Night of the Comet
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| Directed by | Thom Eberhardt |
| Written by | Thom Eberhardt |
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| Cinematography | Arthur Albert |
| Edited by | Fred Stafford |
| Music by | David Richard Campbell |
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| Distributed by | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $700,000 |
| Box office | $14.4 million (US) |
Night of the Comet is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet that has turned most people into either dust or zombies. Night of the Comet grossed $14.4 million in the US on a $700,000 budget. It received positive reviews according to Rotten Tomatoes and has since become a cult film, influencing the creation of Buffy Summers.