Night of the Comet (1984)

Director
Thom Eberhardt

Main cast
Catherine Mary Stewart; Robert Beltran; Kelli Maroney; Sharon Farrell; Mary Woronov

Genres
Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Description
Two girls from the Valley wake up to find that a passing comet has eradicated their world and left behind a mysterious red-dust and a pack of cannibal mutants. With the help of a friendly truck driver, the girls save the earth from a villainous "think tank," karate chop their way through flesh-eating zombies, and, of course, find time to go to the mall.


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