"Trouble" by Skip Adams, "Living on the Edge" by Jocko Marcellino, "Virgin in Love" by Thom Pace, "Never Give Up" by Bobby Caldwell and "Hard Act to Follow" by Diana DeWitt. Legacy Night of the Comet developed a cult following in the years after its release. Keith Phipps of The Dissolve wrote that the film's cult following comes from how matter-of-factly it treats its weird premise. The film was voted number 10 in Bloody Disgusting's Top 10 Doomsday Horror Films in 2009. Maroney's character was an influence on Joss Whedon when he created Buffy Summers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Remake In October 2018, Orion Pictures hired Roxanne Benjamin to write a sci-fi-horror remake of the 1984 cult classic. As of April 2019, Benjamin confirmed she had submitted her script for the remake to Orion. References External links 1984 films 1984 horror films 1980s comedy horror films 1980s science fiction comedy films 1984 independent films American comedy horror films American science fiction comedy films American independent films American science fiction action films American science fiction horror films American zombie films Comets in film Films directed by Thom Eberhardt Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Los Angeles American post-apocalyptic films Atlantic Entertainment Group films 1980s teen comedy films 1980s teen horror films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films Films set in shopping malls