufactured in the early 80s alone, the americanmade night school sports an oddly canadian aura. I personally hold this film in pretty high regards. The views and opinions expressed within this channel are those of the authorsspeakers justin kerswell, joseph henson, erik threlfall, nathan johnson, and the occasional guest. Cop movies synopsis plot a boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds commited by a helmeted. The film appeared as terror eyes on the uks list of video nasties. If you look a little deeper at it, it proves to be a more mature, more. The warner archive collection cordially invites you to attend the premiere of rachel wards slasher movie debut in highdefinition. Several coeds are being murdered with their severed heads found in submerged. Longtime genre fans would do well to pick up warner.
And for those who dont make the grade, heads will roll. The horror film is armed with a nice mystery at its center, thanks to writer ruth avergon and it is delivered with a nice twist. A boston police detective investigates a series of gruesome decapitations of various college coeds commited by a helmeted, blackleather clad serial killer which leads him to suspect a well known. Children is new thriller from cowriter and director chris moore, which has been selected to play at the horroronsea film festival on friday 19th january. Night school dvd brand new and sealed authentic licensed. Each victim is decapitated and has her head thrown into. Night school is a 1981 american slasher film, directed by ken hughes and starring rachel ward, in her feature film debut. The film has developed a small cult following among slasher fans, and in 2011, it was given its first dvd release by. Night school is a 1981 american slasher film directed by ken hughes and starring rachel ward, in her film debut, leonard mann, and drew snyder. A wellknown anthropology professor is the main suspect in a series of gruesome decapitations of young coeds at a boston night school. Night school 1981 r 04241981 us horror, mystery, thriller 1h 28m user score.