Ben Mankiewicz Intro - Night Of The Lepus (1972)

Night of the Lepus - (Original Trailer)

Death comes hippity-hopping down the bunny trail as giant rabbits unleash The Night of the Lepus (1972).

Night Of The Lepus (1972) -- (Movie Clip) We'll Have To Get Larger Cages

Married scientists Stuart Whitman and Janet Leigh aren’t yet worried that the rabbit control serum injections they’ve begun will be troublesome, while cooperative rancher Hillman (Rory Calhoun) arranges a fire-break, then they see suspicious tracks, in Night Of The Lepus, 1972.

Night Of The Lepus (1972) -- (Movie Clip) It Only Takes One

Rancher Cole (Rory Calhoun) and scientist Roy (Stuart Whitman) are exploring the mine shaft to see if there really are giant rabbits, while his wife Gerry (Janet Leigh) and ranch-hand Jud (Chuck Hayward) monitor progress, and we see the first big attack, in Night Of The Lepus, 1972.

Night Of The Lepus (1972) -- (Movie Clip) That's The Cry Of Fear

We’ve just learned that the Bennetts (Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh) are a “young” couple doing insect research in Arizona, with their daughter (Melanie Fullerton), when their pal Elgin from the university arrives to tell them about the rabbit problem, early in Night Of The Lepus, 1972.

Night Of The Lepus (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Rabbit War

Who would believe just rabbits could take over a whole region, Paul Dunphy as the newscaster explains about Australia, in the opening to the far-fetched MGM eco-thriller Night Of The Lepus, 1972, starring Janet Leigh and Stuart Whitman.

Night Of The Lepus (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Just A Case Of Mild Shock

Newly acquainted Amanda (Melanie Fullerton) and Jackie (Chris Morrell) are killing their time while her scientist parents (Janet Leigh, Stuart Whitman) worry that their rabbit control scheme may be in trouble, so they explore the mine shaft, and it’s not a dream, in Night Of The Lepus, 1972.