4.2 /10 1 Votes
27% Directed by John A. Russo Edited by Paul McCollough Country United States Director John A. Russo Cinematography Paul McCollough | 4.4/10 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).
Contents
![Midnight (1982 film) The Paperback Film Projector Pressbook Promotion MIDNIGHT 1982](https://alchetron.com/cdn/midnight-1982-film-0ed3aac9-16d0-40a8-ae30-864af07495e-resize-750.jpeg)
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
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Midnight 1982 john a russo vhs trailer
Synopsis
![Midnight (1982 film) The Paperback Film Projector Pressbook Promotion MIDNIGHT 1982](https://alchetron.com/cdn/midnight-1982-film-261e38c0-2c39-48a3-a55c-3549b453b12-resize-750.jpg)
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
![Midnight (1982 film) Midnight 1982 Full Cast amp Crew IMDb](https://alchetron.com/cdn/midnight-1982-film-98fde532-b590-411c-9e1c-bd7b808c8be-resize-750.jpg)
Reception
In 1993, Sight and Sound referred to the film as a "mediocre shocker".
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