---
title: 'Day of the Animals (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Girdler'
released: '1977-05-13'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/day-of-the-animals-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075913/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Day of the Animals (1977)

1977 · 95 min · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Day of the Animals is a 1977 American natural horror film directed by William Girdler, based on a story by producer Edward L. Montoro. The film reunited Girdler and Montoro with stars Christopher George and Richard Jaeckel from the previous year's Grizzly. It co-stars Lynda Day George and Leslie Nielsen.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Girdler](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-girdler)
- **Screenplay:** [William W. Norton](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-w-norton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lalo Schifrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lalo-schifrin)
- **Producer:** [Edward L. Montoro](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-l-montoro)
- **Editor:** [Bub Asman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bub-asman)

## Cast

- [Christopher George](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-george)
- [Paul Mantee](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mantee)
- [Jon Cedar](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-cedar)
- [Ruth Roman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-roman)
- [Leslie Nielsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-nielsen)
- [Richard Jaeckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-jaeckel)
- [Lynda Day George](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynda-day-george)
- [Walt Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/walt-barnes)
- [Susan Backlinie](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-backlinie)
- [Andrew Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-stevens)
- [Michael Ansara](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ansara)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/day-of-the-animals-1977
Film facts: Wikidata (Q4014551); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.