One Dark Night

1982
PG
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

YOUR RATING

Meg Tilly and David Mason Daniels in One Dark Night (1982)

As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.

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As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.

Directors
- Tom McLoughlin
- Michael Schroeder
Writers
- Tom McLoughlin
- Michael Hawes
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Tom McLoughlin
- Michael Schroeder
Writers
- Tom McLoughlin
- Michael Hawes
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Storyline

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Trivia
Meg Tilly was incredibly uncomfortable in the actual mausoleum. Her reactions to her surroundings were often genuine. During the scenes where she was hysterical, she actually did throw herself into hysterics and it took her awhile after each take to calm herself down.

Goofs
When Carol and Kitty find Julie's stuff, it's not hers. In fact, it's their own, because they were shown leaving it there a few scenes back. Julie never left anything there.

Quotes
Steve: [Leslie keeps walking and Steve stops her, asking her where the Mausoleum is] Okay, Leslie, come on.
Leslie: What do you mean, 'come on'?
Steve: Well, you're gonna show me where it is.
Leslie: No! No way! I'm not going in that place! If you wanna go, YOU go, Hugo!
Steve: Thanks a lot. Those guys are in a lot of trouble now.
[Steve revs off to the Mausoleum and Leslie continues to walk home]

Alternate versions
Billed as the "Director's Cut," the alternative version of "One Dark Night" available on the Shriek Show DVD is the filmmaker's original cut, which doesn't include completed effects and music. Much of this version is comprised of alternative takes and additional dialogue, and it includes less of Melissa Newman, who producers expanded the role of.

Connections
Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)

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Review

Featured review

6/10

"I'm tired of being called a pansy!"

Meg Tilly plays a girl that has to spend the night in a mausoleum as part of a club initiation. The club is basically just three chicks, one of which is Dottie from Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Why Meg wants to be a part of this club is silly. It's pretty much the same motivation used on Leave It to Beaver whenever Beaver let his friends talk him into something stupid. Anyway, turns out a psychic vampire named Karl Raymar has been buried in the crypt Meg's spending the night. Wouldn't you know it, he returns from the dead this night and terrorizes Meg and the other girls.

It's a fun little movie if you don't have high expectations. There's zombies, lots of cool electrical effects, and some nice creepy atmosphere. Don't let the rating dissuade you from trying it out. It may not please the gore & guts crowd but it's a pretty good low-budget horror movie.