Panic in the Sierra Nova
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Panic in the Sierra Nova |
| Original title | Day of the Animals |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1977 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | William Girdler |
| script |
William W. Norton, Eleanor E. Norton |
| production |
Edward L. Montoro David Sheldon |
| music | Lalo Schifrin |
| camera | Robert Sorrentino |
| cut |
Boy Asman James Mitchell |
| occupation | |
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Panic in the Sierra Nova (Original title: Day of the Animals ) is an American science fiction film directed by William Girdler from 1977 with Christopher George , Leslie Nielsen , Lynda Day George and Richard Jaeckel in the lead roles. The film was directed by the production company film Ventures International (FVI), Mid-America Pictures and Montoro Productions Ltd produces. It is based on a story by Edward L. Montoro .
action
Northern California : For a 14-day summer trip across the mountain landscape of the Sierra Nova, Steve Buckner and the Indian Daniel Santee let a group of hikers leave civilization in the wilderness of a national park without any further means of communication or weapons . The unbearable heat causes problems for everyone in a short time.
When they are suddenly attacked by a wolf in their camp at night , it soon becomes clear that something is wrong with this animal. Although the attack is repelled in the end and the animal flees, a young woman from the group suffers serious injuries. But it should not stay with this disturbing individual case.
The wounded woman and her husband split up from the group the next morning to call for help at a radio station. On the way there, Mandy is attacked by several highly aggressive birds of prey and dies. From a radio they carried with them, the group finally learned that the enormous UV radiation , the heat, the thin air and the destroyed ozone layer made all animals above an altitude of 5000 feet aggressive.
Fear, disagreement, and mounting tension within the group lead to division. While Steve tries to get back to town by the shortest route, Jenson wants to reach the radio station with the 2nd squad. But neither of the two groups is spared from animal attacks. When rats, snakes, dogs and pumas attack them, the bare fight for survival began. Only a few members of the hiking group manage to reach a park ranger station alive and floating on a raft down the river.
The next morning a division of the US Army arrives wearing radiation protection suits and is armed with flamethrowers to clear the region of the beasts and to put an end to the ghost.
Premieres
- USA 13th May 1977
- Germany June 29, 1978
Reviews
"Animal horror film, whose ecological approach (destruction of the ozone layer) disappears behind bloody, but in its amateurish style, also involuntarily comical effects."
"A rude and bloody spectacle for which the shock effects have become an end in themselves."
Production notes
The stunt coordinator was Monty Cox. Sam Burney contributed the special effects. The equipment is by James Biggs. The music editing was done by Kenneth Hall. Sound engineers were Glenn E. Anderson and Fred J. Brown. Dorothy Sinclair provided the costumes. Graham Meech-Burkestone was responsible for the mask and hairstyle. Clarence Eurist was the production manager. The film was set in California , USA .
Web links
- Day of the Animals in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Day of the Animals at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Panic in the Sierra Nova in the online movie database
- Panic in the Sierra Nova in the German dubbing files
- Panic in the Sierra Nova in: Cinema
Individual evidence
- ↑ Panic in the Sierra Nova. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .