Nightwish (film) explained

Nightwish
Director:	Bruce R. Cook^[1]
Producer:	Keith Walley
Starring:	Brian Thompson Jack Starrett Elizabeth Kaitan Alisha Das Clayton Rohner Robert Tessier Tom Dugan Gayle Vance^[2]
Cinematography:	Sean McLin
Editing:	William Shaffer
Music:	Phil Davies Mark Ryder
Studio:	Channel Communications Wild Street Pictures ZIV International
Distributor:	Wild Street Pictures
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Nightwish is a 1989 American science fiction horror film directed by Bruce R. Cook and produced by Andrew Keith Walley.^[3] The film starred Brian Thompson, Jack Starrett, Elizabeth Kaitan, Alisha Das and Clayton Rohner.^{[4] [5]}

Background

This was the last film that tough guy Robert Tessier acted in.^[6]

Cast

• Clayton Rohner as Jack
• Alisha Das as Kim
• Elizabeth Kaitan^[7] as Donna
• Artur Cybulski as Bill
• Jack Starrett as Doctor
• Robert Tessier^[8] as Stanley
• Brian Thompson^[9] as Dean
• Tom Dugan as Wendall
• Gayle Vance^[10] as Fruit Stand Lady
• John Hayden as Fruit Stand Boy
• Jared Coulter as Ghost Boy
• Kazuko Ohashi as Slug Girl #1
• Elizabeth Hegyes as Slug Girl #2
• Joanne House as Title Sequence Model

Reception

Rue Morgue reviewed the film in 2019, noting that "There are a number of beautiful green-lit dream sequences and séances in Nightwish that give off a Re-Animator vibe, which makes sense because the Art Director worked on both films."^[11]

External links

• • • Nightwish at TCM

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nightwish 1989 Directed by Bruce R. Cook. 22 September 2017 . letterboxd.com.
2. Web site: Noční přání (neoficiální název). 22 September 2017 . csfd.cz.
3. Web site: Nightwish (Bruce R. Cook – 1989). 22 September 2017 . horreur.net.
4. Web site: NIGHTWISH (1989). 22 September 2017 . bbfc.co.uk.
5. Web site: Nightwish. 22 September 2017 . horrorexpress.com.
6. The Los Angeles Times, October 19, 1990 - Movies, Robert Tessier; 20 Years as Tough Guy in TV, Movies
7. Web site: Nightwish. 22 September 2017 . allocine.fr.
8. Web site: Nightwish 1989 overview. 22 September 2017 . blu-ray.com.
9. Web site: Mroczne życzenia (1989) . 22 September 2017 . filmweb.pl.
10. Web site: Nightwish (1989). 22 September 2017 . moviemeter.nl.
11. Web site: 2019-06-19 . "Nightwish" - Are we really awake or are we still dreaming? . 2022-03-10 . Rue Morgue . en-US.