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Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Charlie L. Bird
- Beejay
- (as Charlie bird)
José Toledo
- Harold Masito
- (as Jose Toledo)
Flavio Martinez
- Isla Laloma
- (as Flavio Martinez III)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis horror movie about vampire bats was first released in the same year as a then major new version of 'Dracula' (1979) starring Frank Langella as the Count. That movie was one of five Dracula movies made and first released around 1979. The films are Dracula (1979), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), Love at First Bite (1979), Nocturna (1979), and Dracula Blows His Cool (1979). Also from 1979 were the vampire movies Thirst (1979) and Salem's Lot (1979).
- GoofsDuran Nick Mancuso could not have ignited the crude oil with his lighter. The ignition temperature of crude is too high for what the lighter could produce.
- Quotes
Abner Tasupi: The winged animals are Yehwah's messengers
- Crazy credits[postscript] In recent years, vampire bats were discovered and destroyed in a cave in Val Verde County near Del Rio, Texas.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sneak Previews: Prophecy/Bloodline/Moonraker/Dracula/Nightwing (1979)
Featured review
Vampire bats take backseat to peyote hallucinations
A group of vampire bats descend upon two Indian reservations that stand as the ground for a feud between honest Deputy Duran (Nick Mancuso) and money hungry Walker (Stephen Macht). Also cruising around the desert is Phillip Rayne (David Warner), a guy who hunts vampire bats. What the heck is going on with this film? What should have been a straightforward "JAWS with wings" gets turned into a bizarre commentary on Indian mysticism, politics and environmentalism. But PROPHECY (1980) this ain't. Anyway, I dig someone trying to do something original and all this would be fine if the film wasn't so boring. The few moments there are bat attacks are so poorly handled by director Arthur Hiller, that you can only dream of how someone with a sense of suspense could have pulled them off. All of the actors are fine, but their motivations are paper thin. "I kill them because they are evil," is how Warner justifies his ridiculous supporting turn as the vampire bat hunter with a state-of- the-art van and no means for financing. On the plus side, there are some stunning locations in New Mexico and a great score by Henry Mancini.
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- udar55
- Sep 7, 2009
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- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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