The abandoned city sets featured heavily in the film were the new york city exteriors. In london, vivian vedder renee godfrey verifies that a carpenter has. To help hold fans over until the film s december 8th bluray debut, we have official release details and a look at the cover art. Jun 01, 2014 take a handful of semiretarded postapocalyptic italians and pit them against an army of unconvincing killer rats, the result is stupid, occasionally amusing and a lot of dead rats. Having said that rats is a very enjoyable take on the always popular animal horror subgenre. Rats is one of the funniest films ive ever seen, an arthur mullarddumb postapocalyptic romp boasting a tin ear for dialogue, costumes scavenged from the bottom. Geretta geretta, ottaviano dellacqua, massimo vanni. Search, discover and share your favorite rats night of terror gifs. The terrible script and overacting, shockingly bad wardrobe, and immense stupidity of the human characters all jostle to be the film s funniest element. The whole crux of the film completely relies on the rats to be scary enough to. An elite antizombie team is assembled by the government to cope with an evergrowing undead infection and the religious cult zealots who fanatically protect the festering foes. Fragasso met with director bruno mattei which led to partnership of about 15 years with the two working together on films.
Biker richard raymonds hells angel pack find a food cache in the desert but must battle hordes of flesheating mutant rats for its ownership. After the bomb, a group of postapocalyptic bikers discover an abandoned research laboratory filled with food, water. Night if terror is his other masterpiece and, although all the material is original this time round, its even more inept. If theres one that you think needs to have a place up here, just comment and ill add it. The society and the scavangers above in the wastelands. Night of terror is the umpteenth variation on the old peopletrappedinbuildingsbattlingzombies theme that george romero started with night of the living dead. Geretta geretta also known as gerettageretta, geretta giancarlo, janna ryann is an american actress, director, screenwriter and producer, who has worked in ireland, south africa, italy, switzerland and the united states. The outrageous dubbing, ridiculous costumes and characters, the waterfall of rats attacking people, the insane dialogue and so much more. When they are done making love, the man, lucifer, walks to the barroom to. The film s plot is a mostly original story not directly based on any of arthur conan doyle s holmes tales, but it uses minor plot elements of the adventure of the empty house, the disappearance of lady frances carfax, and the sign of four. In a postapocalyptic earth, where most of humanity lives underground, a group of surface people stumble upon an abandoned lab thats trying to bring life back to the earths surface, but the place is run over by vicious rats.
The acting in this one not consistent which is a problem that i had with another mattei film, hell of the living dead. After the bombclever, the nuclear wardevastated planet is inhabited with a small number of scavengers, along with an underground society that we never see until the conclusion. Food of the gods ii 1986 a hormone serum causes rats to become huge. A set of scavangers on bicycles stumbled upon a town infested with flesh eating rats, and the gore is currently spilling. One century after a nuclear war has ravaged the world, society was reborn to two factions. There is no doubt that these very obvious inserts cheapen the overall feel of the film and. Fragasso started in the italian film industry in the mid1970s working as a screenwriter and first attempted to make art films in the early 1970s. My stomach hurt from so much laughing that i thought rats were inside of me. Years after a nuclear holocaust has turned the earths surface into a scorched wasteland, a group of bikers known as scavengers descend into an abandoned building for shelter. Night of terror 1080p hd movie trailer blue underground duration. Night of terror signature flourishes and a script cowritten by claudio fragasso troll 2, beyond darkness, womens prison. However, it would take an italian filmmaker to show how the rat genre and the postapocalypse film could be merged together to form one unholy union. What is it about those little furry bodies thats so frightening.
