Nightwing

Nightwing (1979)

The day belongs to man. The night is theirs.

Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in Arizona.

Date of release
1979-06-22
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (46)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Horror
Director
Arthur Hiller

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Nightwing
  • Filmed in: New Mexico

Nightwing is a 1979 American horror film directed by the Canadian filmmaker Arthur Hiller. The screenplay was written by Martin Cruz Smith, Steve Shagan and Bud Shrake, based on the 1977 novel of the same title by Smith. The movie's tagline is "Day belongs to man, but night is theirs!" It was one of many imitators of the 1975 film Jaws.

Production

This was Arthur Hiller's only horror film. The film was shot on location in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Cubero, New Mexico. The soundtrack includes "Lucille" by Kenny Rogers and "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle. The bats were the creation of special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi, who previously had worked on King Kong and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

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