The Dark

The Dark (1979)

An alien mutilator stalks and kills human prey during the night.

At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On the trail are a TV reporter, the father of one of the victims, and a police detective, but despite their efforts only the mysterious psychic DeRenzy knows what the killer is and how to stop it.

Date of release
1979-04-27
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (41)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
John "Bud" Cardos

Casting

Interesting facts

The Dark is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by John Cardos and starring William Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard Jaeckel, Keenan Wynn, and Casey Kasem.

Production

Tobe Hooper was hired by Film Ventures International to direct the film. However, since Hooper fell behind schedule, the producers fired him and replaced him with Cardos. Cardos disclosed that initially, the monster was intended to be a "large, retarded giant of a human being", who was kept locked in an attic by its parents until it broke free, but halfway through production the producers decided they wanted the monster to be more "electronic" in…

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