An dated, cheesy but atmosheric and somewhat suspenseful 1977. Carol turner, a frazzled, airheaded mother of two, driving alone from phoenix to denver, where her son has been hospitalized, witnesses the shooting of a highway. Anybody who saw night terror when it first aired on nbc on february 7th, 1977, will never forget the sight of psychotic, mute richard romanus putting that remington triple blade electric shaverelectrolarynx up to his throat and creeping the sht out of millions of viewers with his buzzing, robotic voice too bad harper was up against the second chapter of abcs blockbuster western. Dead of night is a 1977 american madefortelevision anthology horror film starring ed begley jr. Mary jane harper cried last night tv 1977 57 duration. Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, the comical cyril, the warm hearted but shorttempered moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but goodhearted mike. But there is so much to like about love from a stranger. The dusty and evil 18wheeler of duel 1971 cast a large and ominous shadow across the tv landscape. Find similar and related movies for night terror 1977 e. Swackhamer with valerie harper, richard romanus, nicholas pryor night dive, 2011 suspense movie list of south african films night drive, episode of suspense u. Night terror 1977 dvd planet store latest movie releases. Well actually when i first saw the trailer in 1977, as i was frightened enough by that that i never saw the movie until i got netflix years ago, which, as of this writing, has since dropped it night drive aka night terror, which would seem the correct title since the film opens with it.
The maniacs victims are each found with a taunting newspaper clipping attached to their body. Since, we do not take payments online at this time, there is 0% risk in placing order for movies you like on our website. Night terror pits tvs rhoda against a guntoting psycho on the open road. I would greatly appreciate any info about where may i purchase the other four versions of the 1977 movie night terror. Naa intlo oka roju telugu full movie tabu shahbaaz khan hansika motwani hawa hindi movie. Harper is best remembered for her role as rhoda morgenstern on the mary tyler moore show 1970 1977 and its spinoff rhoda 19741978. Our aim is to build a comprehensive listing of movies and tv shows available to date. Directed by dan curtis, the film consists of three stories written by richard matheson although the first segment, second chance, was adapted from a story by jack finney much. That is saying a fair bit actually because the sylvia sidney version was dramatically underwhelming and not easy to get into. Valarie harper alert embed for hosted blogs and item tags. Night terror, movie made for tv, 1977 pictures provided by.
Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The new york city blackout of 1977 was an electricity blackout that affected most of new york city on july 14, 1977. Carol turner, a frazzled, airheaded mother of two, driving alone from phoenix to denver, where her son has been hospitalized, witnesses the shooting of a highway patrolman by a psychopath in a yellow mustang. Not rated 1h min thriller tv movie 7 february 1977 night drive poster. Oct 08, 2014 enter 1977s night drive starring valerie harper and richard romanus. Thriller a woman, forced to undertake a long night drive when her son is taken to the hospital, witnesses the murder of a. About a group of young criminals, turning terrorists. A housewife is stalked by a psycho after she sees him murder a highway patrol officer. Anybody who saw night terror when it first aired on nbc on february 7th, 1977, will never forget the sight of psychotic, mute richard romanus putting that remington triple blade electric shaverelectrolarynx up to his throat and creeping the sht out of millions of viewers with his buzzing, robotic voice too bad harper was up against the second chapter of abcs blockbuster western pilotspecial, how the west was won, with james arnessit killed rhodas road trip in the ratings.
The coherence of a film like opening night, the development of the themes of aging, vanity, and hope, could not just spring from the improvisational head of even the very fine actors in the movie. Night drive 1977 valerie harper thriller video dailymotion. Night terror 1977 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Valerie kathryn harper august 22, 1939 august 30, 2019 was an american actress. Six years later the valerie harper vehicle night terror 1977 pulled up. Soon afterward, she finds herself pursued by the crazed killer. Originally aired on february 7, 1977, night terror is an exciting tv cat and mouse exercise directed by e. Look whats happened to rosemarys baby 1976 full movie. It kept me on the edge of the couch and couldnt get to sleep for hours. Night terror monday, 9pm, nbc a woman on a 16 hour drive to denver is chased by a man after she witnesses him murder a police officer. It features valerie harper as the way beyond hapless housewife taking a solo trip across the desert. Drive aka night terror, which would seem the correct title since the film. Jul 10, 2017 a housewife is stalked by a psycho after she sees him a murder a highway patrol officer. After the wealthy uncle of a young scientist is mysteriously murdered, people wonder if the maniac is responsible.
