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NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR (1985)

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pinkfloyd95209	NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR (1985)	Lead	[-]
Apr 28 12 9:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I know it is a crappy movie but there is something special about NIGHT TRAIN TO TERROR (1985) that keeps drawing me to it. Just the fact that they used 3 condensed movies (1 which was unfinished) to create a Anthology Horror Movie intrigues me. Is this movie in the public domain? I have seen several DVD's with this movies. Just curious but others opinion of this movie?
pinkfloyd95209		#1	[-]
Apr 28 12 9:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	And what's not to like of this movie? Cameron Mitchell, John Phillip Law, Marc Lawrence and Richard Moll are in this movie. And even a uncredited appearance of Ferdy Mayne as God.
todmichel		#2	[-]
Apr 29 12 1:24 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	None of the three original films was "unfinished", if you are referring to the episode with John Philip Law as I think, all the filmed elements were later exploited in a VHS release as "Scream Your Head Off", and later, original director John Carr added new sequences (with a much older Law, and Francine York as Marilyn Monroe) and this new version is known as "Marilyn Alive Behind Bars". Unfortunately, in the last version, the horror elements were almost eradicated (I don't know for "Scream Your Head Off" as I didnt' see this version to date. It can be found on eBay but it seems that the VHS transfer was awful). Some SPFX were created specifically for the "Night Train to Terror" omnibus. General opinion is that this version is the best one for two of the segments, the other one, "Cataclysm" (with Cameron Mitchell) being an interesting movie in its complete form. There is another thread on the forum about all these versions, incidentally. Last Edited By: todmichel Apr 29 12 1:29 AM. Edited 1 times.
Brett		#3	[-]
Apr 29 12 8:09 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love�this movie! It's one of the most entertaining films I've ever seen. This YouTube review nails it perfectly: I also think Cataclysm (a.k.a. The Nightmare Never Ends) is just as much fun. I'd love to see it remade ... with a bit of competence this time. Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker
Spoiler II		#4	[-]
Apr 30 12 9:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	NIGHT TRAIN was a blind rental for me and my friends in the 80's and it felt like the entire cast and crew were on the Night Train themselves while making the thing. Incredibly bizarre and it jumps all over the damn place but it is entertaining nonsense. The stop motion stuff was great because it comes out of left field and the line "Parts....money for parts!" became an in-joke that lasted for several years. I haven't seen those friends in quite awhile but i am sure if i saw them again and said that line,they would surely recall it.

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