Night of the lepus 1973, an ecological horror film with scifi elements, operates from a premise so absurd that its doomed from the start. Night of the lepus 1972 yify download movie torrent yts. Night of the lepus 1972 arizona rancher cole hillman rory calhoun, dealing with massive rabbit overpopulation on his land, calls on a local college president, elgin clark deforest kelley, to. Night of the lepus 1972 10041972 us horror, science fiction 1h 28m user score.
Cole hillmans arizona ranch is plagued with mongrel rabbits, and he wants to employ an ecologically sound control method. Stuart whitman eaten alive, janet leigh psycho, rory calhoun motel hell. Download night of the lepus 1972 yify torrent for 1080p. Night of the lepus is also an interesting film in several other ways. Arizona rancher cole hillman rory calhoun, dealing with massive rabbit overpopulation on his land, calls on a local college president, elgin clark. Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the southwest william f. The trick of night of the lepus is that while it deals with a supremely silly premise, it takes everything seriously, trying to examine the rabbit apocalypse with complete concentration on the animal world ecovengeance details of the uprising. Easily one of the most infamous examples of this was night of the lepus, a notorious bomb back in 1972 that has remained somewhat of a guilty pleasure of mine over the years, so i strangely felt compelled to revisit it for shits and giggles. The film takes place within a small arizona town where the local rabbit population has a change in its hormones and changes over to carnivorous dining. The trick of night of the lepus is that while it deals with a supremely silly premise, it takes everything seriously, trying to examine the rabbit apocalypse with complete concentration on the animal. Night of the lepus 1972 approaching a movie like this can lead to all sorts of problems. Night of the lepus 1972 awesomely bad movies youtube. Night of the lepus 1972 night of the lepus 1972 rated. Night of the lepus follows the ageold horror tradition of taking harmless animals see them.
Night of the lepus, also marketed as simply rabbits, is an american bmovie from 1972. Mar 26, 2017 night of the lepus 1972 posted on 26 march 2017 by kevin lyons leave a comment in 1971, daniel manns willard kicked off a whole cycle of natureontherampage movies that saw dogs, cats, frogs, sharks, bees, snakes and various other fauna making mincemeat of blist actors across the states. A hormone intended to alter the breeding cycle of rabbits overrunning arizona ranchlands instead turns them into flesheating, 150pound monsters in night of the lepus. Jun 06, 2018 a hormone intended to alter the breeding cycle of rabbits overrunning arizona ranchlands instead turns them into flesheating, 150pound monsters in night of the lepus. See more ideas about horror movies, horror and movies. During the climax, a group of men have hidden themselves in the foliage and are shooting at the ravaging rabbits.
The film was originally entitled night of the lepers and about zombielike lepers and a mass plague, riffing off the success of night of the living dead 1968. He fails to get back in the truck while the getting is good, and is attacked by the rabbits. It is an unforgettable bloodbath, frightening many a teenager when it was originally released in 1972 and making a lot more laugh their asses off. Night of the lepus also known as rabbits is a 1972 australianamerican science fiction horror thriller film based upon the science fiction novel the year of the angry rabbit 1964 by russell braddon. Dogs, rats, sharks, ants, bees, pigs, snakes, the list goes on and on. Night of the lepus 1972 night of the lepus 1972 user.
Read the night of the lepus movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. A description of tropes appearing in night of the lepus. Night of the lepus 1972 letterboxd social film discovery. Night of the lepus 1972 posted on 26 march 2017 by kevin lyons leave a comment in 1971, daniel manns willard kicked off a whole cycle of natureontherampage movies that saw dogs, cats, frogs, sharks, bees, snakes and various other fauna making mincemeat of blist actors across the states. Sciencefiction horror film geregisseerd door william f. Night of the lepus is a fun flick that takes a ridiculous premise and tries to play it earnest, thus making the end result unintentionally hilarious and a joy for nature run amok film fans. Claxton, stuart whitman, janet leigh, rory calhoun, horror, scifi, thriller october 28, 2015 cole hillmans arizona ranch is plagued with mongrel rabbits, and he wants to employ an ecologically sound control method. With stuart whitman, janet leigh, rory calhoun, deforest kelley. Met stuart whitman, janet leigh en deforest kelley. It is based on the 1968 barbara mackle kidnapping by gary steven krist. Night of the lepus 1972 the greatest killer bunny movie of all time g. Tell your friends that youre watching night of the lepus 1972. In lepus, lettucemunching bunnies suddenly develop a taste for human flesh once they explode to 100 times their normal size.
