The Night Turkey
1973, English. Directed by William Malone.
Spoof of the TV Movie 'Kolchak: The Night Stalker", shot in 1972 by Director William Malone ("House on Haunted Hill", "Creature") and his friends, on a budget of around $100, in their spare time. It's loaded with people who would later go on to have major careers in Hollywood (some eventual Academy Award Winners!). It stars Robert Short later to become an award winning SFX artist ("Beetlejuice", "Splash", "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind") as Karl Kornchek and features a stalking Were-Turkey created by master SFX makeup artist and Academy Award winner Rick Baker (who also appears as the dorky date of Turkey victim 'Kathy')...
- Runtime
- 0h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- William MaloneDirector
- Robert shortKarl Kornchek
- Bob BurnsHot Daddy Dan
- Jeff ThomasBroderick Crawdaddy
- Mike GreenwaldBernie Jerks
- Robeert AlvarezBruce's Pal
- Jerry FioreSheriff Payne/Colonel Sanders
- William MaloneMayor Halsteen McCheese
- Leigh ChapmanMary Brandon
- Shelley OlodortShelly Kase
- Doyle GreyDr. Marcus Downe
- Cathy BurnsMrs. Burns
- Marilyn VargoNude Girl
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- Released
- 18 August 1973
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The Night Turkey runs 52 minutes (0h 52m).
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The Night Turkey isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 August 1973. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Night Turkey?
The Night Turkey (1973) was directed by William Malone and stars Robert short, Bob Burns, Jeff Thomas.