I watched an obviously cut version of this on tv as a kid in the 70s, but get the dvd, and you can put little suzie off cuddly rabbits forever ah yes, another nature goes crazy film from the 70s. One of the kookier cult items from the warner brothers vault, shout. A rancher tries to stop kingsize, hoppedup carnivorous rabbits as they roar through arizona. When rabbits overrun a farmers land, he turns to a local scientist for a cure rather than poison them. Ranchers, plagued by hungry rabbits and their livestockcrippling burrows, appeal to scientists to help them out. Soon, living in huge mining shafts are these monstrous rabbits with fangs out to rip, shred, cut, slice, maim, hew, and devour any living thing in their wake. Le film golden night 1976 vostfr admin 20170324t22. Hours later, cole finally makes it to town, and finds the store that was attacked by the rabbits the previous night. 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. Stuart whitman asked to help with the capture and quarantine of the large numbers being the lepus breed of rabbit, taken to an laboratory, given some injection, released or escapes then become more than average in height, bring and wrecking havoc to the local town at night. This is the stark, gritty horror that is night of the lepus. The rabbits are still inside, feasting on the food as they wait for the sun to go down. Night of the lepus boasts a heavy reliance on stock footage, yet lepus s creators couldnt even be bothered to make sure that the added scenes matched the rest of the film.
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. A few blurry paw swipes come from somebody in a suit, but there are only a couple of weak split screens putting humans together with bunnies. 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. In lepus, lettucemunching bunnies suddenly develop a taste for human flesh once they explode to 100 times their normal size. Night of the lepus is a 1972 american science fiction horror thriller film based on the 1964 science fiction novel the. 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. Night of the lepus, also marketed as simply rabbits, is an american bmovie from 1972. Paroles the rose bette midler traduction et lyrics. Night of the lepus follows the ageold horror tradition of taking harmless animals see them. 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. Jun 15, 2017 paroles the rose bette midler traduction et lyrics.
Archeotrash film festival presents a tribute to night of the lepus, one of john magnum the director of john rombo, rombo 2 i smash your nutss favorite movies of all times. 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. During the climax, a group of men have hidden themselves in the foliage and are shooting at the ravaging rabbits. 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. 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. 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. Regarder film le navire night gratuitement, voir film le navire night en streaming vf, telecharger film le navire night en entier, regarder film le navire night en francais. 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. Night of the lepus 1972 10041972 us horror, science fiction 1h 28m user score.
Night of the lepus 1973, an ecological horror film with scifi elements, operates from a premise so absurd that its doomed from the start. Voirfilm regarder gratuitement night of the lepus vfhd full film. Factorys invaluable scream factory arm now licenses the 1972 killer bunny epic night of the lepus for. Its one of a kind and not to be missed by lovers of the weird and wonderful. Night of the lepus 1972 1004 1972 us horror, science fiction 1h 28m user score. Night of the lepus has to be one of the most ridiculously inspired films ive seen in some time. The blob 1972 or mars needs women 1967, night of the lepus takes itself seriously. Dogs, rats, sharks, ants, bees, pigs, snakes, the list goes on and on. Night of the lepus shares a trait common to vintage cheapies like giant gila monster actual humanmonster contact is very slight. There was no limit to the horror no end to the night of the lepus. 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.
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. 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. Stuart whitman makes for the least charismatic scientist hero in scifi movie history. Well, happy easter horror lovers, and what could be a better holiday film for us to eat our chocolate bunnies with than night of the lepus. 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. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. 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. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Dec 27, 2014 bizarre scifi horror film based on the 1964 science fiction novel the year of the angry rabbit. Night of the lepus night of the lepus, also known as rabbits, is a 1972 american science fiction horror film based on the 1964 sci. The only thing more lifeless than the corpses in night of the lepus is the movie itself. 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. Classic low budget scifi complete with a reanimated dead astronaut impregnated with alien embryos and a bloodsucking space monster produced by gene corman. 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.
Enjoy the skill and artistry that went into the design of the most iconic, creative, and striking horror movie posters in movie history. Night of the lepus is also an interesting film in several other ways. Bizarre scifi horror film based on the 1964 science fiction novel the year of the angry rabbit. Night of the lepus is ridiculous in its attempts to scare, generating nothing but laughs from start to finish. A description of tropes appearing in night of the lepus. Night of the lepus 1972 approaching a movie like this can lead to all sorts of problems. Night of the lepus scream factory bluray diabolikdvd. Considered by many as one of the worst movies of all time. 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.
Its the one who wont be taken who cannot seem to give and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live when the night has been too lonelylepoque. In lepus, lettucemunching bunnies suddenly develop a taste for human flesh once they explode to. Le film they live by night 1948 vostfr film complet. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. 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.
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