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Midnight

DVD Release

  • Release Date: 2005
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  • Rating: Star
  • Genre: Horror
  • Movie Type: Supernatural Horror
  • Themes: Devil Worship, Woman In Jeopardy
  • Director: John A. Russo
  • Main Cast: Lawrence Tierney, Melanie Verlin, John Hall, Charles Jackson, Doris Hackney
  • Release Year: 1981
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 91 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: R

Plot

In this occult horror film, director John Russo, best known for Night of the Living Dead, has created a few twists on the plot of a heroine escaping one evil, only to encounter another, even worse. Some asides on the nature of racism are thrown in for good measure. After Nancy Johnson (Melanie Verlin) runs away from home because her drunken stepfather (Lawrence Tierney) tried to rape her, she is given a ride by two men who are actually thieves, and they all end up prisoners of a Southern family of Satanists. They plan on offering Nancy to the Devil himself at midnight on Easter Sunday. Some cinematic goofs -- Easter Sunday apparently falls in autumn since the leaves are turning color outside, and the "South" looks a lot like Pittsburgh -- are somewhat off-set by the make-up artistry of Tom Savini and a lively performance by Lawrence Tierney. Yet the pace is slow and the lesser protagonists solidly one-dimensional, tipping the balance more toward the minus -- which may be a plus to some viewers. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Cast


John Amplas - Abraham; Robin Walsh; David Marchick; Greg Besnak

Credit

Irene - Costume Designer; Paul McCollough - Editor; Paul McCollough - Cinematographer; John A. Russo - Director; John A. Russo - Screenwriter; John A. Russo - Book Author; Tom Savini - Makeup Special Effects; Tom Savini - Special Effects; Samuel M. Sherman - Executive Producer; Dan O. Kennis - Executive Producer; Don Redinger - Producer; John Russo - Director; John Russo - Screenwriter
 
 
 

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