The Bat People is a 1974 film directed by Jerry Jameson

Jerry Jameson

Jerry Jameson is an American Film Director and Producer.- Filmography :*1970 : The Mod Squad*1971 : Dan August*1972 : Brute Corps *1972 : Search*1972 : The Dirt Gang *1972 : The Rookies*1973 : Cannon...

 and distributed by American International Pictures

American International Pictures

American International Pictures was a film production company formed in April 1956 from American Releasing Corporation by James H. Nicholson, former Sales Manager of Realart Pictures, and Samuel Z. Arkoff, an entertainment lawyer...

. After being bitten by a bat in a cave, a doctor undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat creature.

Synopsis

Dr. John Beck, recently married, decides to take his wife, Cathy, spelunking in Carlsbad Cavern. While there, Dr. Beck, who specializes in bats, is bitten by a fruit bat. He is then, inexplicably, transformed into a vampire bat. While he escapes and seeks help from another doctor, it is clear the treatments are not working. In fact, they are aggravating his condition. Dr. Beck unwittingly goes on a killing spree, catching the attention of Sergeant Ward.

Parody

The film was featured in the final season of Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced by Best Brains, Inc., that ran from 1988 to 1999....

 (MST3K) on July 18, 1999.

Trivia

• The Bat People was makeup artist Stan Winston
  Stan Winston
  Stanley Winston was an American visual effects supervisor, makeup artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, and Avatar...
  
  ’s first full length feature. He would go on to win 3 Oscars for Best Effects: Jurassic Park
  Jurassic Park (film)
  Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck...
  
  , Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr.. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong...
  
  , and Aliens
  Aliens (film)
  Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton...
  
  .

• Stewart Moss
  Stewart Moss
  Stewart Moss is an American actor. He has appeared in such TV shows as Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Riptide, Cagney and Lacey, Magnum, P.I., Barnaby Jones, The Rockford Files, Cannon, Kojak, Hogan's Heroes, Star Trek: The Original Series and Bonanza...
  
   (Dr. John Beck) and Marianne McAndrew
  Marianne McAndrew
  Marianne McAndrew is an actress known for her role as Irene Molloy in the film Hello, Dolly!-Personal life:McAndrew married actor Stewart Moss in 1970. Four years after they got married, they starred together in The Bat People. McAndrew has two brothers.-Career:Hello, Dolly! was Marianne...
  
  (Cathy Beck) are married in real life.

• The Bat People is also known by two alternate titles: It Lives By Night and It’s Alive.

External links

• The Bat People Movie Poster

Mystery Science Theater 3000

• Episode guide: 1010- IT Lives By Night