Catherine Mary Stewart, Geoffrey Lewis, John Achorn

Two girls from the Valley wake up to find that a passing comet has eradicated their world and left behind a mysterious red-dust and a pack of cannibal mutants. With the help of a friendly truck driver...( read more  read more... ), the girls save the earth from a villainous "think tank," karate chop their way through flesh-eating zombies, and, of course, find time to go to the mall.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Thom Eberhardt

Release Date: November 16, 1984

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DVD Release Date: March 6, 2007

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  • October 2, 2008
    After a comet destroys 99% of the world's population, a tough usherette and her pom-pom girl sister must fight off various zombies and armed survivors to make their way through a deserted Los Angeles. Fun adventure with a strong female action hero.
  • May 26, 2008
    Funny to laugh at the 80's, but one can only laugh at the 80's for so long before you pray for the ending. Still, there is something charming about government scientist's wanting to kill and suck out children's blood and telling them they will spend the rest of their life with S...( read more)anta Claus.
  • February 7, 2008
    Great "end of the world" and "empty society" scenes. Low on zombies and no real gore, but the two lead actresses are dead-on playing teen sisters raised by a military nut soldier. The story lags a bit in originalty and form towards the middle, but the dialogue is great and the pr...( read more)emise of what causes the "zombies" is interesting. Recommended for those who like the "End of the World" subgenre and odd eighties classics. Gorehounds will be disappointed, but the thinking zombie watcher will find some novel parts.
  • June 13, 2007
    Once-forgotten 80's gem of a movie. A strange comet passes over Earth and turns most of civilization to dust, except for those who were shielded from the energy. Two sisters survived by the comet by chance. I love the eerie quiet morning-after scene. Those who were semi-shielded ...( read more)were turned into zombie-like mutants. It's a short romp through the deserted streets and of Los Angeles, but then the girls move into an abandoned radio station and things slow down. A handsome dude hears the girls' broadcast and comes to their rescue. They run into gun-toting mall looters and a military research team who want to experiment on them, with a neat ending. I liked it.
  • April 17, 2007
    Probably not really a 4 star film, but I loved this one as a kid and just watched it again recently. Apparently I still love it. Had a huge crush on Catherine Mary Stewart - especially when she gets all dolled up in the department store scene.

    Basically anything with zombies...( read more) and I'm in. Even though there aren't many zombies in this one.

    Post apocalyptic thrillers (even the semi-bad ones) are right up my alley.
  • October 28, 2009
    No blood, no nudity, so what's the point you ask? Well I'll tell you the point my friends. The point is that this movie is the epitome of eighties cheese, and if you need any other excuse to run out and see this right now, then I don't know what to say. From big hair and bad m...( read more)usic to some cheesetacular special effects this movie is pure fun, and it belongs in a time capsule somewhere lest that strange coked up period that we know as the eighties be forgotten.
  • October 15, 2009
    Wacky. Fun. Has touches of I Am Legend and Dawn of the Dead. But less dark and gory than either. While the film is certainly MST3K fodder, it understands what it is and has a great sense of humor about itself. It's funny and that holds it up enough to be tolerable.
  • October 13, 2009
    Gave this a re-watch, it's still as silly and campy as the first viewing a few years back.

    Valley Girls at the end of the world, fighting zombies and the military that doesn't know how to deal with things anymore.

    Yeah, it's a silly concept, it's painfully neon and 80's, but I ...( read more)liked it.

    Give it a rental.
  • October 10, 2009
    A quirky take on the apocalypse/zombie flick.
    Dim-witted (though handy with firearms) teenage girls
    are the heroins as the genius scientists who prepared
    for such an event slowly die.
  • October 3, 2009
    Classic freak-fest. One of my forgotten faves that now has been brought to the surface again.

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  • IRONMANBLAST
    December 14, 2007
    BLAMN!
  • cometzombie
    November 19, 2007
    There's a Night of the Comet fan site at www.nightofthecomet.info
  • MrGrimlock
    June 25, 2007
    I thought this movie rocked the 2 sisters were hardcore and hot,Hector was a lucky bastard!

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