Night of the Creeps - Good Bad Flicks Episode 48

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13 жыл бұрын

In this episode of Good Bad Flicks I discuss the cult classic Night of the Creeps. It's a movie that seemlessly merges zombies, aliens, humor, parasites, and all kinds of other horror elements into one amazing film.
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@Opheggie54 5 жыл бұрын

Tom Atkins played a perfect role

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yeah, I'm aware NIN was going after the LPers. Didn't they drop it though because of the backlash? Still, I'll check out the episode. I'm glad you like the show and I appreciate you giving it a chance. I think most folks just assume this is another "yelling at movies" show, which it totally isn't. I try really hard to separate this from others out there and do lots and lots of research to dig up as much back story as possible. Thanks for the support!

@FrenziedMadness25 8 жыл бұрын

Even as a kid, I thought the detective (and his catchphrase, "Thrill me.") was a badass.

@painkillerjones6232 4 жыл бұрын

I still use that when I answer the phone.

@judsongaiden9878 4 жыл бұрын

@@painkillerjones6232 Me too!

@flatcapman 2 жыл бұрын

Mine from him was "Ladies the good news is Your dates are here. The Bad news? Their dead"

@syiloman 3 жыл бұрын

such a shame how Hollywood destroyed Fred Dekker career. The guy made Night of the Creeps, Monster Squad and wrote House. He should have had more of a run going into the 90s

@mogensschmidt2498 8 ай бұрын

yeah he did the best he could with robocop 3

@w.davidrose3825 5 жыл бұрын

I watch this movie at least once a year. So much fun. The Legend of Tom Atkins in full effect

@GoodBadFlicks 12 жыл бұрын

Yes! Such a great flick. Dekker is a great director and I hope he can get behind the camera again, he deserves it.

@deadpan80 8 жыл бұрын

Met the entire cast at a monster convention once--- the coolest and friendliest group of actors ever. My wife and I met them one by one and they were all very cordial and engaging; you could tell that they were very grateful for the attention of the fans after so many years. We met Lively last and he noticed that the poster we had them all sign and that he was the last--- he asked if we wanted a group photo and without us answering, grabbed the others and brought them over for a group pic. He/they didn't have to do that but were more than willingly to take the time. It was a great experience, perhaps the best I ever had at a meet/greet. I enjoyed the movie before then, but it has now become one of my favs-- partly bc the actors were so cool.

@WordUnheard 11 жыл бұрын

I love Night of the Creeps. It was definitely Tom Atkin's mustache's greatest role.

@flatcapman 2 жыл бұрын

he def inspired moustache's well. Even better then Tom Selleck did. He made them a cool thing to have. I have one because of him even if it makes me look more like a collage dean

@BEEEELEEEE 8 жыл бұрын

I love the imagery of a girl all dressed up for the big dance wielding a flamethrower, with her date brandishing a shotgun.

@Madbandit77 8 жыл бұрын

Very romantic...:)

@WFoong98 8 жыл бұрын

That's quite *hot* haha.

@kheming01 4 жыл бұрын

69 likes, man. nice

@hammondOT 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. Like Kelly Maroney in her cheerleader outfit firing an uzi in Night of the Comet.

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks! He's not that old so I think he could totally make a return. In the NotC commentary you could tell he still wanted to do it.

@southtexasdeathride7667 5 жыл бұрын

First time I saw this wonderful movie was I woke up in the middle of the night to it playing on TV; the scene where Axe Zombie comes up through the floor and kills the old lady. That terrified the living shit out of me and made me think about the movie every time my parents watched Wheel of Fortune. Years later I saw it again and I loved it, to this day when I recommend a good horror movie I recommend Night of the Creeps. It's got everything; zombies, serial killers, aliens, zombie serial killers, zombie making alien worms, zombie alien-infested dogs, badass grizzled/tortured cop, side characters that you can care about and uh, I can't think of anything else. I love this movie!

@mljedi 10 жыл бұрын

I do agree. The original ending was better It kind of reminded me of the end of John Carpenter's The Thing Was it really the end, just only the beginning

@intheblues 8 жыл бұрын

This is one of the classics! "Thrill Me!" :-D

@GoodBadFlicks 13 жыл бұрын

lol excellent catch! Unfortunately I was under a severe time crunch this week and had to cut a lot of material. I had a whole thing about how the whole film is filled with references to famous horror or sci-fi directors. Cynthia Cronenberg (David Cronenberg), Ray Cameron (James Cameron), Corman University (Roger Corman) and tons more. Oh well, such is the life of a one man show.

@GoodBadFlicks 12 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks! A great movie I'm so happy it was finally given its due on DVD and BR.

@Bobbo110 8 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing the movie Slither was inspired by this movie. It's pretty similar.

@trustobey1016 8 жыл бұрын

+Bobbo110 I remember thinking the same thing when I saw slither.

@DeepEye1994 8 жыл бұрын

Slither is inspired by many things, it's pretty much a tribute to '80s horror comedies.

@Madbandit77 7 жыл бұрын

Bobbo110 Slither and Creeps were both influenced by Croenberg's "Shivers".

@derickennedy6278 6 жыл бұрын

You know what? I was thinking the same thing about Slither!

@1977Suspiria 5 жыл бұрын

Cronenberg's Shivers pre-dated them all.

@firstelvys 8 жыл бұрын

I found this to be a good companion to the original "Fright Night".

@stu2729 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I though! The term that pops up in my head, when I think of these two movies is "80s suburban horror". They both are incredibly charming.

@conalcochranh3274 4 жыл бұрын

Fright Night is a great movie, a classic in my opinion. Here's a little movie trivia: Fright Night is based on a short story called, The Neighbour Only Wears Evening by Gertrude Bramble.

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Originally I just glanced over the movie while dropping some tidbits about the behind the scenes here and there. After a while, I decided to change the structure to go through the movie, as it gave me more space to put in comedy. I also split it into two sections, the first part is the breakdown and the back end is the behind the scenes. The audience was much more receptive to this style, so I kept with it. (while making minor tweaks here and there as I go on, to keep it fresh)

@zaprowsdower3498 10 жыл бұрын

Its been awhile since I saw this movie but what I remember most was the relationship between Chris and J.C. The actors did a great job and you really felt that they were long time best friends, which made the scene when Chris is listening to the recording made by JC when he turned into a zombie especially sad.

@Fluffykeith 7 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favourite horror movies ever. It was doing clever and funny self aware stuff long before Scream pooped out its formulaic trash.

@jkessler410 6 жыл бұрын

Amen! This and Monster Squad go down as two of my favorite movies of all time, it's friggen Criminal!

@guibox3 9 жыл бұрын

"Least...observant...cop...ever..." HAHAHAHAH!!! I liked this movie when I saw it back in the day. " I've got some good news and bad news, girls. The good news is..your dates are here. (the bad news) "They're dead." Best horror movie quote ever! :D

@GoodBadFlicks 9 жыл бұрын

guibox3 classic line, love it

@pvtrichter8816 6 жыл бұрын

I Somehow randomly remember a clip where one zombified boyfriend shows up and the girl says 'OH LIKE I'M SO SURE VERY HILARIOUS BRAD!!'' I don't know why but I was on the floor with that one! and what a great classic popcorn flick from my youth ! ENJOY !

@meridiantelekoms 8 жыл бұрын

6:20 - Nod to Mad Max eye bulging scene.

@dereknight861 4 жыл бұрын

I had to take a break midway watching this movie when I realized that all the characters were named after horror directors. Had a good solid minute and a half of laughter.

@Madbandit77 4 жыл бұрын

That's one of the great aspects of the film. :)

@DJAlisterCrane 6 жыл бұрын

I remember my dad taking me to a double feature of Night of the Creeps and Vamp. Oh to be a seven year old in the mid 80s!!!

@SeptienPatterson 8 жыл бұрын

The more I watch your videos it's dawned on me that Hollywood is more about making money than respecting the movie creative process

@GoodBadFlicks 10 жыл бұрын

I know, right? It was this really personal moment that you just don't get with horror movies anymore.

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I try to keep the focus on the movie itself. While occasionally I talk about my experiences with the film (like how I found it, how it influenced me, etc) I try to keep it about the movie. Glad you are enjoying them!

@justcallmemarcus 8 жыл бұрын

After I saw this movie once, I showed it to literally EVERYBODY I knew. Mostly because I just loved the talking to zombie Brad scene.

@timothywitham6585 4 жыл бұрын

Night of the creeps is a classic definitely another one of my favorite horror comedies growing up

@shamblepants1450 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving this film a good walk through. I have such a soft spot for this movie, and I always thought it was unfairly looked over.

@joecalaba 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Dekker (Fred's dad) was my 8th grade ASB adviser. He was an influential figure for me and was super proud of his son's work.

