4.2 /10 1 Votes
27% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by John A. Russo Edited by Paul McCollough Country United States Director John A. Russo Cinematography Paul McCollough | 4.4/10 IMDb 5.8/10 Letterboxd Produced by Donald Redinger Running time 91 minutes Initial release 1982 Written by John A. Russo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
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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
Midnight 1982 john a russo vhs trailer
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.
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Reception
In 1993, Sight and Sound referred to the film as a "mediocre shocker".
