Midnight (1982 film)

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Midnight
Directed byJohn A. Russo[1]
Written byJohn A. Russo[1]
Produced byDonald Redinger[2]
CinematographyPaul McCollough[1]
Edited byPaul McCollough[1]
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryUnited 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).

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. ^ a b c d e f "Midnight". AllMovie. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Kermode, Mark; Dean, Peter (July 1, 1993). "Video Reviews". Sight and Sound. 3 (7). British Film Institute: 61.

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