| “ | Yes, there is a possibility of side effects, but I wouldn't worry about it. | ” |
| - Dr. Kipling |
- For the episode, see MST3K 1010 - It Lives by Night.
It Lives by Night is a 1974 monster movie directed by Jerry Jameson and written by Lou Shaw (who also produced).
Plot[]
It Lives by Night
A newlywed bat research doctor is bitten by a cave bat. He develops a condition that causes him to repeatedly transform into a man-bat creature and kill, which ruins his honeymoon and distresses his wife.
After committing several murders, the man-bat makes love to his wife and infects her with the bat contagion. The wife then arranges for the local investigating police detective to be killed by the bat colony and joins her husband in the caves.
Cast[]
- Stewart Moss as Dr. John Beck
- Marianne McAndrew as Cathy Beck
- Michael Pataki as Sgt. Ward
- Paul Carr as Dr. Kipling
Notes[]
- Marianne McAndrew and Stewart Moss were married in real life.
MST3K Connections[]
- Director Jerry Jameson was also director for Superdome.
- Michael Pataki also portrayed Tony Sicota in Superdome and J.C. in The Side Hackers.
- Cinematographer Matthew F. Leonetti was also cinematographer for Superdome.
- Sound technician Rod Sutton was also sound mixer for Hangar 18, The Slime People, and Catalina Caper, as well as sound supervisor for King Dinosaur.
- Gaffer Frank Leonetti was also master electrician for The Violent Years and head electrician for The Amazing Transparent Man.
- Script supervisor Hannah Scheel was also script supervisor for The Time Travelers.