The read
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Most of the 170 1970s science fiction movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
The depletion of the earth's ozone layer causes animals above the altitude of 5000 feet to run amok, which is very unfortunate for a group of hikers who get dropped off up there by helicopter just before the quarantine is announced.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
77 audience votes
Key crew
- William GirdlerDirector
- Lalo SchifrinOriginal Music Composer
- William W. NortonScreenplay
- Eleanor E. NortonScreenplay
Cast
- Christopher GeorgeSteve Buckner
- Leslie NielsenPaul Jenson
- Lynda Day GeorgeTerry Marsh
- Richard JaeckelProf. Taylor MacGregor
- Michael AnsaraDaniel Santee
- Ruth RomanMrs. Shirley Goodwyn
- Jon CedarFrank Young
- Paul ManteeRoy Moore
- Walter BarnesRanger Tucker
- Andrew StevensBob Denning
- Susan BacklinieMandy Young
- Kathleen BrackenBeth Hughes
Stills
Movies like Day of the Animals
Themes
snakewolfcampinganimal attackwildernessozone layerpumabeardoghawkrat