The film was originally set to be shot in egypt, which later was changed to tel aviv, which led the original director to quit the feature and the production company to hire director tobe hooper. With bo lovetand, johnny olsen, ole meyer, jess ingerslev. Oct 27, 2015 madefortv a housewife valerie harper is stalked by a psychopathic killer after she sees him shoot down a highway patrolman. Night drive tv movie 1977 night drive tv movie 1977. A housewife is stalked by a psycho after she sees him.
Why would damone chase a scared housewife across the desert at night. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1977. Night terror aka night drive dvd 1977 tv movie starring. Mary jane harper cried last night 1977 tv movie feature length 92 min part 14. Night terror 1977 allmovie movies and films database. Night terror, also known as sleep terror, is a sleep disorder causing feelings of panic or dread typically occurring during the first hours of stage 34 nonrapid eye movement nrem sleep and lasting for 1 to 10 minutes. She began her career as a dancer on broadway, making her debut in the musical take me along in 1959. Carol turner, a frazzled, airheaded mother of two, driving alone from phoenix to denver, where her son has been hospitalized, witnesses the shooting of a. In this madefortelevision thriller, a beautiful young woman is driving home on the freeway late one night and inadvertently witnesses the murder of a police officer.
Night terror 1977 12 out of 4 fairly suspenseful madefortv thriller about a woman valerie harper who must drive through the night alone so that she can reach her son who is in the hospital. Night terror aka night drive dvd 1977 tv movie media. For the record, richard romanus really, really looks like his son robert. Rats night of terror is somewhat a guilty pleasure, because it is evident that some of the animals featured in the film were bodily harmed for real. Now, you can find valerie harpers 1977 nbc madefortv movie, night terror, for sale on various public domain discs, but make sure you type in night drive, because somehow, somewhere, this spiffy, creepy little actioner was retitled. If anyone out there knows where i can get a copy of this i would appreciate the info.
By the end of night terror, the viewer barely realizes hes gone from watching a scatterbrained woman who cant find her coffee to a determined woman hellbent on survival by shotgun, vehicular manslaughter or explosive fire. The movie is pretty paint by numbers but i thought harper was quite good in the movie. The man who cheated vegas casinos for years and stole millions cheating vegas s1 ep2 wonder duration. I want to let people know that i am looking for the other four editing versions of this movie that was aired on broadcast tv before 1982, such as the version i am looking for shows the truck driver in a white shirt making eye contact with valerie harper on the freeway. The slight story might work for television, but as a movie it doesnt come close.
When one of the gang members want out he is put under severe pressure. I am also a published author who has written for several websites including retro slashers, film threat, planet fury, horror yearbook, kindertrauma and camp blood. Now, you can find valerie harpers 1977 nbc madefortv movie, night terror, for sale on various public domain discs, but make sure you type. The film was originally set to be shot in egypt, which later was changed to tel aviv, which led the original director to quit the feature and the production company to. Nov 10, 2011 a housewife is stalked by a psycho after she sees him murder a highway patrol officer on the interstate. Nov 01, 2018 naa intlo oka roju telugu full movie tabu shahbaaz khan hansika motwani hawa hindi movie. A housewife is stalked by a psycho after she sees him murder a highway patrol officer on the interstate. Night terror 1977 tv movie article 3900 by dave sindelar viewing date. Mary jane harper cried last night 1977 tv movie feature length 92 min part 44. Having said that rats is a very enjoyable take on the always popular animal horror subgenre. Now he is relentlessly pursuing her in order to eliminate the only witness.
Along the way she sees that a cop has another driver richard romanus pulled over and when she pulls up to talk to the cop hes shot in the back. The only neighborhoods in the city that were not affected were in southern queens including neighborhoods of the rockaways, which were part of the long island lighting company system, as well as the pratt institute campus in brooklyn, as well as some other large apartment. Pictures are property of movie companies owner of the respective movies. In fact, his films were tightly scripted after actor improvisation was used to contribute to his ideas. And coming from someone who has viewed fast times at ridgemont high about 700 times, this can be disconcerting. Police have been vainly searching the countryside for the knifewielding maniac, who has been on a murderous spree. Sep 08, 2010 amanda by night im a tv movie fanatic, but ive been know to love everything from slasher films to danielle steel adaptations. Enter 1977 s night drive starring valerie harper and richard romanus. By the end of night terror, the viewer barely realizes hes gone from watching a scatterbrained woman who cant find her coffee to a determined woman hellbent on survival by. So the rest of the film is her getting terrorized by him. Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time. This film does take its time to get going, with the beginning moving rather slowly, and bruce seton is wooden.
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