Nightbeast (1982) - Credits and Details

Nightbeast Credits and Details

Directed by
	Don Dohler	...	directed by
	Dave Geatty	...	first version / uncredited
Written by
	Don Dohler	...	written by
Cast
	Tom Griffith	...	Sheriff Cinder
	Jamie Zemarel	...	Jamie Lambert
	Karin Kardian	...	Lisa Kent
	George Stover	...	Steven Price
	Don Leifert	...	Drago
	Anne Frith	...	Ruth Sherman
	Eleanor Herman	...	Mary Jane
	Richard Dyszel	...	Mayor Bert Wicker
	Greg Dohler	...	Greg
	Kim Pfeiffer	...	Kim (as Kim Dohler)
	Monica Neff	...	Suzie
	Glenn Barnes	...	Glenn
	Rose Wolfe	...	Glenn's Girl
	Jerry Schuerholz	...	Hunter
	Hank Stuhmer	...	Hunter
	Fred Gibmeyer	...	Hunter
	Richard Ruxton	...	Governor Embry
	Bumb Roberts	...	Bill Perkins (as Bump Roberts)
	Don Dohler	...	Jimmy Perkins (as Don Michaels)
	David W. Donoho	...	Uncle Dave (as David Donoho)
	Rick Ernest	...	Governor's Aide
	Richard Geiwitz	...	Pete
	Larry Reichman	...	Berkeley
	Christopher Gummer	...	Clay / Pool Party Guest / Beast (as Chris Gummer)
	Dace Parson	...	Wilton
	Chris Burke	...	Wilton's Friend
	Bill Wieman	...	Wilton's Friend
	Richard Nelson	...	Krebs
	Gary Svehla	...	Man Who Finds Suzie
	Dick Svehla	...	Man Who Finds Suzie
	Chris White	...	Laser Victim
	Dave Ellis	...	Laser Victim
	Steve Sandkuhler	...	Laser Victim
	Christine Herman	...	Pool Party Guest
	Phyllis Hammond	...	Pool Party Guest
	Mary Hopkins	...	Pool Party Guest
	Maria Morris	...	Pool Party Guest
	Dennis McGeehan	...	Pool Party Guest / Beast
	Martha J. Brown	...	Pool Party Guest (as Martha Brown)
	Richard Christensen	...	Pool Party Guest
	C.A. Murray	...	Pool Party Guest
	Toni Patti	...	Pool Party Guest
	John Merenda	...	Pool Party Guest
	Charlotte Merenda	...	Pool Party Guest
	Pam Dohler	...	Pool Party Guest
	Rick Hammontree	...	Pool Party Guest
	Brenda Blanks	...	Pool Party Guest
	Norman Belbot	...	Pool Party Guest
Uncredited Cast
	John Dods	...	Beast
Produced by
	Ted A. Bohus	...	producer
	Don Dohler	...	associate producer
	Dave Ellis	...	associate producer
	Pete Garey	...	associate producer
	Richard Geiwitz	...	associate producer
	Tom Griffith	...	associate producer
	Tony Malanowski	...	associate producer
	Larry Reichman	...	associate producer
	George Stover	...	associate producer
Original Music by
	J.J. Abrams	...	as Jeffrey Abrams / music by
	Robert J. Walsh	...	as Rob Walsh / music by
Special Effects by
	John Dods	...	beast designer
	David W. Donoho	...	pyrotechnic effects
Visual Effects by
	Kent Burton	...	spacecraft sequence creator
	Philip J. Cook	...	spacecraft sequence creator
	John R. Ellis	...	spacecraft sequence creator
	Ernest Farino	...	graphic animation effects: Kinetic Image Productions
	John Poreda	...	spacecraft designer
Stunts
	Dennis McGeehan	...	stunts
Thanks
	Peter Anastopolus	...	special thanks
	Steve Fiorilla	...	special thanks
	Haven McKinney	...	special thanks
	Rick Neff	...	special thanks
	Carl Paolino	...	special thanks
	Evelyn B. Wagner	...	special thanks

Additional Info
Premiere:	November 1982
DVD Release:	September 28, 2004
Country:
Distributor:	Troma Entertainment
Websites:

Ratings
4.7 / 10	4.3 / 10

Production Companies
Amazing Film Productions

Distributors
Amazing Film Productions (1982) (United States) (theatrical)
Degausser Video (2025) (United States) (VHS)
Paragon Video Productions (1983) (United States) (VHS)
Renaissance Content Group (2024) (World-wide) (TV)
Troma Team Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Vinegar Syndrome (2019) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
Vinegar Syndrome (2019) (World-wide) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA
Perry Hall, Maryland, USA
USA

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