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Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Charlie L. Bird
- Beejay
- (as Charlie bird)
José Toledo
- Harold Masito
- (as Jose Toledo)
Flavio Martinez
- Isla Laloma
- (as Flavio Martinez III)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis horror movie about vampire bats was first released in the same year as a then major new version of 'Dracula' (1979) starring Frank Langella as the Count. That movie was one of five Dracula movies made and first released around 1979. The films are Dracula (1979), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Love at First Bite (1979), Nocturna (1979), and Dracula Blows His Cool (1979). Also from 1979 were the vampire movies Thirst (1979) and Salem's Lot (1979).
- GoofsDuran Nick Mancuso could not have ignited the crude oil with his lighter. The ignition temperature of crude is too high for what the lighter could produce.
- Quotes
Abner Tasupi: The winged animals are Yehwah's messengers
- Crazy credits[postscript] In recent years, vampire bats were discovered and destroyed in a cave in Val Verde County near Del Rio, Texas.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sneak Previews: Prophecy/Bloodline/Moonraker/Dracula/Nightwing (1979)
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'Jaws' with wings?
From Arthur Hiller Director of 'Silver Streak' 'Love Story' 'The Hospital' and many other great films comes 'Nightwing' Nick Mancuso is the deputy tribal policeman, who in a race against time to stop a vengeful shaman elders 'curse' on humanity due to him being against the expansion of western Ideals into his reservation.
The premise for 'Nightwing' is a brilliant high concept which can be called 'Jaws' with wings, the bat effects by Carlo Rambaldi which are by todays standard 'fake' but in this day and age of overused Digital Animation these effects stand out and don't look too obvious as modern effects tend to. David Warner plays a determined scientist, Kathryn Harrold is Mancuso's love interest who narrowly escapes the wrath of the bats. the highlight of the film is the sequence with the bigoted evangelists whilst camping in the outback meet a nasty end courtesy of the winged creatures. 'Nightwing' is an enjoyable Nature gone berserk movie which despite it's shortcomings is great fun. Henry Mancini's score is excellent.
The premise for 'Nightwing' is a brilliant high concept which can be called 'Jaws' with wings, the bat effects by Carlo Rambaldi which are by todays standard 'fake' but in this day and age of overused Digital Animation these effects stand out and don't look too obvious as modern effects tend to. David Warner plays a determined scientist, Kathryn Harrold is Mancuso's love interest who narrowly escapes the wrath of the bats. the highlight of the film is the sequence with the bigoted evangelists whilst camping in the outback meet a nasty end courtesy of the winged creatures. 'Nightwing' is an enjoyable Nature gone berserk movie which despite it's shortcomings is great fun. Henry Mancini's score is excellent.
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- greene515
- Sep 3, 2011
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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