Midnight (1982 film)
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| Directed by | John A. Russo[1] |
| Produced by | Donald Redinger[2] |
| Written by | John A. Russo[1] |
| Cinematography | Paul McCollough[1] |
| Edited by | Paul McCollough[1] |
Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[1] |
Midnight is a 1982 film by John A. Russo. It is based on Russo's 1980 novel of the same name, published by Pocket Books (ISBN 978-0671834326) (the reprint was issued in 1982 by "Independent-International Pictures" to coincide with their film release).
While not prosecuted for obscenity, the film was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic [3]
Synopsis
Nancy is alone on the road, hitchhiking to California, away from the clutches of her sleazy stepfather. She makes friends with a pair of petty crooks on a road trip, and things take a turn for the worse when they are killed by a pair of backwoods 'cops'. Nancy is then in danger of being sacrificed to Satan himself by the wayward lawmen and their twisted siblings, in a psychotic attempt to resurrect their mother’s decomposed corpse.
Cast
- Melanie Verlin - Nancy Johnson
- Lawrence Tierney - Bert Johnson
- John Amplas - Abraham
- John Hall - Tom
- Charles Jackson - Hank
- Doris Hackney - Harriet Johnson
Reception
In 1993, Sight and Sound referred to the film as a "mediocre shocker".[2]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Midnight". AllMovie. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- 1 2 Kermode, Mark; Dean, Peter (July 1, 1993). "Video Reviews". Sight and Sound. British Film Institute. 3 (7): 61.
- ↑ "Video Nasties". Melonfarmers.co.uk.
External links
- Midnight on IMDb
- Midnight (1982) Horrorview.com DVD review. Accessed 6-23-2012.