The night stalker is the second movie on what is to become kolchak. Funny, charming, and full of just the right attitude toward the supernatural, the night stalker was quickly followed up by the even tighter the night strangler. A lyricist and vocalist are both credited, but no songs are present in known prints of the film. That resulted in a 1973 followup tv film called the night strangler and a planned 1974 film titled the night killers, which instead evolved into the 19741975 television series kolchak. A belly dance of deathethel parker was a belly dancer. The night stalker is an american television series that aired between it featured a fictional chicago newspaper reporter carl kolchak, wh. The night stalkerthe night strangler dvd, 2004 for. In new orleans, a relationship between a black man and a white girl leads to a string of murders. Darren mcgavin returns as seedy reporter carl kolchak, who.
Released 1972, night of the strangler stars micky dolenz, james ralston, michael anthony, chuck patterson the r movie has a runtime of about. The night of the strangler 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Aside from featuring similar titles, the films also share similar plot lines, and it could be said that this is something of a remake of the first film with a slightly more in depth story. The night stalker garnered the highest ratings of any tv movie at that time 33.
The night stalker is probably the best of these movies. Dropping for the most part the paranoid earlyseventies realism of 1972 s the night stalker, dan curtiss 1973 followup the night strangler takes nearly everything else about the night stalker and polishes and sharpens it into a deadly hilarious shtick fully vehicularized for darren mcgavin and simon oaklands sparring workplace dynamics and supernatural detectionism. Often these crimes involve some element of the supernatural or science fiction. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The night stalker 1972 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. The night strangler is a television film which first aired on abc on january 16, 1973, as a sequel to the night stalker the night strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting abc to order a tv series neither writer richard matheson nor producerdirector dan curtis was involved in the tv series. The film is directed by dan curtis and written by richard matheson and jeffrey grant rice. With that being said, there is virtually no blood and no practical effects. Despite garnering theatrical play in 1972, the movie wasnt submitted for an mpaa rating till 1973 when it was christened as night of the strangler, its final appellation. The night strangler the night stalker is a television film 2 which aired on abc on january 11, 1972 as their abc movie of the week. The first movie, set in las vegas, was a monster of a ratings hit as kolchak reveals that this killer is really a vampire. Associates programme, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to.
The night stalker, with mcgavin reprising his role in both. Finally, the film does have several on screen kills that are rather lackluster but what you would come to expect from a film that is not a horror flick. The night strangler tv database wiki fandom powered by wikia. The night stalker was one of those reason why movie of the week reigned supreme. The series was preceded by two television movies, the night stalker 1972 and the night strangler 1973. The night stalker dvd and the night strangler dvd are fantastic made for tv horror. The night strangler is the sequel to the enormously successful 1972 tv movie the night stalker. The night stalker dvd and the night strangler dvd are two of the very best made for tv horror films that dan curtice produced and directed. Although the series lasted only a single season, it remains popular in syndication. Kolchack was a one season show, and not a lot would have altered that. The night strangler 1973 tv movie region 2 pal import. Darren mcgavin returns as seedy reporter carl kolchak, who previously ran into conflict when las vegas authorities refused to acknowledge kolchaks uncovering of a modernday vampire. Night of the strangler 1975 a mystery lurks within the night of the strangler, a lowbudget thriller directed by joy n. The night stalker first aired january 11, 1972, and garnered the highest ratings of any television movie at that time 33.
Dvd compare is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program and the amazon europe s. At one point in the 1970s abc movie of the week was the king of television movies. From 73 onward, the night of the strangler title remained while the others seemingly never surfaced again. The night stalker is an american television series that aired on abc during the 19741975 season. Dec 17, 2019 the night stalker garnered the highest ratings of any tv film at that time 33. It featured a fictional chicago newspaper reportercarl kolchak, played by darren mcgavinwho investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly ones law enforcement authorities wont pursue.
