Nightflyers

"Night Flyers" redirects here. For the cryptid animal, see Olitiau.

Nightflyers is the title of a 1980 novella by George R. R. Martin, a 1985 anthology by the same author that includes the novella, and a 1987 science fiction-horror film based on that novella.

Collection

The collection contains the following stories:

• "Nightflyers"
• "Override"
• "Weekend in a War Zone"
• "And Seven Times Never Kill Man"
• "Nor the Many-Colored Fires of a Star Ring"
• "A Song for Lya"

Film

Nightflyers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Robert Collector
Produced by	Robert Jaffe
Written by	George R.R. Martin Robert Jaffe
Starring	Catherine Mary Stewart Michael Praed John Standing Lisa Blount Glenn Withrow James Avery
Music by	Doug Timm
Cinematography	Shelly Johnson
Editing by	Tom Siiter
Distributed by	The Vista Organization
Release date(s)	October 23, 1987
Running time	89 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The film is about a group of scientists who begin a space voyage to find a mysterious alien creature, and in the process are victimized by the ship's malevolent computer. The film was directed by Robert Collector, and stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Michael Praed, James Avery, and John Standing.

The film was released theatrically on October 23, 1987 and mainly received negative reviews upon release, although the movie has started to gain a small cult following upon its 1988 home video release by International Video Entertainment. In a classic blunder of advertising, it was marketed as a halloween horror film, which it was not.

The movie has never been released on DVD and as of January 3, 2010, Lions Gate has not yet announced any plans to release the film on DVD.

External links

• Nightflyers at the Internet Movie Database