The Night Of The Meteoer
The Lyrid meteor shower is caused by Earth passing through the path of the comet Thatcher, and its bright streaks, traveling as fast as 110,000 miles per hour, or 30 miles per second (177,000. By Bruce McClure in Tonight 3 days ago. As darkness falls on August 20 to 22, 2018, watch for the waxing gibbous moon to move by two of the four planets now up after sunset. The moon passed Venus around August 13 and 14. It passed Jupiter around August 16 and 17. On August 20 and 21, the moon passed nearest the planet Saturn, and, by August 22. The Night of the Upside-Down Meteor was a skirmish which took place on Kesh in 3960 BBY in the Takara Mountains. The skirmish took place Jelph Marrian's farm between the former Jedi Knight Jelph Marrian and the ex-Sith Saber Orielle Kitai against the Sith Grand Lord Lillia Venn and her forces.
Contents.Plot The Earth is passing through the tail of a comet, an event which has not occurred in 65 million years and coincided with the that wiped out the dinosaurs. On the night of the comet's passage, which takes place eleven days before Christmas, large crowds gather outside to watch and celebrate.18-year-old Regina 'Reggie' Belmont works at a movie theater in southern California. She is annoyed to find the initials DMK have the sixth highest score on the theater's video game, on which all the other scores are hers.
She stays after the theater closes to play until DMK's score is removed and to have sex with her boyfriend Larry, the theater projectionist, in the steel-lined projection booth. Meanwhile, Reggie's 16-year-old sister Samantha 'Sam' argues with their stepmother Doris, who punches her in the face.
Sam then spends the night in a steel backyard shed.The next morning, a reddish haze covers everything, and there are no signs of life, only piles of red dust and heaps of clothing. Unaware that anything strange has happened, Larry goes outside and is killed by a wielding a pipe wrench. When Reggie goes looking for Larry, she encounters the zombie, but escapes. She heads home to find her sister.
Because both Reggie and Sam spent the night shielded from cosmic effects by steel, they were saved from the comet's effects.After figuring out what has happened, they hear a and race to the radio station, only to find it was just a recording. They come across another survivor there, Hector Gomez, who spent the night in the back of his steel truck. When Sam talks into the microphone, she is heard by researchers in an underground installation out in the desert. As they listen to Reggie, Sam and Hector debate what to do, the scientists note that the zombies, though less exposed to the comet, will eventually disintegrate into dust themselves. Hector leaves to see if any of his family survived, but promises to come back. Reggie and Sam then go shopping at a mall.
After a firefight with some zombie stock boys, the girls are taken prisoner, but are saved by a rescue team sent by the scientists.Reggie is taken back to their base. Audrey White, a disillusioned scientist, offers to dispose of Sam, who was diagnosed as having been exposed, and to wait for Hector. After she fakes Sam by injecting her with a sedative that only put her to sleep, she kills the other remaining scientist. When Hector returns after an encounter with a zombie child, Audrey briefs him on the situation and then gives herself a lethal injection. Sam and Hector set out to rescue Reggie.
The researchers had suspected and prepared for the comet's effects, but inadvertently left their ventilation system open and the fans running during the comet's passage, allowing the deadly dust to permeate their base. Meanwhile, Reggie has become suspicious, escapes, and discovers that the dying scientists have hunted down and rendered healthy survivors brain dead.
They harvest their untainted blood to keep the disease at bay while they search desperately for a cure. Reggie saves a boy and a girl before they are processed, then unplugs the other victims from their life support machines.
Sam and Hector get the trio out of the base.Eventually, rain washes away the red dust, leaving the world in a pristine condition. After Reggie pairs up with Hector, Sam feels left out, as the others are kids. When she ignores Reggie's warning and crosses a deserted street against the still-operating signal light, she is almost run over by a sports car driven by Danny Mason Keener, a teenager about her own age.
After apologizing, he invites her to go for a ride. As they drive off, the car is shown sporting the initials 'DMK' on the.Cast. as Regina 'Reggie' Belmont. as Samantha 'Sam' Belmont. as Hector Gomez.
as Doris, Reggie and Sam's stepmother. as Audrey White. as Dr. Carter, the leader of the think tank.
Peter Fox as Dr. Wilson, one of the researchers.
John Achorn as Oscar. as Larry Dupree.
Devon Ericson as Minder. as Davenport. as Sarah, the young rescued girl. Chance Boyer as Brian, the young rescued boy. Ivan E. Roth as Willy.
and as Stockboys. Marc Poppel as Danny Mason Keener / DMKProduction When writing the script, director wanted to merge the idea of strong female protagonists with his love of post-apocalyptic films set in empty cities. For the women, he was inspired. Further inspiration came from real-life teenage girls whom he met while filming PBS specials. Without telling the girls details about the script's premise, he asked them to describe how they would react to an apocalyptic event.
