Mutant
1984 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 5.1 · 25% critics
Two brothers head to a quiet Southern town for a getaway, only to find it eerily empty and hostile. When one of them vanishes, the other joins forces with a few locals to search for answers, uncovering a toxic contamination that has turned residents into dangerous night-stalkers.
Also known as Things in the Night · Night Shadows
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Details
- Original title
- Night Shadows
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-07-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (65 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re in the mood for scrappy, campy ’80s small-town horror with mutants and a steady build of tension; Not for you if you hate cheesy effects, stereotypes, or well-worn genre beats like Phantoms.
Pros: fun 80s horror vibe; some effective scares; cheesy creature makeup | Cons: uneven acting; familiar zombie-style plot; heavy stereotypes
Themes
- sheriff
- motel
- toxic
- zombie
Cast & crew
Wings Hauser
as Josh Cameron
Bo Hopkins
as Sheriff Will Stewart
Jody Medford
as Holly Pierce
Lee Montgomery
as Mike Cameron
- MC
Marc Clement
as Albert Hogue
Cary Guffey
as Billy
Jennifer Warren
as Dr. Myra Tate
Danny Nelson
as Jack
Mary Nell Santacroce
as Mrs. Eleanor Mapes
- SC
Stuart Culpepper
as Mel
Directed by John "Bud" Cardos