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31 December 1982 (USA)
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A Startling & Shocking Adventure - As Three College Students Take a Strange Detour to the Land of the LIVING DEAD! more
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A teenage girl runs away from home because police officer/stepfather puts the moves on her. Hitchhiking to California...
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A missing link
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Cast
(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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Backwoods Massacre
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91 min
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References The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
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I believe Midnight to be one of the lesser-known horror films which Rob Zombie included in his tribute to the horror films of the 70's, House of 1000 Corpses. Granted this was made in 1980 but if you watch HO1000C you'll see bits of it there. A band of devil worshiping loonies live in the boonies in PA, and are always on the lookout for sacrifice material, especially around Easter. Along come 2 young men and young girl, the guys on their way to Ft. Lauderdale for Spring break and the girl on the run from her abusive stepfather, and there you have it. If you can ignore the fact that these folks have been on the road for quite some time and are still in PA, this is a good film. The landscapes are most certainly "Night of the Living Dead" territory, gloomy and desolate. This is certainly the best film that John Russo ever was involved in, and the connections with George Romero are Tom Savini doing special effects and John Amplas ("Martin") as one of the crazy folk. And now you can enjoy this on DVD courtesy of Lion's Gate. I take back everything I ever said that was bad about them, at least for the time being. Anyway, Midnight is a decent little early 80's gem and well worth seeing if you like the films of that period. 8 out of 10.