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Night School is a american film of genre Thriller directed by Ken Hughes released in USA on 24 april 1981 with Leonard Mann
Night School (1981)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 april 1981
Length 1h28
Directed by Ken Hughes
OriginUSA
Themes Serial killer films
Rating56%
Night School (released in the United Kingdom as Terror Eyes) is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Ken Hughes and starring Rachel Ward in her feature film debut. The plot revolves around a series of gruesome decapitation murders happening among college coeds in Boston, Massachusetts. The film was originally to be directed by Alfred Sole but Sole passed on the project. Ken Hughes was ultimately brought in to direct, this would be his final film. The music score was composed by Brad Fiedel.
The film premiered at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival in 1981, and was released theatrically in the United States in April 1981. Night School was denounced by critics upon release, and in England became a video nasty.
The film has developed a small cult following among slasher fans, and in 2011, it was given its first DVD release by Warner Archive with a remastered transfer.
Synopsis
Anne Barron (Meb Boden) is a teacher's aide at the Jack-N-Jill Daycare Center in Boston. It's the early evening and the last child has been picked up by her mother. Anne is relaxing on the playground carousel when someone pulls up on a motorcycle, wearing a black motorcycle helmet. She is startled as the stranger pulls out a kukri and starts spinning the carousel. The kukri is held up in the air and the terrified woman goes around until she's struck with it.Actors
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