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Summary
Dr. John Beck, recently married, decides to take his wife, Cathy, spelunking in Carlsbad Cavern. While there, Dr. Beck, who specializes in bats, is bitten by a fruit bat. He is then, inexplicably, transformed into a vampire bat.
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Audiences 18GoodWatch 24
IMDb2.9
Audience score6%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9595Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1974
January 15, 1974
52 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
and 3 moreDirecting · 2
- Jerry Jameson Director
- Bill Lukather Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Lou Shaw Writer, Producer
Production · 1
- Matthew F. Leonetti Executive Producer, Director of Photography
Camera · 2
- Cleo Anderson Key Grip
- James Globus Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Tom Stevens Editor
Sound · 1
- Artie Kane Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Stan Winston Makeup Designer, Makeup Effects
Lighting · 1
- Frank Leonetti Gaffer
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