The night stalker 1972 and the night strangler 1973. Houcks odd take on racial intolerance with night of the strangler, on dvd from vinegar syndrome. Houck and his howco company also paired strangler with two of their earlier flicks, women and bloody terror 1969 and night of bloody horror 1969. The night stalker season 1 now on your favorite device. Matheson received a 1973 edgar award from the mystery writers of america for best tv feature or miniseries teleplay.
The series premiered on tue jan 11, 1972 on abc us and the sentry s01e20 last aired on fri mar 28, 1975. The latter story followed the successful recipe of mathesons 1972 the night stalker, which had been based on characters created in rices unsold screenplay the kolchak papers. Night of the strangler dvd, 2015 for sale online ebay. This film is just as relevant now as it was in 1972. That resulted in a 1973 followup movie called the night strangler and a planned 1974 movie titled the night killers which instead evolved into the 197475 television series titled kolchak. The tv show relocated kolchak to chicago, where he worked for the independent news service. The night stalker and the night strangler are a must buy for the carl kolchak fans. After several highprofile newspapers fire him for his difficult attitude, investigative journalist carl kolchak darren mcgavin finds a job following the police beat for a. In it an investigative reporter, played by darren mcgavin, comes to suspect that a serial killer in the las vegas area is in fact a vampire. Night of the strangler was filmed in new orleans in 1972. This two sided dvd plays well on cheaper dvd players but did skip on the night strangler during the last 10 minutes of the movie but, played perfectly on my computers and higher end dvd unit. The story contains plenty of murders committed by plenty of methods gunshot, drowning, stabbing, snakebite, and poisontipped arrow all make grisly appearances. Overall, night of the strangler is a fun film for what it is.
The night stalker 1972 the night strangler 1973 4k. Released 1972, night of the strangler stars micky dolenz, james ralston, michael anthony, chuck patterson the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In this murder mystery, a strangler is loose in new orleans. This along with movies like duel and dont be afraid of the dark and others i cant think of off hand were the reason. The night stalker garnered the highest ratings of any tv film at that time 33. The night stalker tv series the first movie is the night stalker 1972 which was the primary inspiration for the xfiles, one of the most successful and longrunning scifi tv shows, of whose subjects were aliens, supernatural and paranormal. The night stalker 1972 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The night stalkerthe night strangler 1972, 1973 bluray. A serial killer is on the loose in seattle, a killer who drains small amounts of blood from the women he strangles. Sep 12, 2018 the night stalker 1972 the night strangler 1973 4k restorations coming from kino. The night of the strangler 1972 out of 4 a woman starts off a wave of murders when she returns home to announce that shes getting married. The night strangler is the follow up to the successful 1972 tv movie the night stalker. The night stalker american tv database wiki fandom.
Night of the strangler 1972 a man and a priest investigate a mysterious murder in new orleans. It featured a fictional chicago wire service reportercarl kolchak, played by darren mcgavinwho investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. The night stalker is a 45 minute dramafantasyhorrorscience fiction starring darren mcgavin as carl kolchak, simon oakland as tony vincenzo and ruth mcdevitt as emily cowles. Eventually it is discovered that the violence was instigated by the passionate affair between a wealthy white girl and a black man. Buy the night strangler 1973 tv movie region 2 pal import, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. Producer dan curtis doubles as director on this sequel to the night stalker. New castle after dark presents the night stalker youtube.
Universal studios home entertainment released kolchak. Her older brother dan james ralston isnt too happy but he goes balistic when he learns that shes also pregnant with a black mans baby. The night stalker, with mcgavin reprising his role in. It is often cited as the inspiration for the popular series the xfiles. With this apt quote, jeff rice began his 1974 novelization of richard mathesons 1973 screenplay the night strangler. Darren mcgavin returns as seedy reporter carl kolchak, who previously ran into conflict when las. The kolchak character was tailor made for mcgavin as the night stalker 1972 dvd and the night strangler 1973 dvd. Night strangler, the headhunters horror house wiki. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. The night strangler is a 1973 television movie and the sequel to 1972 s the night stalker. It stars darren mcgavin reprising his role as investigative reporter carl kolchak who relocates from las vegas, nevada to seattle, washington on the trail of a mysterious killer who has been strangling young women.
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