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Night of the Comet (1984) · CriticCrunch

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Night of the Comet

Movie1984·95 min

Night of the Comet

Directed by Thom Eberhardt

Comedy Horror Science Fiction

A comedy horror film directed by Thom Eberhardt.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 60%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

449 ratings

About Night of the Comet

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.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: freedom rebellion, survival of spirit, post apocalyptic, action combat, los angeles, siblings, action hero, outsider misfit, survival, escape chase, zombie

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Details

Director: Thom Eberhardt
Language: English

Cast

Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney

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How Night of the Comet Ranks

All movies

Top 60%

1980s movies

Top 63%

Comedy movies

Top 55%

★Thom Eberhardt films#2 of 3

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Thom Eberhardt film, behind Without a Clue.

the vibe

Night of the Comet Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateeasy to followfunnybroadlight

playful

stylized

What it's about

survivalescape chasefreedom rebellionsurvival of spiritaction herooutsider misfitsiblingsaction combatzombieLos Angelespost-apocalyptic

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful