Film

The Night Turkey

1973 · 52m

Spoof of the TV Movie 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker", shot in 1972 by Director William Malone ("House on Haunted Hill", "Creature") and his friends, on a budget of around $100, in their spare time. It's loaded with people who would later go on to have major careers in Hollywood (some eventual Academy Award Winners!). It stars Robert Short later to become an award winning SFX artist ("Beetlejuice", "Splash", "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind") as Karl Kornchek and features a stalking Were-Turkey created by master SFX makeup artist and Academy Award winner Rick Baker (who also appears as the dorky date of Turkey victim 'Kathy')...

Robert short

Karl Kornchek

Bob Burns

Hot Daddy Dan

Jeff Thomas

Broderick Crawdaddy

Mike Greenwald

Bernie Jerks

Robeert Alvarez

Bruce's Pal

Jerry Fiore

Sheriff Payne/Colonel Sanders

William Malone

Mayor Halsteen McCheese

Leigh Chapman

Mary Brandon

Shelley Olodort

Shelly Kase

Doyle Grey

Dr. Marcus Downe

Cathy Burns

Mrs. Burns

Marilyn Vargo

Nude Girl

Rick Baker

Little Kathy's Date

Alan White

Dr. Devious

Jim Methenia

Dr. F. U. Sosume

Bill Hedge

Chimney Victim

• William MaloneDirector

Release date

August 18, 1973

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

52m