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Bar Trash: NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980)
Bar Trash: NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980)

Bar Trash: NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980)

Running time: 145 mins

Genre: Horror

Directed by: James C. Wasson

Release Date: 23/10/2024

Starring: Eugene Dow, Joy Allen, Don Hurst, Bob Collins

Anthropologists go hunting for a Bigfoot after a rash of violent murders, only to uncover something far more sinister. "AN EVIL MUTATION EMBARKS ON A WAVE OF BRUTAL BUTCHERY!" Cult film night BAR TRASH continues with BANNED, an uncensored season of the Video Nasties. NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1980) is an unhelpful title for a Bigfoot movie, but there again, ‘Night of the Bigfoot’ wouldn’t prepare you for the insane soup of ingredients thrown liberally at the screen. Venture deep into this forest and you’ll discover… plenty of amateur-grade acting, a Satanic sex cult, interspecies sexual assault, and yes, the best dick-ripping scene you’ll ever see in a Sasquatch film. BAR TRASH completists will also be delighted to see the return of sleeping bags to our kill count… Unfolding more like an 80s psycho-slasher in the “mould of Jason Vorhees or Michael Myers” (Andrew Graves) than your usual creature feature, the film’s extended slow motion climax was promoted as “the most gruesome blood bath ever filmed” and has to be seen to be disbelieved. “If John Waters had a favourite Bigfoot movie, it would be NIGHT OF THE DEMON.” (AGFA) NIGHT OF THE DEMON was released in the UK on uncensored, pre-certificate videocassette by Iver Film Services (IFS) in 1982 before being effectively banned under Section 1 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the Video Nasties furore. It was re-released with 1 minute and 41 seconds of cuts to obtain an 18 certificate in 1994, and passed fully uncut in 2022. Polite warning: NIGHT OF THE DEMON contains scenes of “strong gory violence, sexual violence, sexual threat, domestic abuse, and discriminatory language” (BBFC). We are showing NIGHT OF THE DEMON fully uncensored with subtitles from the best available digital source. THS FILM CONTAINS SCENES OF EXTREME AND EXPLICIT VIOLENCE. /// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic, Token Homo. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles/captions where possible. Tickets from £3. Strictly adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for news and updates. ///

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