Night of the Lepus (1972)
October 4, 1972Release Date
Night of the Lepus (1972)
October 4, 1972Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Stuart Whitman
Roy Bennett
Janet Leigh
Gerry Bennett
Rory Calhoun
Cole Hillman
DeForest Kelley
Elgin Clark
Paul Fix
Sheriff Cody
Melanie Fullerton
Amanda Bennett
Melanie Fullerton
Amanda Bennett
Chris Morrell
Jackie Hillman
Chuck Hayward
Jud
Henry Willis
Frank
Francesca Jarvis
Mildred
Henry Wills
Frank
William Elliott
Dr. Leopold
Bob Hardy
Professor Dirkson
Richard Jacome
Deputy Jason
Gene R. Kearney
Writer
Inez Perez
Housekeeper
Roy Gaintner
Walker
Evans Thornton
Major White
I. Stanford Jolley
Dispatcher
Robert Gooden
Leslie
Walter Kelley
Truck Driver
Frank Kennedy
Doctor
Stan Jolley
ProductionDesigner
Don Starr
Cutler
Peter O'Crotty
Arlen
Jerry Dunphy
Television Newscaster
Phillip Avenetti
Officer Lopez
Russell Morrell
Priest
Donna Gelgur
Wife in Car
Gene R. Kearney
Screenplay
Don Holliday
Screenplay
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Details.
Release DateOctober 4, 1972
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingPG
Filming LocationsArizona, United States
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This Movie Is About.
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Night of the Lepus (also known as Rabbits) is a 1972 American science fiction horror film directed by William F. Claxton and produced by A.C. Lyles. Based upon Russell Braddon's 1964 science fiction novel The Year of the Angry Rabbit, the plot concerns an infestation of mutated rabbits.
The film was the first science fiction work for producer A.C. Lyles and for director William F. Claxton, both of whom came from Western film backgrounds. Character actors from Westerns the pair had worked on were brought in to star, including Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun and DeForest Kelley. Shot in Arizona, including scenes filmed underground within Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Night of the Lepus used domestic rabbits filmed against miniature models and actors dressed in rabbit costumes for the attack scenes.
Widely panned by critics for its silly premise, poor direction, stilted acting and bad special effects, the film's biggest failure is considered to be the inability to make the rabbits seem scary. Night of the Lepus has since gained cult status for its laughably poor quality.