40 Years Ago, a Forgotten Sci-Fi Horror Changed Pop Culture History - And Kicked Serious Ass
Briefly

"Night of the Comet follows Regina 'Reggie' Belmont, a bored teen working at a movie theater whose main concerns in life are hanging out with her projectionist boyfriend Larry and getting the high score on the local Tempest arcade cabinet."
"While working on TV specials for PBS, Eberhardt asked teenage girls how they would act if they found themselves amid the apocalypse. They imagined it as exciting, like an adventure, and Eberhardt decided to blend that with markers of the decade."
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