Nightwish (film)

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Nightwish
Directed byBruce R. Cook [1]
Written byTucker Johnston
Don Simmons
Produced byKeith Walley
Starring Brian Thompson
Jack Starrett
Elizabeth Kaitan
Alisha Das
Clayton Rohner
Robert Tessier
Tom Dugan
Gayle Vance [2]
CinematographySean McLin
Edited byWilliam Shaffer
Music byPhil Davies
Mark Ryder
Production
companies
Channel Communications
Wild Street Pictures
ZIV International
Distributed byWild Street Pictures
Release dates
  • December 5, 1989 (1989-12-05)(United Kingdom)
  • June 27, 1990 (1990-06-27)(United States)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Nightwish is a 1989 American science fiction horror film directed by Bruce R. Cook and produced by Andrew Keith Walley. [3] The film starred Brian Thompson, Jack Starrett, Elizabeth Kaitan, Alisha Das and Clayton Rohner. [4] [5]

Contents

Background

This was the last film that tough guy Robert Tessier acted in. [6]

Cast

Reception

Rue Morgue reviewed the film in 2019, noting that "There are a number of beautiful green-lit dream sequences and séances in Nightwish that give off a Re-Animator vibe, which makes sense because the Art Director worked on both films." [11]

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