The girls saw the scenario as an exciting adventure and only saw a downside to the experience when Eberhardt brought up the subject of dating. Using their answers, Eberhardt wrote the script to be lighthearted and adventuresome. Eberhardt initially had trouble convincing the studio to let him direct it, but they relented when he held out, as was looking to immediately invest $700,000. Atlantic also wanted to capitalize on the success of their 1983 hit and the popularity of quirky drive-in films like.
The producers, Andrew Lane and Wayne Crawford, clashed with Eberhardt during filming; Eberhardt would later say that they did not understand the film and resented being assigned to such a low-budget B movie. Early in the production, they attempted to have him replaced.
Regardless, Eberhardt praised their producing skill and said the film could not have been made without their help. Auditioned for the role of Samantha 'Sam' Belmont and was the number one choice on the casting list but the part ultimately went to.
Release Atlantic released Night of the Comet in the US on November 16, 1984, earning $3,580,578 in its opening weekend, coming in at third place. It stayed in theaters for six weeks and grossed $14,418,922 total in the US. The film is also noted as one of the first mainstream films to carry the MPAA rating.Night of the Comet was released on cassette and on August 30, 1985, and distributed.
A second US VHS printing, distributed by Goodtimes Video, was released on August 30, 1990. released the film on in the US on March 6, 2007. The film was released in a Collector's Edition on by on November 19, 2013. Sherilyn Connelly of criticized the synopsis on the back of the disc, saying that it dumbs down the film and portrays the independent women as helpless stereotypes. Soundtrack A soundtrack for the film was released on LP record and audio cassette from Macola Records, shortly after the film's release.
The soundtrack's 'Learn to Love Again', a love duet performed by and Chris Farren, played in the final scene in the film and in the closing credits. Other songs include 'The Whole World is Celebratin' (also performed by Chris Farren), 'Lady in Love' and 'Unbelievable' by Revolver, 'Strong Heart' by, 'Trouble' by Skip Adams, 'Living on the Edge' by Jocko Marcellino, 'Virgin in Love' by Thom Pace, and 'Hard Act to Follow' by.Reception wrote that Eberhardt 'creates a visually arresting B-picture in the neon-primary colors of the cult hit as well as pointing similarities with,. They described the film as 'a successful pastiche of numerous science fiction films, executed with an entertaining, tongue-in-cheek flair that compensates for its absence in originality.' Of called it 'a good-natured, end-of-the-world B-movie' whose 'humor augments rather than upstages the mechanics of the melodrama'. Author wrote in 1985 that the film was 'one of the most amusing, witty, imaginative, and thought-provoking films I've seen that was made with no budget and is also cheap exploitation.'
It has since become a. Keith Phipps of wrote that the film's cult following comes from how matter-of-factly it treats its weird premise. The film was voted number 10 in 's Top 10 Doomsday Horror Films in 2009.
Maroney's character was an influence on when he created of. Remake In October 2018, hired Roxanne Benjamin to write a sci-fi-horror remake of the 1984 cult classic. References.
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' Well, Lillia Venn's life is not over. There is another peak, another place to conquer. I will begin again—in the stars. I will take you all with me, of course.'
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―Lillia Venn gloating about her new 'acquisition' prior to her untimely deathThe Night of the Upside-Down Meteor was a skirmish which took place on in in the. The skirmish took place between the former and the ex- against the and her forces: the two brothers and and four. Through Orielle's, Lillia Venn had learnt about the existence of Jelph's.Kitai had sold her daughter out in return for 'improved working conditions.' Venn and her closest allies traveled quickly to Marrian's farm to find the starfighter shortly after Orielle and Marrian arrived.
Kitai confronted Venn and her followers while Marrian attacked the Sith visitors with. When Venn attempted to lift off from the ground in Marrian's vessel, she tripped a safety line which Marrian had connected to the fighter, causing the detonation of the which Marrian had placed beneath the ground. The ensuing explosion destroyed the entire farm and killed Venn and her allies. Sawj Luzo: ' Oh, we let Badolfa deliver your messages. Your mother made another deal.' Orielle Kitai: ' What?'
Lillia Venn: ' Yes. She didn't think your discovery existed—and she didn't think the other High Lords would come. So she alerted us to the meeting here.' Orielle Kitai: ' In exchange for what?' Lillia Venn: ' Call it.improved working conditions.' ―Candra Kitai leaked information about Ori's discovery to Grand Lord Lillia VennIn, the former had become stranded on the planet after his was caught in a meteor storm.
