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The Night Stalker/The Night Strangler (Double Feature)

starring: Darren McGavin, Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland, Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins
directed by: John Llewellyn Moxey, Dan Curtis

: The Night Stalker/The Night Strangler (Double Feature)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792861416
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 0792861418
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 24, 2004
Running Time: 164 minutes
Sales Rank: 3237
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: January 11, 1972



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THE NIGHT STALKER THE NIGHT STRANGLER

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The Night Stalker
Wisecracking Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) is a rumpled news hound plucked from the fast-talking newspaper flicks of the 1940s and dropped into the swinging '70s. What makes the eccentric Kolchak even more unique, however, is his nose for the supernatural, a trait that leaves his editor (Simon Oakland) exasperated and the police less than amused. When he insists that a late-night Las Vegas serial killer (who leaves his victims drained of blood and sporting twin holes in the neck) is a modern-day vampire, he's practically run out of town by the local authorities. Naturally, he stalks the vampire himself, an unlikely Van Helsing armed with a silver cross, a wooden stake, and his ever-present tape recorder and flashbulb camera. Carol Lynley is his understanding girlfriend, and Ralph Meeker, Claude Akins, Kent Smith, and Charles McGraw costar as the Vegas cops and politicians Kolchak systematically alienates with his abrasive charm and smart mouth. Directed by Dan Curtis from a witty script by Richard Matheson, the quirky mix of horror and humor turned The Night Stalker into a ratings sensation that inspired a sequel (The Night Strangler) and a short-lived TV series (Kolchak: The Night Stalker). The X-Files creator Chris Carter acknowledges the show as a major inspiration, and has cast McGavin in a recurring role as a retired X-Files veteran with an acerbic personality and a familiar rumpled wardrobe. Kolchak lives! --Sean Axmaker

The Night Strangler
The Night Strangler finds down-on-his-luck investigator Carl Kolchak in Seattle, hot on the trail of a serial killer hiding in the underground city beneath the streets, a gas-lit fantasy world frozen in time (L.A.'s famous Bradbury Building--which has also appeared in Blade Runner and DOA--becomes the spooky city's architectural centerpiece). Exotic dancer and medical student Jo Ann Pflug tags along as partner and bait, and the exasperated Simon Oakland returns as Kolchak's harried editor. Genre fans will enjoy the appearances of popular character actors John Carradine, Margaret Hamilton, Wally Cox, and Al Lewis. Noted horror and science fiction author Richard Matheson scripted this meandering, low-key thriller with plenty of humor, which McGavin delivers with deadpan delight. --Sean Axmaker



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A crafty reporter that will get his story at any cost.
The Night Stalker:
Carl Kolchak(Darren McGavin) is a highly motivated and daring news reporter ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - To scary for an 8 year old !
I remember sitting in the dark by myself with a blanket around me watching this movie on a saturday evening ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Suspenseful
I have watched this DVD over and over and love it every time. I am so glad I bought it.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Where it all began
When the first Kolchak movie premired on ABC Tuesday night movies in 1973 over 70 million people tuned in. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Night Stalker Double Feature
Bought this for my wife and she is completely satisfied (she is the Night Stalker nut not me). We recieved the ... Read More

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