In a young couple enters the world of the music industry, and subsequently the world of drugs. Margaret hamilton, the wicked witch of the west, is a professor with whom kolchak consults. Horror legend john carradine is the newspapers publisher. Now hes in seattle, on the trail of a mysterious strangler who drains the blood of his victims. After being run out of las vegas, kolchak heads for seattle and another reporting job with the local paper. Funny, charming, and full of just the right attitude toward the supernatural, the night stalker was quickly followed up by the even tighter the night strangler. We re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. The night strangler 1973 dan curtis related allmovie. The werewolf of washington 1973 full horror movie, creature feature. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973 as a sequel to the night stalker. Houck and his howco company also paired strangler with two of their earlier flicks, women and bloody terror 1969 and night of bloody horror 1969. The night stalker 1972 and the night strangler 1973. The night stalker was the most successful tv movie of its time in terms of audience share and so producer dan curtis, writer richard matheson and star darren mcgavin reunited for this sequel, along with simon oakland. A reporter hunts down a 144year old alchemist who is killing women for their blood.
Usa reporter carl kolchak is now in seattle, washington, trying to solve the mystery of several strangulations that. The night stalkerthe night strangler double feature. The kolchak character was tailor made for mcgavin as the night stalker 1972 dvd and the night strangler 1973 dvd. A real horror story after being run out of las vegas, kolchak heads for seattle and another reporting job with the local paper.
The night strangler 1973 kino lorber classics bluray w slipcover horror. Subgenres tourists road trips wilderness serial killers supernatural serial killers mind benders cult classics popular styles full horror movies hollywood new releases slow burns wild rides bhorrors jhorror creative kills view all. The night stalker tv series the first movie is the night stalker 1972 which was the primary inspiration for the xfiles, one of the most successful and longrunning scifi tv shows, of whose subjects. The night stalker was the most successful tv movie of its time in terms of audience share and so producer dan curtis, writer richard matheson and star darren mcgavin. The cinematography was by michel hugo and music was by bob cobert. In that footage, kolchak tracks down the veteran reporter and speaks with him about the murders. The night stalker dvd and the night strangler dvd are fantastic made for tv horror.
However, even if the two movies are closely similar at the outset, the second movie seems. Night strangler 1973 4k restoration bluray carl kolchak. Overview of night strangler, the, 1973, directed by dan curtis, with scott brady, anne randall, richard anderson, at turner classic movies. The night strangler dan curtis, 1973 by douglas buck november 28, 2018 5 minutes 1199 words blu ray this is the story behind the most incredible series of murders to ever occur in the city of seattle, washington. The night strangler 1973 reporter kolchak darren mcgavin searches seattle for a killer who seems to be strangling his victims every 20 years and taking a little of their blood. March five fingers of death is released in the united states and is a surprise success starting a kung fu film craze in north america april 11 kim jongil publishes his film treatise on the art of the cinema.
Dropping for the most part the paranoid earlyseventies realism of 1972s the night stalker, dan curtiss 1973 followup the night strangler takes nearly everything else about the night stalker and polishes and sharpens it into a deadly hilarious shtick fully vehicularized for darren mcgavin and simon oaklands sparring workplace dynamics and supernatural detectionism. Darren mcgavin returns as seedy reporter carl kolchak, who previously ran into conflict when las vegas authorities refused to acknowledge kolchaks uncovering of a modernday vampire. Star spangled banger fear of the night 1973 australia prog rock. Robert singer, jeffrey grant rice, max hodge, richard matheson. The night strangler 1973 tv movie halloween spotlight. Darren mcgavin, simon oakland, jo ann pflug, richard anderson, scott brady, wally cox, margaret hamilton, john carradine. Reporter kolchak darren mcgavin searches seattle for a killer who seems to be strangling his victims every 20 years and taking a little of their. Exiled from vegas and now living in seattle, journalist carl kolchak darren mcgavin looks into a series of brutal murders, the latest in a succession of similar slaying sprees that have occurred every 21 years since 1889. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer kills a certain number of people, drains them of their blood and then disappears into the night. The investigation sends the monsterhunting newshound into the catacombs of an underground city and headlong into a confrontation with a seemingly immortal killer. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for the night strangler in any language. Ann pflug, enters into a race against time to stop the killer before he is able to complete the creation of his elixir and disappear for another 21 years. Oct 23, 2018 the night strangler opens much as its predecessor did, with reporter carl kolchak darren mcgavin narrating over the murder of a beautiful young woman, but in this outing the killer isnt a creature of supernatural origins, such as a vampire, but instead that of a man of science, or to put it more accurately, a practitioner in the dark arts of alchemy. Kino lorber have detailed their upcoming bluray release of dan curtis film the night strangler 1973, starring darren mcgavin, simon oakland, scott brady, margaret hamilton, and john carradine.