@razzbender3385 5 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, you missed an opportunity to say that the janitor screams like a banshee when he sees the walking corpse. Set up > pay off

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks! While I occasionally talk about my experience with the film (such as with the Incredible Melting Man, I talk about how I used to stay up late and watch Saturday Night Dead when I was a kid) I try my best to keep the focus on the movie. It's not about me, I'm just the narrator defending some of these forgotten or misunderstood films...and also trying to make some laughs in the meantime.

@frankmarino6335 9 жыл бұрын

"Jason works the bone!"

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Working on it. Probably should be out sometime next year

@alexanderarkum4793 7 жыл бұрын

When i was 13 i saw this movies premier on Cinemax during summer vacation and i loved it and have such pleasant memories associated with it

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you liked the SMB ep. That one was a ton of work although I really want to go back and do a re-edit. I've uncovered more info since I first did it and also, I want to fix the pacing. I've had years of experience since then and I know it would be a much tighter experience. The problem is getting the time to do it!

@rxwhat33 4 жыл бұрын

My cousin and I saw this movie and every time we would call each other we would answer the phone with "thrill me"

@bleeneo101 9 жыл бұрын

thrill me- running like Banshees lol watched this movie religiously as a kid love it! was always sad when JC died

@sydIRISH 4 жыл бұрын

Fred Dekker....also directed "Moster Squad". One of my favorite films as an 80's kid.

@GoodBadFlicks 13 жыл бұрын

@EricVierthaler92 Thanks for checking it out. A very underrated classic.

@GoodBadFlicks 12 жыл бұрын

@BoooRatt I'm surprised they haven't appeared in replica form somewhere. As the years go by more and more people are starting to appreciate this film. Hopefully one day it will get the recognition it deserves.

@22Tesla 6 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite movies and I saw the directors cut ending which I certainly liked more. Kinda meant we might have a little resolve since the Aliens are back looking for their slugs. But I digress, it was a great movie with some very funny lines. "They got Alfalfa." And of course that quote by the detective is pure gold!

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks! Glad to help. This movie is a gem more people need to see!

@JUSTCALLMEDOUCHEBAG 11 жыл бұрын

Subscribed to your channel. I'm not usually interested in watching movie reviews but i find yours both informative and you always throw some humour into the mix which never fails to make me laugh. Keep the quality vids coming man!

@bonemachine1975 8 жыл бұрын

Yeah- I also saw this on HBO or Showtime back in 87 or 88 at a friends house. Memorable movie that I still enjoy. Fantastic review !

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

I do have a few serious episodes (Silent Hill, Reindeer Games, Chernobyl Diaries) where I just talk about the movie and don't spoil the plot. These are movies I feel deserve to be taken more seriously. (while I love many of the B movies I riff on, by showing the plot it isn't completely spoiling them, whereas these might have a twist or something that people really should experience for themselves)

@trustobey1016 9 жыл бұрын

The Bradster, there's always a Brad somewhere.

@conalcochranh3274 3 жыл бұрын

Brad? That would be me and...um...I HAVE A RIGHT TO EXIST...JUST LIKE YOU! Good movie.

@StCerberusEngel 9 жыл бұрын

I first saw a trailer for this on a VHS copy of Haunted Honeymoon when I was a kid. I was absolutely obsessed with finding and watching the movie for the longest time. I asked every rental store I could find if they had it and none did. Finally, I managed to track it down and I watched it over and over again. It quickly became one of my absolute favorite movies. Well worth the effort to find back in the days before internet streaming. Thank you, Mr. Dekker. Thank you for a fantastic childhood memory! We miss you!

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Its such a shame when a genuine talent like Dekker is denied the chance to continue to direct. Meanwhile tons of bad music video directors make bad movies. Here is someone who understands his craft and has made 2 genre classics and yet he has to sit on the sidelines and watch lesser talented people thrive.

@dr.decker3623 4 жыл бұрын

SLITHER is such an amazing homage to Night of the creeps,... and many other things lol

@conalcochranh3274 4 жыл бұрын

"And I did it over and over and over again." Dr Decker, Nightbreed. Great movie.

@theflyxx 8 жыл бұрын

Great review and totally agreed on all counts of your closing statement.

@finally_startingtopost 12 жыл бұрын

You pick great movies to review. This one was on HBO in the late 80s and I watched it about 50 times - great flick - great job on review.

@bschuler6216 5 жыл бұрын

Ricochet is awesome!!! John Lithgow!!! I remember watching Night of the Creeps when I was a kid, on channel 9 or 11. Loved it.

