The Night Turkey

Overview

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')...

Directed by William Malone

Top cast

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Robert short

Karl Kornchek

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Bob Burns

Hot Daddy Dan

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Jeff Thomas

Broderick Crawdaddy

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Mike Greenwald

Bernie Jerks

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Robeert Alvarez

Bruce's Pal

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Jerry Fiore

Sheriff Payne/Colonel Sanders

William Malone

Mayor Halsteen McCheese

Leigh Chapman

Mary Brandon

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Shelley Olodort

Shelly Kase

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Doyle Grey

Dr. Marcus Downe

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Cathy Burns

Mrs. Burns

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Marilyn Vargo

Nude Girl

Rick Baker

Little Kathy's Date

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Alan White

Dr. Devious

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Jim Methenia

Dr. F. U. Sosume

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Bill Hedge

Chimney Victim

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Nick Sheldon

Cop #1

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Jack Jardine

The Psycho

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Paul Atkinson

Reporter

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Kermit Eller

Cop #2/Sometimes Turkey

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