Night Of The Comet (1984 Josh’s Pick)

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1984 features Josh’s personal pick, Thom Eberhardt’s Night of the Comet. Written and directed by Thom Eberhardt and starring Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran and Mary Woronov, Night of the Comet was a moderate box-office success and has since become a cult classic.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Variety (https://variety.com/1983/film/reviews/night-of-the-comet-1200426036/), Vincent Canby in the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/16/movies/film-night-of-comet-adventure-in-california.html), and Paul Attanasio in The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/11/20/comet-of-doom/09da8482-fd26-478a-95c4-1cd22d3d8afd/).Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1984 installment as we take a break from our regular season line-up to do a special Christmas bonus episode on the definitely not-for-kids Joe Dante classic Gremlins.