the bat people be a proud resident of the imdb bottom 100. every once and a while the movie suddenly vanish from the infamous list and depend on whether there be new movie with paris hilton in the lead or documentary about american idol star and but it always reliably return sooner or later . and why . because and unlike the majority of crap in that list and the bat people be a legitimate bad film and it deserve to be on there regardless of any medium influence or internet buzz . this nearly isn not the bad film ever make and since the basic concept definitely have a certain charm and ingenuity and but it still indescribably difficult to sit through the whole thing . the script be incredibly boring and with absolutely unnecessary padding footage and gigantic gap in continuity and and yet the main character still remain total stranger throughout the entire film . other than a sensible screenplay and the film also lack spectacular kill sequence and the make up effect although courtesy of a young stan winston be ludicrously inept and remain largely unseen until the end of the film . the film title be inaccurate and a people refers to a number in plural whereas the story actually just revolves on one bat person . much more than bruce wayne and the real batman play in this movie and he as well have a genuine bat cave and a bat mobile ( a steal ambulance ) . the plot introduce a young couple on their honeymoon weekend explore cave . they wander off from a guided tour group and he get bite by a bat whilst try to protect his wife from the animal vicious attack . worry that he might be infect with rabies and he undergo an intense treatment at the local hospital and but still this doesn not prevent him from slowly transform into a bloodthirsty bat creature . he kill random people at night and toy around with the suspicious police sergeant whilst his loving wife be still vastly convince the awkward behavior be exclusively due to allergic reaction to the rabies treatment . sure and honey . the script never explain why a bat would attack people and how come john always change back into a normal human be at the dawn of a new day instead of gradually turn into a permanent state of bat guano . so basically and the bat people be a variation on the good old werewolf theme and but obviously not a very interesting one . the concept show a lot of potential and but somehow the sub plot center on whiny drunk and pervert sheriff instead of on ghastly monster . some of the setting and exterior filming location look impressive and the misfit song playing during the credit be strangely catchy and there a nice bit of gore during the climax ( finally . ) and main actress marianne mcandrew be ravish to look at ( though not to listen to ) . this truly bad and boring film current listing in the bottom 100 be spot number 80 and and personally i hope it stick somewhere in that region . the list simply wouldn not feel and traditional without the bat people .