Gorezone Issue 24 Flipthru

31 Days of Horror 2021 Day 02 Visitors of the Night(1995)

 

TITLE-Visitors of the Night

SOURCE-Echo Bridge DVD

Back at the start of the year I was in the downtown area and needed to pass 30 minutes waiting on someone. There is a nearby pawn shop I hit up sometimes for DVDs/Blu Rays. The owner knows I buy in bulk so usually cuts me a good deal. I was looking through the shelves,saw the above cover and threw the dvd into the buy pile. How could I pass up a film with not only Candace Cameron but also Markie Post?

The plot,well it is your normal made for TV alien abduction plot. Candace throws a party one night while grounded. She is taking the trash out and blacks out. When she gets back to her house it is early the next morning and she has lost track of time. Before this happens though we see Markie Post having odd dreams with a young girl and lots of lights. 

The cast of either 80s/early 90s tv stars or Canadian talent is what makes this stand out. First up is Markie Post.

Markie is a single mom trying to raise her bratty as fuck teenage daughter. This film was made a few years after Markie's big role on Night Court had happened. I think maybe this was around the time she was doing Hearts on Fire with John Ritter. Ms Post is pretty good as the lead in this. But she also isn't given a hard role to do.

Candace Cameron,now Candace Cameron Bure, appears to have done this film not long after Full House had it's final season. She shows way more range than she did on Full House. But could be replaced by any actress from the era and the film wouldn't suffer much.

Canadian actor Stephen McHattie doesn't have a huge role,he is Candace's father. But he is good in what little he is given.I'm guessing most people will know McHattie from his role as the original Night Owl in Watchmen.

Melyssa Ade does great as Candace's best friend. I kept thinking I knew Ade from something. Then looked her up once the film was over. She was in Jason X. Another film with a big amount of Canadian actors/actresses.

When I grabbed this dvd I figured it would be some cheesy film that I watch once and then forget about. The night I put it on my plan was see maybe 30 minutes then doze off. But ended up watching the entire film that night. And before today have watched it 2 more times.

The DVD is OOP and I doubt this is hitting Blu Ray anytime soon,if it ever does. But the DVD isn't hard to find cheap. And the entire film is up on Youtube. So if you are in to alien abduction films give this a watch.

Visitors of the Night gets a B-.