For the next three years, he secretly repaired the starfighter while working as a local horticulturalist. He eventually developed a romantic relationship with a local, the daughter of. In, Kitai and her mother were wrongfully implicated in an attempted assassination attempt on the ruling who had them reduced to the status of.Orielle later learnt about the existence of Jelph's starfighter and alerted her mother to its existence in an attempt to regain her family's former status. Her mother advised her to inform four other High Lords by using the architect as their intermediary. However, Candra secretly informed Lillia about the existence of the starship in exchange for improved working conditions.
Unaware of her mother's secret deal, Kitai subsequently reconciled with Marrian and the two concocted a scheme to fool the High Lords by claiming that she had discovered four at; a technology unknown to the Tribe. The Skirmish. ' Ori, let's go!' The Grand Lord is here. What are you doing?'
―Jelph and Ori escape the farmhouse before its explosionWhile flying back to Marrian's farm near the on an uvak, Jelph and Orielle were pursued by several uvaks but managed to evade their pursuers. After touching down, Jelph fled out of sight to avoid detection. Meanwhile, Orielle confronted the visitors only to encounter Lillia and her followers. Lillia then revealed that Candra had informed Lillia herself.
Lillia's bodyguards subsequently took Orielle captive and entered the barn where they found Jelph's starfighter. Lillia's entourage included the two Luzo brothers and, who had been Orielle's rivals since the days she had been training as a. Venn was initially jubilant that she had discovered a way for the Tribe to reach the and create an interstellar empire.Unknown to the other visitors, Marrian had managed to use the Force to levitate the sack of blasters towards him. Ori witnessed this and heard Jelph's telepathic call but did not inform the others. At the right moment, she fell down to the ground and surprised her captors. This distraction gave Jelph enough time to emerge from the farmhouse and open fire on Venn's entourage. The Sith Sabers were unfamiliar with blaster technology and a few were struck down.
The remaining Sith attempted to use their to deflect the blaster bolts. Ori took advantage of the chaos to break free and steal one of her captors' lightsabers. Meanwhile, Venn entered the Aurek starfighter's cockpit while the Luzo brothers guarded the barn's doorway.Jelph quickly arrived and helped Ori out of the skirmish while firing upon the Luzo brothers and the other Sith guards. Without explaining his plans, Marrian grabbed Ori and pushed her into the Marisota river.
Marrian then jumped into the waters after her. Shortly later, the Aurek starfighter and the barn exploded; killing the Grand Lord, the Luzo brothers, and the remaining Sith Saber. Unknown to both Ori and the Sith visitors, Marrian had already rigged the starfighter with explosives. Following his arrival on Kesh, Jelp had already buried thousands of kilograms of volatile ammonium-nitrate explosives beneath the starfighter as a fail-safe in the event that the Aurek starfighter was discovered. The ensuing explosion also leveled the surrounding riverbank and wiped out all evidence of the farm and its occupants. ' Such power. She Lillia won't even need us to sever the moorings.'
―Sawj and Flen Luzo's final momentsThe events of that night would be remembered in Keshiri history as the 'Night of the Upside-Down Meteor' and ushered in a power struggle known as ' which lasted almost a millennium. Lillia Venn's enemies, the and, had attacked and killed her supporters. These factions then fought each other and splintered into twenty factions. Since there were no survivors, few Sith knew the details about that notorious Night. By, much of lay in ruins and the Tribe had been reduced to a few thousand individuals, threatening their survival as a race.
That year, the succeeded in reuniting the Tribe and instituted the.Meanwhile, Ori and Jelph managed to escape by submerging underwater in the river. Little trace of Venn, her entourage, and Jelph's farm survived since the explosion had caused the surrounding riverbank to collapse into the Marisota River. After eight weeks of traveling deep into the jungle, Ori and Jelph established a remote homestead in the forest. Jelph also destroyed the last remaining evidence of his offworld origins: a transmitter. The Jedi had destroyed the machine after intercepting transmissions which revealed that the Jedi had collapsed into factions and were engaged in a civil war. Finally Jelph and Ori established a romantic relationship and eventually started a family in their new jungle home. Behind the scenesThe Night of the Upside-Down Meteor appeared as the climax of 's, which was released on,.
It was told from the point-of-view of Orielle Kitai, one of the main protagonists. Ivms 4500 download for pc windows 10. It was later officially named in Miller's sequel story, which was told from the point-of-view of Varner Hilts. The Night of the Upside-Down Meteor was also mentioned in the of Miller's stand-alone comic story, which debuted on,.Appearances.
(First appearance). (Mentioned only) (First identified as Night of the Upside-Down Meteor). (Appears in flashback(s))Notes and references.