For the best experience please update your browser. Night of terror, switchblade sisters, the boogens as bipolar march melts and freezes and jumps 30 degrees up and down almost every day here in nyc, im a veg, danny, my sadd dragging me around like angel tied to the back of mapaches automovil. Michael weldon says it has more or less the same plot as chosen survivors, but i havent seen it so i cant say for sure. Dvd compare is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program and the amazon europe s. In 1996, she published her writing under a collection of poems titled pardon me while. Night of terror is a stinking mound of radioactive rodent droppings that even makes director bruno matteis zombie creeping flesh 1980 seem like a halfdecent film in comparison. The notorious bruno mattei hell of the living dead directs this postapocalyptic horror movie. Awardwinning short film, best short film, best screenplay duration. I guerrieri dellanno 2072, aka the new gladiators, is a 1984 italian science fiction film directed by lucio fulci. Bruno mattei, who also directed night of the zombies, succeeds in getting a. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
They manage to mess up easy things, like leaving a huge, obvious window wide open for the rats to get into somehow its obvious theyre being thrown in by unseen crew members. A group of 11 of these people come across a mysterious, abandoned village. Night of terror, may 19th, 2010, at cine in athens, ga. The fact is, zombies can be very scary, but rats arentthey can be silly, or, in the case of this movie, boring and completely unthreatening. Rats is more or less night of the living dead but with rats. Review sit back, relax, and enjoy this savagely campy, carnagelaced schlockfest. Rats night of terror is somewhat a guilty pleasure, because it is evident that some of the animals featured in the film were bodily harmed for real. Jacques leitienne, bruno mattei, claudio fragasso, herve piccini. The film is set in the 21st century, where romans have found a new way to handle criminals. This film is able to keep that postapocalyptic vibe going while giving us a great horror flick. With ottaviano dellacqua, geretta geretta, massimo vanni, gianni franco.
Despite the presence of numerous horribly mutilated corpses, the adventurers decide to settle in town after. Hell of the living dead has garnered a bad reputation from fans, due in part to the overuse of stock footage which includes natural photography of various animals some of which dont live in new guinea and scenes of native rituals and activities. Special mention also to the rats in the film and their complete lack of enthusiasm in. Take a handful of semiretarded postapocalyptic italians and pit them against an army of unconvincing killerrats, the result is stupid, occasionally amusing and a lot of dead rats. Oh, and the dubbing is some of the best worst in cinema. This film is just relentless with its wacky antics. Mar 28, 2016 free movies and tv shows you can watch now. A group of scavangers on bikes come across a town infested with flesh eating rats, and soon the gore is spilling everywhere.
Otherwise i wouldnt write this column week in, week out. Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. Linferno dei morti viventi is an obvious ripoff of george romeros genrechanging works night of the living dead 1968 and dawn of the dead 1978, right down to the illegal use of goblins dawn soundtrack. The cast has a hard time determining if the film is meant to be cheesy and over the top or serious. Night of terror is a 1984 postapocalyptic horror film directed by bruno mattei and claudio fragasso about a bikergang that find themselves trapped in an abandoned research lab fighting for their lives against hordes of bloodthirsty killer rats. Hell of the living dead rats night of terror bluray. Night of terror is a fine example from matteis 1980s imperial.
Although filming was completed in 1987, no record appears to exist of the film having an official release until 2004, when fred olen rays retromedia put it on dvd under the title bloody movie. Thus, here we go with bruno vincent dawn matteis futuristicish thriller, rats. Night of terror oct 06, 2011 one of bruno matteis most beloved films by fans, not because its great, but because its laugh out. Featuring master of exploitation bruno matteis cruel jaws, rats. English dolby digital mono hell rats of the living dead interview with director bruno mattei.
Jun 22, 2009 trailer for an italy france coproduction. The basis of the movie is that there was a nuclear war in 2015. Set 225 years after a nuclear holocaust in 2015 in the modern day, the survivors are divided between those who live in comfortable underground cities and the new primitives who live in the sunlight. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Rats night of terror british board of film classification. One hundred years after a nuclear war has devastated the planet, society has been reborn into two factions. Night of terror has been fully restored from original vault elements and is presented completely uncut and uncensored. Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Jan 24, 2017 when it comes to postapocalyptic movies they mostly fall into two categories. The scene is set by some helpful introductory text to effect that humans blew. Cast includes richard raymond, janna ryann, alex mcbride, richard cross, paul merlin, vic mitchell. This is without a doubt one of the stupidest collection of characters in film history. A very nice package from 88 films includes a limitededition slipcase and a. Pages in category films about rats the following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. Whats shown of the rat although the head prosthesis is very well done is dry. With pete ferry, bogdan pecic, michael grossi, jolie jackunas. A legacy entertainment release from 2005 uses the film s original title.
The following night hundreds and hundreds of hungry genetically mutated rats are ready to attack them one by one. Claudio fragasso born 2 october 1951 is a film director and screenwriter. Rats notte di terrore is a 1984 postapocalyptic horror film directed by bruno mattei and claudio fragasso about a bikergang that. Geretta has completed the mfa program in screenwriting at the american film institute.
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