Graveyard Shift

1990
R
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

5.0/10

13K

YOUR RATING

In a very old textile mill with a serious rat infestation, deadly accidents start happening, but the corrupt foreman continues to put his workers in danger, until they discover a horrifying secret deep in the basement.

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The owner of an ancient mill hires a drifter to rid the basement of rats.The owner of an ancient mill hires a drifter to rid the basement of rats.The owner of an ancient mill hires a drifter to rid the basement of rats.

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

13K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Trivia
The name of the mill is Bachman Mills. Richard Bachman is a pseudonym used by Stephen King, upon whose short story the film was based.

Goofs
When John meets the Exterminator his t-shirt is covered with sweat stains from the intense heat. When John sits down, his shirt is completely dry.

Quotes
[Tucker reports on the huge rat holes he's seen]
Tucker Cleveland: I don't mind telling you, this place is infested.

Crazy credits
The end credits have a strange theme song remixed with various quotes from the movie.

Alternate versions
There are some scenes included in the network version not included in the video version. Warwick comes in Nardellos office and he says take a break Nardello. Two parts of the scene when Brogan and Dansen heckle John in the diner with the "special order for the comander of the rat patrol" were cut. A scene were Dansen and Brogan burn Johns time card was cut. A alternate ending had John Punching out his and Janes time cards. Another scene with John And Jane in Jane's van was cut. Still one more scene which had John and Ippeston cleaning the basement was cut.

Connections
Featured in Biography: Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune (2000)

Soundtracks
BAD BOYS
Written by Charlie Daniels, Taz Di Gregorio (as William Digregorio), Tommy Crain, Fred Edwards (as Freddie Edwards) and Charlie Hayward
Performed by The Charlie Daniels Band
Charlie Daniels performs courtesy of CBS Records

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Surprisingly Good Rat Flick, Unduly Maligned

A surprisingly good rat flick (another in a long line of minor classic neglected King adaptations). The changes made to the story are really quite good. In particular Brad Dourif as the Exterminator. He has a scene where he's describing how rats were used in 'Nam (not present in the short story) that's mesmerizing -- Dourif completely owns it.

Stephen Macht is great with his ridiculous "Maine" accent and scene chewing. It's a kind of perfect demented B-movie performance.

This is just another good rat movie let down by an abrupt, nonsensical ending. This one ends as just a boring creature feature with a giant bat underground. None of the foreboding or terror that preceded it. Killing off the best characters in lackluster ways. It really felt like the filmmakers had no idea where to take it, or ran out of time and money. Sad.