Night Flier
by Mark Pavia
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Actor: Dan Monahan, John Bennes, Julie Entwisle, Michael H. Moss, Miguel FerrerDirector: Mark Pavia
Writer: Mark Pavia
Producer: Alfredo Cuomo
Producer: Benjamin Carr
Producer: David R. Kappes
Producer: Jack O'Donnell
Writer: Jack O'Donnell
Writer: Stephen King
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 93 minutes
Release Date: 1999-03-23
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Hbo Home Video
Studio: Hbo Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Night Flier
Movie Review: Wow, I'm Shocked at So Many Positive Reviews????
Summary: 2 Stars
I love horror, I enjoy Stephen King's tales, and even enjoy most of the film adaptations (yes....I liked "Maximum Overdrive"). "Night Flier" seems to have all of the pieces in place to be a great horror film, but for some reason it just doesn't quite come together. The idea of a vampire flying around the country to all these podunk air fields, offing his victims is a neat idea. I also liked the idea that only a tabloid along the lines of "The Weekly World News" is onto the vampire's game and sends out their seasoned and cynical reporter to find him. The entire idea of the film is pretty innovative and give a nice twist on a tired horror genre.
I think where things fell apart for me was in the character of Richard Dees played by Miguel Ferrer. Ferrer is great as the sarcastic and evil henchman. I loved his work in "The Stand" and "Robocop", but as the star of "Night Flier" he is so unlikable, we are left with no one to root for. The vampire, cleverly named Dwight Renfield, has no charisma, no personality and nothing that would get the audience to root for him as the anti-hero. The special effects are decent, and the final showdown between Dees and Renfield is very good, but just comes too late to do much for the film.
When watching this movie I had the feeling I was watching an extended episode of "Tales from The Darkside", it has the same feel, and production values. And it's no surprise to see the man behind "Darkside" was also responsible for "Night Flier", Richard P. Rubinstein.
If you are a die-hard King fan, you can do worse looking for a film adaptation (The Mangler), but you can also do so much better (The Stand) than "Night Flier".
Summary of Night Flier
From Stephen King, comes a new tale of terror. What flies by night in a dark winged Cessna, lands at secluded airports and brutally murders local residents? For one reporter, the story of a lifetime may be his last. ' 'The best King adaptation since Misery.' ' (Fangoria)Horror VHS Video
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