An alien mutilator stalks and kills human prey during the night.
At night the Mangler stalks the streets of Los Angeles, killing and mutilating random victims. On the trail are a TV reporter, the father of one of the victims, and a police detective, but despite their efforts only the mysterious psychic DeRenzy knows what the killer is and how to stop it.
Cast
William Devane
Roy Warner, aka Steve Dupree
Cathy Lee Crosby
Zoe Owens
Richard Jaeckel
Det. Dave Mooney
Keenan Wynn
Sherman 'Sherm' Moss
Warren J. Kemmerling
Police Captain Speer
Biff Elliot
Detective Jack Bresler
Jacquelyn Hyde
De Renzy
Casey Kasem
Police Pathologist
Vivian Blaine
Cortney Floyd
John Bloom
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Bill Derringer
Herman Burmeister (as William Derringer)
Jay Lawrence
Jim, the newscaster
Russ Marin
Dr. Baranowski
Vernon Washington
Henry Lydell
John Dresden
Policeman
Roberto Contreras
Max
William Lampley
Young Man
Jeffrey Reese
Randy Morse
Valla Rae McDade
Camilla, Randy's girl
Ken Minyard
Ken Minyard, the sportscaster
Monica Peterson
Mrs. Lydell
Kathy Hilton
Shelly Warner
Philip Michael Thomas
Corn Rows
Ernest Robinson
Policeman
Angelo Rossitto
Angie (uncredited)
Kristephan Warren-Stevens
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- Release Date 04/27/1979
- Language English
- Director John "Bud" Cardos
- Writer Stanford Whitmore
- Editor Martin Dreffke
- Cinematographer John Arthur Morrill
- Producers Edward L. Montoro, Igo Kantor, John "Bud" Cardos, Derek Power, Dick Clark
- Company Film Ventures International
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Apr 27, 1979 | Theatrical | R |
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