The Midnight Hour (1985) (TV)

Director:

Jack Bender

Writer:

William Bleich

Release Date:

1 November 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Halloween | Cheerleader | Demon | Curse

Cast

Lee Montgomery	...	Phil Grenville
Shari Belafonte	...	Melissa Cavender (as Shari Belafonte-Harper)
LeVar Burton	...	Vinnie Davis
Peter DeLuise	...	Mitch Crandall
Dedee Pfeiffer	...	Mary Masterson
Jonna Lee	...	Sandy Matthews
Jonelle Allen	...	Lucinda Cavender
Kevin McCarthy	...	Judge Crandall
Cindy Morgan	...	Vicky Jensen
Dick Van Patten	...	Martin Grenville
Mark Blankfield	...	The Ghoul
Hank Garrett	...	Sgt. Thompson
Sheila Larken	...	Janet Greenville
Dennis Redfield	...	Lester Mitchell
Kurtwood Smith	...	Captain Warren Jensen
Wolfman Jack	...	Radio D.J. (voice)
Bill DeLand	...	Man in Police Station
Joe Gieb	...	Elf
Vachik Mangassarian	...	Opera Singer
Mickey Morton	...	Vernon Nestor
Laura Owens	...	Mother
Adam Myman	...	Son
Jennifer Shockey	...	Tammy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Macaulay Culkin	...	Halloween Kid (uncredited)
Tony Henderson	...	Paperboy (uncredited)
Oliver Holler	...	Zombie (uncredited)
Ted King	...	Death (uncredited)
Larry Ludwig	...	Milkman (uncredited)
Scott L. Treger	...	Frankenstein Rick (uncredited)

Directed by
Jack Bender

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
William Bleich		(as Bill Bleich)

Produced by
Sharon Sawyer	....	executive producer (as Sharon L. Sawyer)
Ervin Zavada	....	producer

Original Music by
Brad Fiedel
Philip Giffin

Cinematography by
Rexford L. Metz

Film Editing by
David A. Simmons

Production Design by
Charles L. Hughes

Set Decoration by
Jeff Haley

Costume Design by
Ron Heilman

Makeup Department
Silvia Abascal	....	key hair stylist
Jeff Dawn	....	makeup artist
Steve LaPorte	....	special makeup effects artist
Mike Smithson	....	fabrication
Rick Stratton	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Hal Klein	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Cohen	....	assistant director
Fred Gerber	....	first assistant director
Maggie Parker	....	second assistant director

Art Department
William Cruse	....	set designer
Frank Irving	....	property master
Stephen Storer	....	set designer
Van C. Unger	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Martin Raymond Bolger	....	sound (as Martin R. Bolger)
Dino Dimuro	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Thomas R. Burman	....	special effects makeup
Jack Monroe	....	special effects
Larry Odien	....	special mechanical effects assistant

Stunts
Richard Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Hofstein	....	camera operator
Jack Johnson	....	key grip
Lee Redmond	....	assistant camera
Ken Spencer	....	gaffer (as Kenneth L. Spencer)
Ron Veto	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Susan Glicksman	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bill Flores	....	costumes supervisor
John S. Perry	....	key costumer
Julie Weiss	....	costume consultant
Llandys Williams	....	costumes supervisor

Music Department
Tom Bocci	....	music supervisor
Al Bunetta	....	music supervisor
Dan Einstein	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Edward Baken	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Don Garrison	....	location manager
Myrna Gawryn	....	choreographer
Roshani Engineer Nash	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• ABC Video Enterprises
• Capital Cities

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1985) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Vidmark Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Burman Studios

Other Companies

• Echo Film Services  sound
• Movie Magic  opticals
• Ryder Sound Services  sound
• Segue Music  music editing

Also Known As:

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

ABC Video Enterprises

Trivia:

Ted King's TV debut.

Quotes:

The Ghoul:Pop... corrrrnnn... gooooood.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hayride (2012)

Soundtrack:

Baby I'm Yours

Why I like this movie

I've seen this movie several times, and would like to say to this day it still remains one of my favorites. I like it so much because I love vampires and things like that. It was also the first so called vampire movie that made me laugh and had a real point behind it. I would like for my kids to see it before they start thinking their mom is a head case (you know talking about a movie that doesn't exist). I would like to buy it (so I can watch over & over), but can't find it anywhere. And believe me I have looked everywhere I could think of. Most people I ask look at me like I have stripes on my face. Can anyone help me find it????