The night strangler 1973 cast and crew reporter kolchak darren mcgavin searches seattle for a killer who seems to be strangling his victims every 20 years and taking a little of their blood. Buy the apple movie posters from movie poster shop. It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer kills a certain number of people. The werewolf of washington 1973 full horror movie, creature feature by a touch of evil. An entertaining commentary track points out sequences not in the original tvmovie though there were no reshoots the project came in long and was edited down to. The first movie, set in las vegas, was a monster of a ratings hit as kolchak reveals that this killer is really a vampire. Night of the strangler is a 1972 american blaxploitation mystery film directed by joy n. The apple original movie poster scifi disco musical directed by menahem golan. Darren mcgavin in the night strangler 1973 richard anderson in the night strangler 1973 nina. The night strangler 1973 darren mcgavin john carradine. The night strangler 1973 classic horror movies posters. The night strangler is also more fun than the night stalker. The night stalker and strangler dvd are old school made for tv horror done extremely well. Supernatural phenomena, baffling murders and offbeat humor mark this second night stalker offering with a great cast and suspense so.
It seems that every 21 years, for the past century, a killer kills a certain number of people, drains. The night strangler 1973 reporter carl kolchaks second reported encounter with the supernatural, the night strangler, was broadcast on the night of january 16, 1973. The night strangler cast starring virginia peters, bob harks, george dicenzo, bill clark, simon oakland. Darren mcgavin is carl kolchak and gives a great performance and truly gets you into the work of the the super natural as a professional journalist who is under his bosses skin as well high ranking city officials. Reporter kolchak darren mcgavin searches seattle for a killer who seems to be strangling his victims every 20 years and taking a little of their blood. Check out more movies that start with t and movies from 1973. Night stalker 1972 night strangler 1973 twilight zone. Mar 06, 2020 the night strangler is the sequel to the enormously successful 1972 tv movie the night stalker. The night stalkerthe night strangler 1972, 1973 bluray. Kolchak, the time killer, lo strangolatore della notte. The night stalker is the second movie on what is to become kolchak. May 1 the marx brothers zeppo marx divorces his second wife, barbara blakely. Chris stachiw and mike white discuss the night stalker. The night strangler 1973 tv movie trivia 14 add new.
Its cast is full of cameos and guest stars familiar to genre fans. Made for tv in 1973, this new hd 4k restoration is really quite nicely done. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973, as a. The night strangler opens much as its predecessor did, with reporter carl kolchak darren mcgavin narrating over the murder of a beautiful young woman, but in this outing the killer isnt a creature of supernatural origins, such as a vampire, but instead that of a man of science, or to put it more accurately, a practitioner in the dark arts of alchemy. This is the night strangler 1973 by casey moore on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jun 22, 2019 reporter kolchak darren mcgavin searches seattle for a killer who seems to be strangling his victims every 20 years and taking a little of their blood. With catherine mary stewart, george gilmour, grace kennedy, allan love. The night strangler 1973 tv movie the last drive in. The night strangler was a sequel to the hit tv movie the night stalker 1972, which featured darren mcgavin as a reporter trying to deal with a vampire in modernday las vegas. Not quite the actual tvmovie, the night strangler here is the extended cut that was released overseas as a theatrical movie. New castle after dark presents the night strangler youtube. I uploaded what i thought was the night strangler 1973, but actually it it completely different movie. Per request, heres the release of the apple, one of the foulest musicals ever made.
It depicts the story of denise roberts and her plans to enter into an interracial marriage with her babys father. Maybe because i didnt live through the 70s television movie era, but the night strangler might have made me want to strangle myself. The night stalker became abcs highest rated original tv movie, it did so well it was actually released overseas as a theatrical movie and inspired a sequel tv movie titled the night strangler. The night stalker tv series the first movie is the night stalker 1972 which was the primary inspiration for the xfiles, one of the most successful and longrunning scifi tv shows, of whose subjects were aliens, supernatural and paranormal. Despite garnering theatrical play in 1972, the movie wasnt submitted for an mpaa rating till 1973 when it was christened as night of the strangler, its final appellation. Its not long before he is on the trail of another string of bizarre murders. Nov 28, 2018 the night strangler dan curtis, 1973 by douglas buck november 28, 2018 5 minutes 1199 words blu ray this is the story behind the most incredible series of murders to ever occur in the city of seattle, washington. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973, as a sequel to the night stalker the night strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting abc to order a tv series neither writer richard matheson nor producerdirector dan curtis was involved in the tv series. Closedcaptioned, color, full screen, subtitled, ntsc. The night strangler is the sequel to the enormously successful 1972 tv movie the night stalker.
The night killers was scripted, but abc opted to develop the tv series instead of continuing. Night of the strangler 1975 a mystery lurks within the night of the strangler, a lowbudget thriller directed by joy n. Night flight from moscow, starring yul brynner, henry fonda, dirk bogarde franceitalygermany night watch, starring elizabeth taylor and laurence harvey the night strangler, tv movie starring darren mcgavin. The night strangler 1973 kino lorber classics bluray w. The night strangler 1973 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Darren mcgavin returns as seedy reporter carl kolchak, who previously ran into conflict when las. I went with 1973s the night strangler based on the fact its script was penned by famed horror writer richard matheson. Check out more movies that start with t and movies from 1973 the night strangler cast starring virginia peters, bob harks, george dicenzo, bill clark, simon oakland. Carl kolchak mcgavin, a disgraced writer now living in seattle, stumbles upon the. The night stalkerthe night strangler 1972, 1973 blu. The night strangler tv movie 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oct 07, 2019 i went with 1973s the night strangler based on the fact its script was penned by famed horror writer richard matheson. Find similar and related movies for the night strangler 1973 dan curtis on allmovie.
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