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Creatures of the Night

Original title: Subspecies
  • Video
  • 1991
  • R
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
5.2K
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Anders Hove in Creatures of the Night (1991)
Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.
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Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.Three students get caught in the struggle between a good vampire and his evil brother in the Transylvanian mountains.

  • Director
    • Ted Nicolaou
  • Writers
    • Charles Band
    • Jack Canson
    • David Pabian
  • Stars
    • Angus Scrimm
    • Anders Hove
    • Irina Movila
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    5.5/10
    5.2K
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    • Director
      • Ted Nicolaou
    • Writers
      • Charles Band
      • Jack Canson
      • David Pabian
    • Stars
      • Angus Scrimm
      • Anders Hove
      • Irina Movila
    • 73User reviews
    • 63Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Angus Scrimm
    Angus Scrimm
    • King Vladislav
    Anders Hove
    Anders Hove
    • Radu
    Irina Movila
    Irina Movila
    • Mara
    Laura Mae Tate
    Laura Mae Tate
    • Michelle
    • (as Laura Tate)
    Michelle McBride
    Michelle McBride
    • Lillian
    Ivan J. Rado
    Ivan J. Rado
    • Karl
    • (as Ivan Rado)
    Mara Grigore
    • Rosa
    Adrian Vâlcu
    • Ian
    • (as Adrian Vilcu)
    Michael Watson
    Michael Watson
    • Stefan
    Lili Dumitrescu
    Lili Dumitrescu
    • Old Crone
    Ion Besoiu
    • Doctor
    • Director
      • Ted Nicolaou
    • Writers
      • Charles Band
      • Jack Canson
      • David Pabian
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    bookworm-11

    Great Gothic!:)

    I love this one due to the beautiful scenery and castle. This one, Sub II and III were my favorites. Excellent for any gothic movie lover! Radu makes for an excellent vampire, sort of 'old-style' vampire what with the long hands. Laura Tate was pretty good, but I personally like Denise Duff as Michelle better. (In Sub II-IV). The actor who portrays Stefan is very handsome and does an excellent job.
    dino-33

    Subspecies, classic vampire story.

    I thought that it was excellent the whole way through, it never got boring. I was very impressed by the Actors and the film- ing location. They did a lot of good acting, personally myself I thought that Mara had the best part.

    I am a big "Irina Movila" fan. I really enjoyed watching her throughout the whole movie. Subspecies was great.
    stu-67

    No, No Radu!

    It hasn't been since '91 that I've seen it but boy do I remember it. It scared the shatner out of me since I was only ten.Radu was simply HORRIFYING TO ME,GIVE ME THE BLOODSTONE,PLEASE. The little red dudes are great for what ails ya'. I don't know what was scarier, radu or RADU. The costumes were great, the settings were neat-o. I thought it was very nicely done indeed. If you can find it RENT IT TODAY!
    lupe_mojo13

    It's great for a Vampire B-movie, but what I like the most was that it *WAS* a Vampire B-movie!!

    To start off with I had a great back story. Two Vampire Brothers one, genuinely good, born of a Mortal woman(Stephan), and the Vampire king and the other, truly Evil, born of a evil witch and the vampire king(Radu).

    *one side note* Radu(the Evil Brother in this movie) was also the name of Vald Dracula's Brothers!!!

    I think this movie was great with the special effects. I didn't, and still don't know about the story line with the "Subspecies(the little demons)" Radu's Minions, but they were very well done. the primitive settings and tactile use of locals playing the towns people was great.

    One thing I would have done different when filming in the dark of night, in the woods no less. I would try to make the light look more like moon light instead of a spotlight hidden behind a tree. but to one effect it gave a hauntingly glow to the trees!

    Oh if you are like me and like to find mess-ups in movies here is one I'm sure you'll see... when the Funeral procession is taking place. On the cross is a name of the person that has died now later on when the towns people are performing the ritual with the white horse jumping over said grave look at the cross again the name is now in reverse the first and last names have switched places! ????go figure????

    But anyway, all in all its a great movie the endings well,uh,... well you'll just have to see it
    7gavin6942

    A Great Take on the Vampire Story

    King Vladislav (Angus Scrimm) of Romania is a vampire, but a vampire of light who wants nothing more than to live in peace and harmony with mankind. But his son, Radu (Anders Hove), is a cruel creature to his very heart (which is pretty obvious as soon as you see him). Three lesbian students have come to study local folklore, but find themselves drawn into the vampires legends at just the wrong time: Vladislav has been killed.

    Who can say anything bad about a film featuring a cameo from Angus Scrimm? Not me. I mean, I had some low expectations after seeing other Full Moon pictures ("Puppet Master" in particular, and "Demonic Toys"). But despite the really bad animated effects of the demons, this film was actually really well done and very fun to watch. Plenty of blood, a good plot and back story (the Bloodstone story was surprisingly refreshing) and even some new angles on the vampire mythos, which you would think would be dead by now. (Maybe I am wrong, but this is probably the first film to feature rosary beads being fired from a gun.)

    Aside from vampires and blood, you get a share of nudity (gratuitous, but welcome) and I had to notice the excellent score from the composers (not sure who deserves credit, but those involved include Stuart Brotman, Richard Kosinski, William Levine, Michael Portis and John Zeretzka). This is Horror 101 all the way. Heck, you even get two sequels, which is the sign of a true horror film. (Of course, some bad films get sequels, too -- did I mention "Puppet Master"?)

    The Romanian theme was well-done, and the film even seems to have been made by Romanians if I am guessing their name origins correctly. And the score -- the music -- really stood out for me as a nice change of pace, very mood-setting. I like Richard Band, but I am glad another composer was given a shot because he nailed the atmosphere on the head. If you like vampire films and want a slight variation (one of the Eastern European variety), this is worth seeing.

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    • Trivia
      This was the first American film to be shot in Romania, particularly in the aftermath of the fall of Communism in Romania.
    • Connections
      Edited into Full Moon Fantasy (1993)

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Romania
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Subspecies
    • Filming locations
      • Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Castel Film Studio
      • Full Moon Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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