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31 December 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
A Startling & Shocking Adventure - As Three College Students Take a Strange Detour to the Land of the LIVING DEAD! morePlot:
A teenage girl runs away from home because police officer/stepfather puts the moves on her. Hitchhiking to California... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Drag Me To Hell stars doin’ La Fango con (From Fangoria. 8 April 2009, 10:06 AM, PDT)
Tommy Victor (Prong, Ministry) and Skumlove to sign Schecter Guitars at La Fango Con!
(From Fangoria. 8 April 2009, 8:15 AM, PDT)
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Makes you appreciate John Russo moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Melanie Verlin | ... | Nancy Johnson (as Melanie Verliin) |
| Lawrence Tierney | ... | Bert Johnson |
| John Hall | ... | Tom |
| Charles Jackson | ... | Hank |
| Doris Hackney | ... | Harriet Johnson |
| Bob Johnson | ... | Reverend Carrington |
| Lachele Carl | ... | Sandra Carrington (as LaChele Carl) |
| David Marchick | ... | Cyrus |
| Greg Besnak | ... | Luke |
| John Amplas | ... | Abraham |
| Robin Walsh | ... | Cynthia |
| Jackie Nicoll | ... | Mama |
| Amy Brinton | ... | Girl in Trap |
| Debra Smith | ... | Young Cynthia |
| Daniel Costello | ... | Young Abraham |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAFun Stuff
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After the travesty that is "Night of the Living Dead 30th Anniversary Edition", lots of horror fans will never respect John Russo again! Well, I steer them towards this little-known rural chiller, which is surprisingly effective. Probably Russo's only noteworthy directorial job, "Midnight" borrows liberally from both "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Friday the 13th", with a dash of "Last House on the Left". That doesn't make this film a rip-off, though. The performances aren't too bad, the lead actress as the teenage runaway reminds me of a taller, more masculine Jodie Foster. Lawrence Tierney underacts his part as the incestuous-turned-good-guy drunk stepfather. While Russo will forever be on every horror fan's hate list, do not disregard this film that is in a class of its own. The opening pre-credits sequence is just wrong, painful viewing and sets the scene for the following 90 minutes. Recommended to be seen at least once to appreciate what talent Russo might have had.