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5.1/10
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A midnight showing of an early 1970's horror movie turns to chaos when the Killer from the movie comes out of the film to attack those in the theater.A midnight showing of an early 1970's horror movie turns to chaos when the Killer from the movie comes out of the film to attack those in the theater.A midnight showing of an early 1970's horror movie turns to chaos when the Killer from the movie comes out of the film to attack those in the theater.
- Awards
- 2 wins total
Jim Mahoney
- Bobby
- (as James Michael Mahoney)
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- Trivia2 years after its DVD release in 2008, director Jack Messitt got the chance to do a revised version of the movie. According to Messitt, production company Bigfoot Entertainment was so impressed with the DVD sales that they eventually gave him more money to update the movie with new scenes and better special/sound effects. The new version was released as "Midnight Movie: Killer Cut" on DVD in 2011.
- GoofsIn the theatre, Babe is seated directly to Harley's right. However, when Harley throws popcorn at Mario, and again later when he yells at the teens to shut up, that seat is empty.
- Crazy creditsYou see flashes of images of the killer as the credits roll by. The credits are slanted giving it the feeling its being played on a big screen.
- Alternate versionsThe originally released version (2008) runs 89 minutes. Three years later, an 82-minute "Killer Cut" was released on home video. This new version promised that "Jack Messitt's award winning horror film can finally be seen as it was intended. With new and enhanced visual effects, never before seen footage and extended scenes".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Vampires (2010)
- SoundtracksTragic Thing
Written by Joey Hanna and Brian Dennis
Performed by Joey Hanna and Brian Dennis
Copyright Joey Hanna
Featured review
In MIDNIGHT MOVIE, man escapes a mental institution through mysterious means in order to attend a screening of his 40 year old horror film. At the theater, a handful of patrons, including the world's biggest biker, await the movie.
Uh oh!
This is no ordinary movie! The main character, a murdering maniac in a skull mask, somehow emerges from the screen to cause bloody mayhem! Annnd, he's got supernatural abilities!
If this all sounds eerily familiar, it could be due to the fact that this is similar to the setup of the movie DEMONS. Here, as in that movie, the audience is stuck in the theater, which has become a deathtrap.
Thankfully, the similarities end there, and MM manages to forge its own ghoulish path. The killer is frightening, and there's a nice payoff at the end...
Uh oh!
This is no ordinary movie! The main character, a murdering maniac in a skull mask, somehow emerges from the screen to cause bloody mayhem! Annnd, he's got supernatural abilities!
If this all sounds eerily familiar, it could be due to the fact that this is similar to the setup of the movie DEMONS. Here, as in that movie, the audience is stuck in the theater, which has become a deathtrap.
Thankfully, the similarities end there, and MM manages to forge its own ghoulish path. The killer is frightening, and there's a nice payoff at the end...
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- Midnight Movie: The Killer Cut
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- Budget
- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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