Түннің Құйрық Жұлдызы: 1984-тің ғылыми-қияли фильмі

1984 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Thom Eberhardt
the 1984 film

Atlantic released Night of the Comet in the US on November 16, 1984, earning $3,580,578 in its opening weekend, coming in at third place. It stayed in theaters for six weeks and grossed $14,418,922 total in the US against a $700,000 budget. The film is also noted as one of the first mainstream films to carry the MPAA PG 13 rating.

On Metacritic, it has a score of 59 out of 100 based on 10 critic reviews, which indicates "mixed or average" reviews. Variety wrote that Eberhardt "creates a visually arresting B picture in the neon primary colors of the cult hit Liquid Sky", as well as pointing out similarities with Five, The Day of the Triffids, The Omega Man, Dawn of the Dead and Last Woman on Earth. They described the film as "a successful pastiche of numerous science fiction films, executed with an entertaining, tongue in cheek flair that compensates for its absence in originality." Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "a good natured, end of the world B movie" whose "humor augments rather than upstages the mechanics of the melodrama". Neil Gaiman reviewed Night of the Comet for Imagine magazine, and stated that "one of the most amusing, witty, imaginative, and thought provoking films I've seen that was made with no budget and is also cheap exploitation".

Night of the Comet was released on VHS and Betamax videocassettes and CED Videodisc on August 30, 1985, and distributed by CBS/FOX Video. A second US VHS printing, distributed by Goodtimes Video, was released on August 30, 1990. MGM released the film on DVD in the US on March 6, 2007. The film was released in a Collector's Edition on Blu ray by Shout! Factory on November 19, 2013. Sherilyn Connelly of The Village Voice criticized the synopsis on the back of the disc packaging, saying that it dumbed down the film and portrayed the independent women as helpless stereotypes. The film was released on Ultra HD Blu ray in September 2023.

A soundtrack for the film was released by Macola Records. The soundtrack's "Learn to Love Again", a love duet performed by Amy Holland and Chris Farren, plays during a scene between Regina and Hector and in the closing credits. Other songs include "The Whole World is Celebratin'" (also performed by Chris Farren), "Lady in Love" and "Unbelievable" by Revolver, "Strong Heart" by John Townsend, "Trouble" by Skip Adams, "Living on the Edge" by Jocko Marcellino, "Virgin in Love" by Thom Pace, "Never Give Up" by Bobby Caldwell and "Hard Act to Follow" by Diana DeWitt.

Night of the Comet developed a cult following in the years after its release. Keith Phipps of The Dissolve wrote that the film's cult following comes from how matter of factly it treats its weird premise. The film was voted number 10 in Bloody Disgusting's Top 10 Doomsday Horror Films in 2009. Maroney's character was an influence on Joss Whedon when he created Buffy Summers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In October 2018, Orion Pictures hired Roxanne Benjamin to write a sci fi horror remake of the 1984 cult classic. As of April 2019, Benjamin confirmed she had submitted her script for the remake to Orion. In January 2023 Benjamin stated that the remake was still alive, but was slowly going through the process at Orion.