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Written by
  
Philip Yordan

Language
  
English

3.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Horror

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Director
  
John Carr Phillip Marshak Tom McGowan Jay Schlossberg-Cohen Gregg C. Tallas

Writer
  
Philip Yordan (screenplay)

Release date
  
1985 (1985) (United States)

Cast
  
Richard Moll
(Otto / James Hansen),
Tony Giorgio
(Satan),
Ferdy Mayne
(God),
Eva Hesse
(Harry's Wife),
Sharon Ratcliff
(Dr. Fargo),
Arthur M. Braham
(Dr. Brewer)

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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
Shake, Rattle & Roll II

Tagline
  
A one-way ticket to Hell...and beyond.

Night Train to Terror is a 1985 American B independent horror film written by Philip Yordan and directed by Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, with segments directed by John Carr, Phillip Marshak, Tom McGowan, and Gregg C. Tallas. Since its release the film has become a cult classic.

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Plot

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God (Ferdy Mayne) and Satan (Tony Giorgio) are on a train discussing the fate of three individuals as they watch their stories unfold. In the first story, "The Case of Harry Billings", a man is kidnapped and taken to an insane asylum where he is put under hypnosis and lures victims to be tortured and murdered as part of an organ-harvesting operation. The second story, "The Case of Greta Connors", involves two young lovers who become part of a sinister cult of people fascinated with death. The final story, "The Case of Claire Hansen", involves an apprentice to the Devil who is out to destroy mankind and a group of immortals who are out to stop him. As God and Satan discuss who will go to Heaven and who to Hell, a pop-rock band appears at some moments, singing and making a music video, unaware that the train they are riding is heading to the place of their final destination.

Cast

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  • John Phillip Law as Harry Billings
  • Cameron Mitchell as The Lieutenant
  • Marc Lawrence as Dieter / Mr. Weiss
  • Richard Moll as James Hansen / Otto, an orderly
  • Meredith Haze as Greta Connors
  • Ferdy Mayne as God
  • Tony Giorgio as Satan
  • J. Martin Sellers as George Youngmeyer
  • Faith Clift as Claire Hansen

    • Production

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    Night Train to Terror was pieced together from three other films:

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  • Cataclysm (1980) (AKA: The Nightmare Never Ends; Satan's Supper) (edited into the Claire Hansen segment)
  • Death Wish Club (1983) (AKA: The Dark Side of Love; Carnival of Fools; Gretta) (edited into the Greta Connors segment)
  • Scream Your Head Off (1981; unfinished) (edited into the Harry Billings segment)

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    Footage from this film was also later edited into Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992).

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    In the end credits, Satan is credited as being played by "Lu Sifer" and God by "Himself".

    Release

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    The film was given a limited release theatrically by Visto International in 1985.

    Home video

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    The film was given its first official Blu-ray and DVD release in October 2014 by Vinegar Syndrome. Extras for the film include the full-length version of Greta (aka Death Wish Club), an interview with producer/director Jay Schlossberg-Cohen, an interview with assistant editor Wayne Schmidt, and a commentary track by J.A. Kerswell.

    Legacy

    Since its release Night Train to Terror has become an infamous cult classic of grade-Z movie fare. The film is often compared to Plan 9 From Outer Space due to its bad dialogue, poor editing, and numerous continuity errors.

    References

    Night Train to Terror Wikipedia
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