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MONEY
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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Night of the Comet
"They came. They Shopped. They saved the world!"
1984 1h 35m EN
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6.2
MID
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79%
FRESH
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59
METACRITIC
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6.3
IMDB
★6.2TMDB · 466🍅79%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 27,388
ComedyHorrorScience Fiction
Synopsis
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After a comet wipes out most of life on Earth, two Valley Girls find themselves fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
“They came. They Shopped. They saved the world!”
Cast
Catherine Mary Stewart
Regina
Robert Beltran
Hector
Kelli Maroney
Samantha
Sharon Farrell
Doris
Mary Woronov
Audrey
Geoffrey Lewis
Carter
Peter Fox
Wilson
Michael Bowen
Larry
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Thom Eberhardt
- Writers
- Thom Eberhardt
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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MONEY
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Made its money back 4.8× over at the box office.
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ERA
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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Thom Eberhardt, shot by Arthur Albert. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by David Richard Campbell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Fred Stafford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Catherine Mary Stewart and Robert Beltran and Kelli Maroney carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "They came. They Shopped. They saved the world!".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Thom Eberhardt directs. Arthur Albert behind the camera. David Richard Campbell scores. Fred Stafford cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Made its money back 4.8× over at the box office.
- 342 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 4Directed by Thom Eberhardt, shot by Arthur Albert. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by David Richard Campbell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Fred Stafford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Catherine Mary Stewart and Robert Beltran and Kelli Maroney carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "They came. They Shopped. They saved the world!".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0087799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 9 themes, including "california", "post-apocalyptic future", "comet", "mad scientist".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Arthur Albert
- Original score
- David Richard Campbell
- Editing
- Fred Stafford
- Production design
- John Muto
- Makeup / hair
- William Snyder
- Sound
- John L. Anderson
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3,000,000
- Box office
- $14,418,922
- Return
- 481% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 79% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 59/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 · 27,388 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
1 nomination total
Also by
Thom Eberhardt
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- TH
Thomas Coleman and Michael Rosenblatt Productions
US
- FI
Film Development Fund
Key crew
- Sound EditorBill Gentry
- Sound Re-Recording MixerJohn L. Anderson
- Visual Effects DesignerJohn Muto
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDoug Davey
- Sound MixerSteve R. Nelson
- Special Effects SupervisorJohn Eggett
- Visual EffectsTed Rae
- Assistant Art DirectorAnne H. Ahrens
- Sound EditorFred Stafford
- Sound EditorCarl Graham
- Sound Re-Recording MixerChris Haire
- Sound RecordistAlfred T. Ferrante
- Key CostumerLinda Linn
- Assistant Set DecorationThierry Verrier
- Sound EditorLois Freeman
- Executive ProducerMichael Rosenblatt
- ProducerAndrew Lane
- Executive ProducerThomas Coleman
- ProducerWayne Crawford
- Production DesignJohn Muto
- EditorFred Stafford
- StuntsDebbie Lynn Ross
- GafferShaun Madigan
- StuntsSandra Lee Gimpel
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- california
- post-apocalyptic future
- comet
- mad scientist
- end of the world
- zombie
- campy
- valley girl
- optimistic
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1984-11-16PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- La nuit de la comèteFR
- Noc kometyPL
- La noche del cometaES
- La Noche del CometaSV
- A Noite do CometaBR
- Noc kometyCZ
- Der Komet – Der Tod kommt aus dem AllDE
