After Midnight (1989)

Horror anthology about a college professor (Zada) teaching a course called "The Psychology of Fear". He brings his students (including psychic McWhirter) to his home, one dark and stormy ... See full summary »

Directors:

Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat

Writers:

Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat

Stars:

Judie Aronson, Pamela Adlon, Ramy Zada

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Judie Aronson	...	Jennifer (segment "A Night on the Town")
Marg Helgenberger	...	Alex (segment "All Night Operator")
Marc McClure	...	Kevin (segment "The Old Dark House")
Ed Monaghan	...	Russ (segment "Allison's Story")
Alan Rosenberg	...	Richard (segment "All Night Operator")
Monique Salcido	...	Lisa (segment "A Night on the Town")
Pamela Adlon	...	Cheryl (segment "Allison's Story) (as Pamela Segall)
Penelope Sudrow	...	Kelly (segment "A Night on the Town")
Nadine Van der Velde	...	Joan (segment "The Old Dark House")
Tracy Wells	...	Amy (segment "A Night on the Town")
Ramy Zada	...	Prof. Edward Derek (segment "Allison's Story")
Jillian McWhirter	...	Allison (segment "Allison's Story")
Patty Avery	...	Pat (segment "Allison's Story")
Kent Burden	...	Ron (segment "Allison's Story")
Jordana Capra	...	Vanessa (segment "All Night Operator")

Storyline

Horror anthology about a college professor (Zada) teaching a course called "The Psychology of Fear". He brings his students (including psychic McWhirter) to his home, one dark and stormy night to tell scary stories. The first involves a young couple whose car breaks down by an old, abandoned house. The second has four trendy teenage girls getting lost in a bad part of town, and chased by a pack of vicious dogs. Last, we have Helgenberger confronting a stalker at the answering service where she works the night shift.

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Plot Keywords:

college | professor | fear | student | anthology | 

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Taglines:

Anything Can Happen in the Dark.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Après minuit

Filming Locations:

2421 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

High Bar Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was shot in 38 days.

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Goofs

In "Girls Night Out", the convertible top is black in the majority of the story, but when Amy gets out of the car to run from the dogs, when it is white.

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Connections

References The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

User Reviews

Probably won't cause a sleepless night!

Although the stories in this Horror anthology are weak, the film manages to engage the mind throughout. The framing device used is that of a professor teaching the psychology of fear who humiliates a student during a lesson. Because of this, the wilder excesses of the teachers lessons can only be taught out of class at his home. Students relate scary tales during one such session most of which are interesting but have seriously flawed logic. Marg Helgenberger excels as the telephone service operator taking calls from a crazed stalker. The best story is the first in which a practical joke seriously misfires. The ending is surreal but is based on a hackneyed idea. The original music by Marc Donohue is excellent, especially that over the opening credits.