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'''''Hell Night''''' is a [[1981]] [[horror film]]. [[Tom DeSimone]] directed the film, which was written by [[Randy Feldman]] and stars [[Linda Blair]]. The film depicts a night of [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] [[hazing]] ("hell night") set in an old manor, during which a deformed maniac terrorizes and murders many of the college students. |
'''''Hell Night''''' is a [[1981]] [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[independent film|independent]] [[horror film]]. [[Tom DeSimone]] directed the film, which was written by [[Randy Feldman]] and stars [[Linda Blair]]. The film depicts a night of [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] [[hazing]] ("hell night") set in an old manor, during which a deformed maniac terrorizes and murders many of the college students. |
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''Hell Night'' was unusual in that it was a [[slasher film]] that contained no nudity or explicit violence. Critics described the film as "extremely dull".{{fact}} |
''Hell Night'' was unusual in that it was a [[slasher film]] that contained no nudity or explicit violence. Critics described the film as "extremely dull".{{fact}} |
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Filming ''Hell Night'' took only 40 days. The majority of the movie was shot in three locations: The outside of Garth Manor was shot at a mansion in Redlands, California. (The mansion was converted from a private residence to a [[museum]] shortly after filming was completed.) The hedge maze was brought in as there was no actual garden maze on the mansion property. The inside of Garth Manor was filmed in a residential home in Pasadena, California. The frat party was filmed in an apartment lobby in Los Angeles, California. The many underground tunnels filmed in the movie were actually no more than two corridors in which the director had the actors running repeatedly through from different angles. |
Filming ''Hell Night'' took only 40 days. The majority of the movie was shot in three locations: The outside of Garth Manor was shot at a mansion in Redlands, California. (The mansion was converted from a private residence to a [[museum]] shortly after filming was completed.) The hedge maze was brought in as there was no actual garden maze on the mansion property. The inside of Garth Manor was filmed in a residential home in Pasadena, California. The frat party was filmed in an apartment lobby in Los Angeles, California. The many underground tunnels filmed in the movie were actually no more than two corridors in which the director had the actors running repeatedly through from different angles. |
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For the scene where Jeff is thrown down a flight of stairs and hurt his leg, there wasn't a lot of acting involved. In reality, actor Peter Barton had really hurt himself and most of his limping was due to being in real physical pain. |
For the scene where Jeff is thrown down a flight of stairs and hurt his leg, there wasn't a lot of acting involved. In reality, actor Peter Barton had really hurt himself and most of his limping was due to being in real physical pain. |
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*Linda Blair was nominated for a [[1981 Golden Raspberry Awards]] for Worst Actress. |
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| Directed by | Tom DeSimone |
| Written by | Randy Feldman |
| Produced by | Irwin Yablans Bruce Cohn Curtis |
| Starring | Linda Blair Vincent Van Patten Peter Barton |
| Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
| Edited by | Anthony DiMarco |
| Music by | Dan Wyman |
| Distributed by | Compass International Pictures |
Release dates | August 28, 1981 |
Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hell Night is a 1981 American independent horror film. Tom DeSimone directed the film, which was written by Randy Feldman and stars Linda Blair. The film depicts a night of fraternity hazing ("hell night") set in an old manor, during which a deformed maniac terrorizes and murders many of the college students.
Hell Night was unusual in that it was a slasher film that contained no nudity or explicit violence. Critics described the film as "extremely dull".[citation needed]
Plot
Peter Bennett (Kevin Brophy), the president of the Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, is making four pledges - Marti (Linda Blair), Jeff (Peter Barton), Seth (Vincent Van Patten), and Denise (Suki Goodwin) - stay at Garth Manor until dawn on hell night. Twelve years ago to the day, Raymond Garth strangled his wife Lillian to death in the house and then proceeded to murder all of his children. However, police never found the body of the youngest Garth child, Andrew. Local legend states that Andrew witnessed the murder of his family and may still be living within the manor. Scott (Jimmy Sturtevant) and May (Jenny Neumann) assist Peter in attempting to scare the pledges until an unknown prowler begins killing the teens.
Production
Filming Hell Night took only 40 days. The majority of the movie was shot in three locations: The outside of Garth Manor was shot at a mansion in Redlands, California. (The mansion was converted from a private residence to a museum shortly after filming was completed.) The hedge maze was brought in as there was no actual garden maze on the mansion property. The inside of Garth Manor was filmed in a residential home in Pasadena, California. The frat party was filmed in an apartment lobby in Los Angeles, California. The many underground tunnels filmed in the movie were actually no more than two corridors in which the director had the actors running repeatedly through from different angles.
For the scene where Jeff is thrown down a flight of stairs and hurt his leg, there wasn't a lot of acting involved. In reality, actor Peter Barton had really hurt himself and most of his limping was due to being in real physical pain.
Trivia
- Linda Blair was nominated for a 1981 Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actress.
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