Night of The Lepus

– Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the southwest!!..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
1972
Night of the Lepus (1972)

Giant mutant rabbits terrorize the southwest!!

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:

Night of the Lepus (1972) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Oct 1972

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

William F. Claxton

Writer:

Don Holliday (screenplay), Gene R. Kearney (screenplay), Russell Braddon (novel)

Main Actors:

Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley

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.

Production:

MGM

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
8%