Night of the Lepus

"How many eyes does horror have?"

Oct 4 1972 PG 1h 28m
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an experiment to curb their population, but it gives rise to giant rabbits that terrorise the town.

Plot

Cole Hillman's Arizona ranch is plagued with 'mongrel' rabbits, and he wants to employ an ecologically sound control method. As a favor to college benefactor Hillman, college president Elgin Clark calls in zoologist Roy Bennett to help. Bennett immediately begins injecting rabbits with hormones and genetically mutated blood in an effort to develop a method of disrupting rabbit reproduction. One of the test subjects escapes, resulting in a race of bloodthirsty, wolf-sized, man-, horse-, and cow-eating bunnies. Eventually the National Guard is called in for a final showdown with the terrorizing rabbits.

Written by

Don Holliday, Gene R. Kearney, Russell Braddon

Directed by

William F. Claxton

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, A.C. Lyles Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
5,879
Average Rating
4.2 out of 10
Metascore
37
Popularity
NA