@Madbandit77 5 жыл бұрын

Do you live in the NYC area? If you do, you saw it on WPIX 11.

@eyespy3001 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, man, I LOVE this movie. It completely scared the shit out of me as a kid, way back when. The sound of those slithering slugs still creeps me out to this day. I can’t believe how underrated this movie is, though. I can’t help but feel that without this movie, there’d be no James Gunn. Slither is a direct homage to Night of the Creeps

@JohnAvengerJR1985 11 жыл бұрын

I did see it about a few hours ago.Very entertaining 80s horror films with great effects,good premise,and a decent cast.Tom Atkins is always fun to watch and the lead girl Jill Whitlow is a real cutie.It deserves more recognition indeed for being a fun ride.

@leroylowe5921 6 жыл бұрын

Okay, detective, thrill me!" If it hadn't been for that line I would've forgotten all about this flick.

@Aeternuss 7 жыл бұрын

No, the best line is.. '' It's Miller Time! ''

@dsandoval9396 5 жыл бұрын

DAAAAAAAAMMMMMMNNN. I could taste the venom at the end there, boss. I haven't seen any of those so I can't say for sure if I totally agree with you, but I do absolutely relate to the feeling you get when a fantastic source of ideas gets pushed to the side for dog shit. That's pretty much my feeling of how Disney handled the Star Wars IP.

@RottenDoctorGonzo 5 жыл бұрын

She wasn't the female lead in Weird Science (that was Kelly LeBrock) but she was in it. Also, I like how some of the dialogue in this and Monster Squad match basically word for word.

@shawnarthur5921 4 жыл бұрын

Saw this movie on cable when I was 16. I thought it was a lot of fun.

@ClumzorZ 10 жыл бұрын

So, I heard that Fred Dekker is going to be working on the new Predator script with Shane Black. That's pretty sweet.

@lipstickzombie4981 5 жыл бұрын

Dude that sadly did not turn out as sweet as expected.

@turogamer-oi4nq 5 жыл бұрын

Its actually ashame as shane black worked on friggin lethal weapon and yet cant do another good movie WTF?

@thefearhawk8805 5 жыл бұрын

@@turogamer-oi4nq the nice guys isnt bad...its not the best movie in the world, but it isnt shit like predator is.

@Madbandit77 5 жыл бұрын

@@lipstickzombie4981 Agreed. Glad I rented it. Man, what a car wreck.

@dsandoval9396 4 жыл бұрын

@@thefearhawk8805 I like The Nice Guys. The last Predator movie however, I REALLLLLY wanted to like it but when I saw it I was pretty let down. I mean the first Predator movie had some humor but when shit hit the fan it got serious, this last one was making everything a joke, even when people got killed. To me it felt like The Terminator movies, how they started serious and dark but now they're played for laughs. Ashame.

@c.ladimore1237 5 жыл бұрын

this soundtrack and the crow's were perfect!

@parrishharris3008 4 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks too you i never thought the first little alien was infected and now i understand more and that ending when searching for the rest of the zombie space slugs would of been epic and more satisfying.

@geno80geno 8 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite 80s flicks. I was 8 years old when I saw this. So many good memories. Thanks for this review bro.

@GoodBadFlicks 12 жыл бұрын

@BoooRatt I was planning on doing that last october but I decided to hold off on it. I'll most likely do it this year

@Anophathalm 9 жыл бұрын

How could I have passed this glorious movie??? O_O *jumps off to amazon to buy it right away*

@GoodBadFlicks 9 жыл бұрын

Anophathalm if you have a bluray player, get the blu. It looks outstanding.

@Anophathalm 9 жыл бұрын

I did! It was a long time banned in Germany but it came out I think two years ago with a new rating (16 years) and finally unedited. After I saw the bride with the flamethrower, it won my heart over haha Looking forward to the blu in the mail :D

@GoodBadFlicks 12 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Yeah, he is a very nice guy. He should be a better known actor than he is, he's great in everything.

@psycho_maniac1389 6 жыл бұрын

I love he intro for all these old videos! I love how the music goes with the videos .. I don't know why but I really like them! Nicely well done! I wished you can use these intros again

@alexcardosa8079 9 жыл бұрын

Yes this was great when I saw it first time, which was not really that long ago and the directors cut is way better and makes a bit more sense since the Aliens in the beginning where trying to stop it from leaving the ship. To bad to hear it did not do good when it first came out. Definitely not the usual B movie.

