"Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974) Série TV 1974-1975

Note Générale:

8,5/10   

Créateur:

Jeffrey Grant Rice

Saisons:

1

Date de sortie:

13 septembre 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Horreur | Mystère | Thriller

Accroche:

One man's quest to uncover the truth,

Intrigue:

A newspaper reporter investigates strange supernatural occurrences in Chicago.

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Supernatural | Newspaper | Cover Up | Cult Favorite

Récompenses:

1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Best Sci Fi/Horror of the 70's

Ensemble

Darren McGavin	...	Carl Kolchak (Episodes, 1974-1975)
Simon Oakland	...	Tony Vincenzo (Episodes, 1974-1975)
Jack Grinnage	...	Ron Updyke (Episodes, 1974-1975)
Ruth McDevitt	...	Emily Cowles / ... (Episodes, 1974-1975)

Autre(s) titre(s):

The Night Stalker

Durée:

60 min (20 episodes)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:13

Lieux de tournage:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Société:

Francy Productions

Anecdotes:

Episode 1.15, "Chopper", is the first script that Robert Zemeckis (co-writing with frequent collaborator Bob Gale) sold in Hollywood.

Goofs:

Erreurs factuelles: Many of the stories take place in the winter months, but there is never any snow, and even if there was no snow, it is highly unlikely one would be driving a convertible with the top down during the winter months in Chicago.

Guillemet:

Carl Kolchak: What happened to "I'm okay, you're okay"?
Siska: Well, to tell you the truth, you're not okay. The people in group therapy didn't tell me I was ever going to meet somebody as un-okay as you are.

Connexions:

Référencé sur "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror III (#4.5)" (1992)

Best Sci Fi/Horror of the 70's

In a decade which gave us Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers, and...well, not much else, Night Stalker stands out as an oasis of quality horror/fantasy/science fiction in the 70's. Darren McGavin is at the top of his form in a series that splits its time about evenly between humor and horror. The only real problem with the series is the scripting, which varies from week to week in no perceivable pattern. An incredibly wretched episode like "The Energy Eater" will be followed by the series' best, "Horror in the Heights," the following week. Still, McGavin and the supporting cast are fun to watch, and you get the chance to laugh along with the writers as they both pay homage to and parody all those old horror movies.