Nightwing

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Nightwing

PG

Released Jun 22, 1979

1h 45m

Horror

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A policeman (Nick Mancuso), his girlfriend (Kathryn Harrold) and a scientist (David Warner) track vampire bats on an Indian reservation.

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Quentin Tarantino

The New Beverly

Maybe one of the reasons American Cinema in the seventies was so great is because we could expect to see Strother Martin four times a year.

Jun 22, 2020

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Chris Alexander

Alexander On Film

NIGHTWING isn't a great horror movie per se, but it's a pretty great movie full stop, one that deserves a much bigger cult fanbase.

Nov 20, 2018

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Dull, slow paced horror about vampire bats is forgettable.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 14, 2009

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 12, 2005

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Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

...and still we wait for that one great "killer bats" movie.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 17, 2005

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Rated: 2/5

Jan 13, 2003

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Nightwing PG (nudity and gore) - Horror and beasts Sciencefiction Monsters

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05/28/24

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Two great bat attacks and way too much talk and Mumbo Jumbo.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/15/22

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Somehow Arthur Hiller watched Kingdom Of The Spiders and got jealous, so he remade it with bats and Native Americans instead of tarantulas and Shatner. And sloooower.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Not a successful horror film...batty plotline. A shame, given the quality of the cast.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Enjoyable movie about vampire bats.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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corny film but Nick M looks great!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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A policeman (Nick Mancuso), his girlfriend (Kathryn Harrold) and a scientist (David Warner) track vampire bats on an Indian reservation.

Director: Arthur Hiller
Producer: Martin Ransohoff
Screenwriter: Steve Shagan, Bud Shrake, Martin Cruz Smith, Martin Cruz Smith
Rating: PG
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 1979, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 28, 2020
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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