Dec 27, 2014 bizarre scifi horror film based on the 1964 science fiction novel the year of the angry rabbit. The rabbits are filmed up close in slowmotion and dripping with blood as they maul the locals, but they are only as cute as they are harmless. Its one of a kind and not to be missed by lovers of the weird and wonderful. Claxton, is the story of how doctor mccoy ok, ok, deforest kelley, but in a really orange turtleneck helped stuart whitman, janet leigh and rory calhoun save the world from a herd of giant killer bunny rabbits no, really. The idea is that experimental hormone injections, intended to stop the rabbits breeding as an. All of that being said, night of the lepus still holds a special place in the hearts of many who saw it at their local driveins when it was paired up with the film stanley, or the more likely viewing option seeing it repeated on late night tv. At night, a driver with a refrigerated truck stops to check his truck, and hears the thunder of paws and heavy breathing nearby, but its too dark to see whats going on. Stuart whitman eaten alive, janet leigh psycho, rory calhoun motel hell and. Night of the lepus 1972 movie poster magnet 420 movie, stuart whitman. To all of you who like nothing better than to nuke some corn, dim the lights and settle in with cinematic mutations like gargantuan gators, fearsome frogs, awesome ants and. The movie opens showing a news report about how overpopulation is not just a human problem, but exists in the animal kingdom as well, using the rabbit population explosion in australia in the 1950s as an example. Night of the lepus also known as rabbits is a 1972 american science fiction horror thriller film based upon the science fiction novel the year of the angry. Night of the lepus 1972 the greatest killer bunny movie of all.
This movie was originally shown as an abc movie of the week on september 12, 1972. One of the kookier cult items from the warner brothers vault, shout. In night of the lepus filmed on location in beautiful tucson, az and surrounding areas in the old pueblo. Night of the lepus is ridiculous in its attempts to scare, generating nothing but laughs from start to finish. Even the film s depiction of the military is a throwback. There was a similar plague of rabbits getting out of. What makes things even more absurd is just how serious the film takes itself.
Cole hillmans arizona ranch is plagued with mongrel rabbits, and he wants to employ an. Night of the lepus original theatrical trailer youtube. Claxton featuring stuart whitman, janet leigh, rory calhoun an experiment to control the population of rabbits goes awry when one of the test rabbits gets loose, and ends up producing a herd of giant rabbits intent on destruction and death. Night of the lepus is a movie starring stuart whitman, janet leigh, and rory calhoun. Night of the lepus boasts a heavy reliance on stock footage, yet lepuss creators couldnt even be bothered to make sure that the added scenes matched the rest of the film. Factorys invaluable scream factory arm now licenses the 1972 killer bunny epic night of the lepus for the surprise bluray release of the summer.
The film was shot early in 1972 and released theatrically on july 26th of that year. Night of the lepus also known as rabbits is a 1972 american science fiction horror thriller film based upon the science fiction novel the year of the angry rabbit 1964 by russell braddon. Night of the lepus 1972 yify movie torrent download. Jun 24, 2018 in night of the lepus, now on bluray thanks to the horror hooligans over at scream factory, these furry critters grow and grow and grow and then they attack. Love object directed by robert parigi horror stories, horror films, desmond. Unfortunately, the executive at mgm who first read the script was eating dinner and spilled wine on it, confusing leper for lepus. It was also the first film that i recall receiving a promotional item for in the lobby a pin. Considered by many as one of the worst movies of all time. Unfortunately, the executive at mgm who first read the script was eating dinner and. Night of the lepus 1972 arizona rancher cole hillman rory calhoun, dealing with massive rabbit overpopulation on his land, calls on a local college.
Shot in arizona, it follows a group of ranchers and scientists threatened by voracious mutant animals the size of pickup trucks attacking everyone in its path, leaving a trail of ravaged farm houses and corner grocery stores, its victims bloodied. Night of the lepus pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released night of the lepus pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. The night of the lepus giant rabbits attack horse duration. Night of the lepus is a 1972 american science fiction horror thriller film based on the 1964 science fiction novel the. Yes, night of the lepus is the infamous 1972 cult classic about bunnies getting big and going off on a murder spree in a small western town. Ranchers, plagued by hungry rabbits and their livestockcrippling burrows, appeal to scientists to help them out. The longest night is a 1972 american madefortelevision drama film written by merwin gerard and directed by jack smight. Bizarre scifi horror film based on the 1964 science fiction novel the year of the angry rabbit. In night of the lepus, now on bluray thanks to the horror hooligans over at scream factory, these furry critters grow and grow and grow and then they attack.
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