The Night Flier (film)
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The Night Flier is a 1997
film
based on the short story of the same name
which was written by Stephen King
. It was directed by Mark Pavia and starred Miguel Ferrer
and Julie Entwisle.
Dees' nemesis is a young female reporter who joins the staff at the exploitative magazine "Inside View", where he ranks as senior reporter. She at first is dismissed by him as naive and at best a "Jimmy", as in "Jimmy Olsen
", then is actively abused by him. She ultimately survives him and writes about Dees' death, prominently featured on the title page of the magazine "Inside View".
1997 in film
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based on the short story of the same name
The Night Flier
"The Night Flier" is a horror short story by Stephen King, first published in the anthology Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror, and then in King's own 1993 Nightmares and Dreamscapes collection....
which was written by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
. It was directed by Mark Pavia and starred Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer
Miguel José Ferrer is an American actor and voice actor who is often cast as a villain. His notable roles include Bob Morton, a supporting character in RoboCop , the short tempered FBI agent Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks, and Dr...
and Julie Entwisle.
Synopsis
The story follows a reporter named Richard Dees as he attempts to follow and catch up with a murderer who kills his victims in a vampiristic style, and who seemingly flies to each murder scene by plane. There was, for some reason, dirt in the plane. The plot culminates in Dees' confrontation with 'The Night Flier' and his own loss of sanity.Dees' nemesis is a young female reporter who joins the staff at the exploitative magazine "Inside View", where he ranks as senior reporter. She at first is dismissed by him as naive and at best a "Jimmy", as in "Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman and Perry White...
", then is actively abused by him. She ultimately survives him and writes about Dees' death, prominently featured on the title page of the magazine "Inside View".
Cast
- Miguel FerrerMiguel FerrerMiguel José Ferrer is an American actor and voice actor who is often cast as a villain. His notable roles include Bob Morton, a supporting character in RoboCop , the short tempered FBI agent Albert Rosenfield in Twin Peaks, and Dr...
as Richard Dees - Julie Entwisle as Katherine Blair
- Dan MonahanDan MonahanDan Monahan is an American actor, best known for his role as Edward "Pee Wee" Morris in the 1980s Porky's trilogy of teen films.-Early life:He graduated from Olmsted Falls High School in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.- Filmography :...
as Merton Morrison - Michael H. Moss as Dwight Renfield
- John Bennes as Ezra Hannon
- Beverly Skinner as Selida McCamon
- Rob Wilds as Buck Kendall
- Richard K. Olsen as Claire Bowie
- Elizabeth McCormick as Ellen Sarch
- J.R. Rodriguez as Terminal Cop #1
- Robert Leon Casey as Terminal Cop #2
- Ashton Stewart as Nate Wilson
- William Neely as Ray Sarch
- Windy Wenderlich as Henry Gates
- General Fermon Judd Jr. as Policeman