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The Night Turkey
1973 · 52m
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What is it about? The Night Turkey
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')...
Cast and crew The Night Turkey
AllCreators
- Directed byWilliam Malone
Full cast and crew22 cast members, 3 crew
Cast:
- 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 · Marcus Downe
- Cathy Burns · Burns
- Marilyn Vargo · Nude Girl
- Rick Baker · Little Kathy's Date
- Alan White · Devious
- Jim Methenia · F. U. Sosume
- Bill Hedge · Chimney Victim
- Nick Sheldon · Cop #1
- Jack Jardine · The Psycho
- Paul Atkinson · Reporter
- Kermit Eller · Cop #2/Sometimes Turkey
- Al Jerumanis · Burns
- Bill Mills · The Night Turkey
Crew:
- William Malone · Director
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Details The Night Turkey

- First theatrical release
- August 18, 1973
- Release in the US
- August 18, 1973
- Original language
- English
- Studio
- AYK Pictures
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Night Turkey?
52 minutes.
Who’s in The Night Turkey?
Robert short, Bob Burns, Jeff Thomas, Mike Greenwald, Robeert Alvarez, Jerry Fiore, William Malone, Leigh Chapman, Shelley Olodort, and Doyle Grey. Directed by William Malone.
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