@GoodBadFlicks 9 жыл бұрын

Alex Cardosa thankfully it found its audience years later

@Arachnid-XXX 10 жыл бұрын

Great review. I was six when this came out, so I assume I was around 7 or 8 when my father decided to show this to me as a kid on VHS. Like many horror movies that my Dad decided (with poor judgement) to show me as a child, this one actually stuck with me for a long time. I don't know how many nights I spent freaked out by the thought of slugs entering my mouth and entering my brain lol. I remember bits and pieces of what's shown here. I will have to watch it again and "tame" the mental beast that was Night of the Creeps!

@GoodBadFlicks 12 жыл бұрын

@radioblueheart I love how they show violence to report on how violent things are.

@nooctip 4 жыл бұрын

A Night of the Creeps examination? Thrill me.

@LB74 9 жыл бұрын

Frieberg and Seltzer are one of those deals Satan regrets.

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

I can't understand how Dekker could make 2 awesome movies like Creeps and Monster Squad, then get screwed over by the suits who forced him into Robocop 3. Meanwhile there are other directors who make one awful money losing film after another and they keep going. Dekker is just too good for the system.

@conalcochranh3274 4 жыл бұрын

Good movie, and one that still holds up to this day. A timeless gem.

@SonicfanTheNightfury5099 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely the greatest line in movie history 6:48

@robertrobinson1278 5 жыл бұрын

this is one of my all time classics...

@philipmorris4843 Жыл бұрын

Rented this on 📼 , loved it so much have watched it over a dozen more times. Used to answer the phone with the catch phrase. One of my favorite horror movies from the eighties

@noconfusion25 10 жыл бұрын

Good god i thought i was the only one who saw the film as a kid and then more than 20 yrs later remembers it. Thanks for doing a review on this special one of mine.

@alyzu4755 11 ай бұрын

My roommates and I watched this movie in college (on VHS, as it was the 80's). For months afterwards, we answered the phone by saying "Thrill me". 😊

@creepshowfanatic9203 8 жыл бұрын

I like your review for this classic film.Don't know if anyone else has ever mentioned this, but Fred wrote a number of HBO's Tales From The Crypt episodes.In addition,he wrote the story for the 1986 horror classic,HOUSE.Dekker is a real talent.Too bad Hollywood never realized that.

@charltonmcmillen7422 9 жыл бұрын

Love this and I really like how u guys give some info about the movie and how it was reviewed at the time. So well done n interesting. Night of the Creeps and The Stuff is two of the coolest movies of that era to me

@GoodBadFlicks 9 жыл бұрын

charlton mcmillen Thanks!

@GoodBadFlicks 10 жыл бұрын

Ah ok. I didn't see that episode so I didn't know. I thought it was odd since this sort of thing is totally in his wheelhouse

@weisswurstfruhstuck8523 2 жыл бұрын

Still using the „thrill me!“ quote every time I answer my phone 😂

@monsterx3055 9 жыл бұрын

This movie was awesome

@SmashTom 7 жыл бұрын

Yet another movie I haven't seen... Man, your channel is a gold mine =) Please keep up the great content!

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks! They screwed Dekker so hard and its a damn shame. One of the many things that bothers me about hollywood.

@JacobCohen42 7 жыл бұрын

I love your videos dude. Each one is great!

@RuNacken 4 жыл бұрын

This channel is my absolute favorite of all on youtube.

@GoodBadFlicks 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dragdragon23 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best of the day and Proud to have it in my collection.

@lawrencehorner8418 4 жыл бұрын

Saw this in a movie theater in Norfolk, VA back in 1986 under the title 'Homecoming Night.' It had the re-shot ending.

@MutaScale 6 жыл бұрын

Least Dekker is coming back co-writing "The Predator", so there's something. XD

@abuferasabdullah 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a movie I can relate to, thanks it’s great watch 👍🏼

@zombiesmasher 12 жыл бұрын

My absolute favourite movie of all time. Your video thrilled me!

@GoodBadFlicks 11 жыл бұрын

Dekker just produced it and didn't have too much control.

@d1664256 11 жыл бұрын

Ever since I saw the poster for Slither, I remembered sparse glimpses of a movie that I saw part of when I was young. It left such an impression that every so often I would Google details that might get me the title. Now I know, and I can watch the whole movie! Thank you for this video. Oh, and I was led here by your The Hidden video.

@horrormoviegems7978 6 жыл бұрын

This film is awesome I watched on Halloween one night mostly thanks to your in depth review of it I consider it one of the great horror movies of all time. Also Tom Atkins is always great in almost every horror movie he is in, or non horror movies.