Nightwing
Brief Synopsis
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Rabid vampire bats which are indiscriminately slaughtering cattle and humans alike on a New Mexico Indian reservation are tracked to their deadly lair by an English Biologist in an effort to avenge the death of his father, who was eaten by them. Duran is a reservation cop who doesn't believe the tribal lore that explains the bats' strange behavior as part of some sort of spiritual revenge.
Cast & Crew
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Arthur Hiller
Director
Nick Mancuso
David Warner
Peter Prouse
Pat Corley
Flavio Martinez
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Color
Color (Metrocolor)
Synopsis
A colony of vampire bats terrorize a small Indian community in New Mexico. Standard "Nature goes berserk" plot turns extra hokey toward the end when supernatural forces are discovered working through the bats.
Director
Arthur Hiller
Director
Cast
Nick Mancuso
David Warner
Peter Prouse
Pat Corley
Flavio Martinez
Ben Piazza
Alice Hirson
Stephen Macht
Jose Toledo
Danny Zapien
Richard Romancito
Kathryn Harrold
Wade Stevens
Donald Hotton
Charles Hallahan
Judith Novgrod
Virginia P Maney
Lena Carr
George Clutesi
Charlie Bird
Strother Martin
Crew
Maggie Abbott
Associate Producer
Eric D Andersen
Camera Operator
Del Armstrong
Makeup
James M Arnett
Stunt Coordinator
Leslie Barker
Song
Craig Baxley
Stunts
Betsy Cox
Costumes
Gary Daigler
Assistant Director
Robert Dunbar
Helicopter Pilot
D Scott Easton
Assistant Director
Gary Epper
Stunts
Les Fresholtz
Sound
Crystal Gayle
Song Performer
Jack Gereghty
Photography
Syd Greenwood
Props
Peter V. Herald
Associate Producer
Peter V. Herald
Unit Production Manager
John C. Howard
Editor
Larry Jost
Sound
Marie Kenney
Script Supervisor
Richard Kent
Set Decorator
Richard Leigh
Song
John R Leonard
Helicopter Pilot
Henry Mancini
Music
Michael Minkler
Sound
Dr. Clay Mitchell
Technical Advisor
Arthur Piantadosi
Sound
Carlo Rambaldi
Special Effects
Martin Ransohoff
Producer
Harry Rez
Key Grip
Milt Rice
Special Effects
Kenny Rogers
Song Performer
Kenny Rogers
Song
Charles Rosher Jr.
Director Of Photography
Charles Rosher Jr.
Other
Glynn Rubin
Stunts
Mary Scott
Assistant Editor
Steve Shagan
Screenplay
Sam Shaw
Sound Effects
Bud Shrake
Screenplay
William Ladd Skinner
Set Designer
Martin Cruz Smith
Screenplay
Martin Cruz Smith
Source Material (From Novel)
Richard R St Johns
Executive Producer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Dione Taylor
Hair
James D. Vance
Production Designer
Don Vargas
Costumes
Dorothy Wilde
Assistant
Bob Williamson
Song
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Horror
Release Date
1979
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 45m
Color
Color (Metrocolor)
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States July 1979
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1979
Re-released in United States on Video August 15, 1995
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1979
Released in United States July 1979
Re-released in United States on Video August 15, 1995
