There's Nothing Out There

There's Nothing Out There (1991)

A horror film of comic proportions.

Mike's obsession with horror movies means he can't help but expect to find a monster lurking around every corner. When he joins his friends for a weekend away at a remote lodge, Mike instantly senses that something isn't right. Can Mike use his movie knowledge to save his pals from a bloody end?

Date of release
1991-04-05
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (87)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Rolfe Kanefsky

Casting

Interesting facts

There's Nothing Out There is a 1991 comedy horror film directed by Rolfe Kanefsky and starring Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, and Mark Collver.

Production

Kanefsky directed this film when he was 20 years old. The film satirizes horror films, five years before Scream would be released. A review for DVD Verdict said that the difference between There's Nothing Out There and Scream is that the first film is a comedy, while the other film can stand alone as a horror film. Various horror films are referenced, including Psycho.

There's Nothing Out There was filmed with 16 mm film, with the editing done on a Steenbeck. The film was finished in 1990 and was first released in 1991. After the film's success at the Independent Film Project film festival, they attempted to have a film studio release it. The director said of the film studios, "We had some important screenings, but the studios didn't understand the film.

It had a showing in New York City and Los Angeles, but no profit was made. The film rights were sold to Image Entertainment in 1992, and the company released the film on VHS and laser disc. The film aired on HBO and Cinemax in 1993.

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