"The filmic equivalent of rabbit pellets."
~Slant Magazine

"Not as hare-y as you think, it just breeds contempt."
~John Stanley, Creature Features Strikes Again Movie Guide

"Who would agree to appear in such an absurd film? Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun, DeForest Kelley, and Paul Fix, that's who."
~Michael Weldon, The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film

"Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, and Rory Calhoun are given no characterizations to enact other than to be normal, everyday people caught up in a crisis, and they react credibly and register pleasantly."
~Kevin Thomas, LA Times

"...dull and predictable...at least it's not being released at Easter."
- William Wolf, Cue

"The basic plot line of Night of the Lepus had the makings of a superior, timely thought-provoking sci-fi exploitationer; however, inept dialog and worse direction reduce the A.C. Lyles production to a shambles."
~Murf, Variety

"One of the crown jewels of crap cinema. Had they played it more for laughs, had they not been so bloody serious about the whole thing, had they-now here's a radical concept-had they just adapted the damn book instead of going off in this strange, absurd direction..."
~Judge Maurice Cobbs, DVD Verdict

"Inept scripting, a poorly disguised political agenda, and a ridiculous creature concept all make Night of the Lepus an excruciatingly long 88 minutes, barely redeemed by several moments of stupidity-induced laughter. If you choose to take on this movie, my advice is a bottle of vodka and your best Mystery Science Theater 3000 snarking crew."
~Julie Merriam, Classic Horror

"There are a number of ways to sink your horror movie, right from the start. You could cast DeForest Kelley in it. Or you could star Janet Leigh (post-Psycho, 1960) as a genetic scientist. But perhaps the best way...if the least well-known...is to include the word "lepus" in it...To call Lepus a bad horror film is an insult to the legacy of Ed Wood. At least Wood was trying."
- Christopher Null, filmcritic.com

Compiled by David Kalat