Midnight Clear (2006)

Director:

Dallas Jenkins

Writers:

Jerry B. Jenkins (short story)
Wes Halula (written by)

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

For many people, the holidays are the loneliest time of year. Merry Christmas.

Plot:

On Christmas Eve, Lefty is a homeless and unemployed alcoholic loser that will lose the right to see his son...

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Gas Station | Loneliness | Christmas Eve | Brain Damage

Awards:

6 wins

Cast

Stephen Baldwin	...	Lefty
K Callan	...	Eva
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Kirk
Mary Thornton Brown	...	Mary (as Mary Thornton)
Mitchell Jarvis	...	Mitch
Richard Fancy	...	Pastor Mark
Victoria Jackson	...	Margaret
Richard Riehle	...	Tommy
Diane Delano	...	Trudy
Wren T. Brown	...	Dale
Dominic Scott Kay	...	Jacob
Loren Lester	...	Gordon
Patricia Rae	...	Samantha
Nikki Boyer	...	Megan, Jacob's teacher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Angie Bolling	...	Caroling Shut-In
Dave Chivvis	...	Gary
Stephen M. Chudej	...	Kirk's customer
Hannah Cowan	...	Caroler
Lisa Dalton	...	Caroling Shut-In
Dorothy Deavers	...	Shut-In Sister
Shelly Desai	...	Janitor
Kevin Downes	...	Rick
Faline England	...	Heather
Austin Flook	...	Caroler
Deborah Flook	...	Caroler
James Flook	...	Caroler
Ralph Goin Jr.	...	Caroling Shut-In
Wayne Grace	...	Hungry Old Man
Chad Gundersen	...	Greg
Brad Heller	...	Cell Phone Guy
Grant James	...	Caroling Shut-In
Dallas Jenkins	...	Dad / TV / Radio (voice)
Ken Kerman	...	Conveniece store manager
Michael Krawic	...	Police Officer
Mike Lawrence	...	Caroler
Denise Lee	...	Receptionist
Meredith Mauldin	...	Caroler Gretchen
Chris Murphy	...	Kirk's customer
Shaina Sandoval	...	Caroler
Ron Bath	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Hope Angelica James	...	Sleepy Church Girl (uncredited)
Billy Joe Martinez	...	Pedestrian 1 (uncredited)
Heather Okun	...	Girlfriend (uncredited)
Todd Peters	...	Boyfriend in car (uncredited)
Stephanie Peterson	...	Church Attendee (uncredited)
James Preston	...	Caroler (uncredited)
Hope Elizabeth Reeves	...	Tardy Church Girl (uncredited)
Rhonda Reeves	...	Tardy Church Mom (uncredited)
Michael J. Rowbottom	...	Church Usher (uncredited)
Briton Swiercinsky	...	Church Attendant (uncredited)
Caprice Swiercinsky	...	Mother in Church (uncredited)

Directed by
Dallas Jenkins

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wes Halula		written by
Jerry B. Jenkins		short story

Produced by
Robert Abramoff	....	executive producer
Kevin Downes	....	producer
Chad Gundersen	....	co-producer
Dallas Jenkins	....	producer
Jerry B. Jenkins	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeehun Hwang

Cinematography by
Randall Gregg		(as Randall Walker Gregg)

Film Editing by
Frank Reynolds
Drew Lucas		(uncredited)

Casting by
Beverly Holloway
Tracy Terrell

Production Design by
James R. Cunningham

Art Direction by
John R. Cunningham

Set Decoration by
Jason Naumann

Costume Design by
Stephen M. Chudej

Makeup Department
Mandy Danielle Benton	....	key makeup and hair (as Mandy Benton)
Gigi Coker	....	wig specialist
Gina Ghiglieri	....	assistant makeup and hair

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Taylor Gilbert	....	second second assistant director
Joel Jeffrey Nishimine	....	first assistant director
Philip Wagner	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Adam Aucoin	....	construction
Jason Naumann	....	property master
Jimmy Wilkinson	....	set dresser (as Jimmy 'Twss' Wilkinson)

Sound Department
Patrick O. Bird	....	dialog recording and editing (as Patrick Bird)
Patrick O. Bird	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick O. Bird	....	sound supervisor
Brett Butler	....	dialog recording and editing
Brett Butler	....	sound effects editing
Chris Frazee	....	boom operator
John W. Frost	....	sound supervisor
Mike Heming	....	second boom operator
Darrell Henke	....	sound mixer
Jason MacDonald	....	sound effects editing
Craig Parker	....	sound mixer
Gabe Verger	....	dialogue editor
Phil Vo	....	dialog recording and editing
Phil Vo	....	sound effects editing
Phil Vo	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Derek Abernathy	....	key grip
Rhett Bakke	....	first assistant camera
Greg Carpenter	....	best boy grip
Kevin Combs	....	key grip
Christopher Ryan Flanagan	....	grip
John Gilmour	....	gaffer
Clay Liford	....	second assistant camera
Andy Lohrenz	....	key grip (as Andrew Lohrenz)
Holly McClure	....	epk & behind the scenes
Daniel McGarvey Jr.	....	best boy electric (as Daniel McGarvy)
Scott Payne	....	electrician
Travis Petty	....	dolly grip
David Pinkston	....	dolly grip
Jessica Quazi	....	electrician
Andrew Redd	....	electrician
Armand J. Saucier	....	electrician
Jay Serra	....	film loader

Casting Department
Kina Bale	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lauren Bregman	....	costumer (as Lauren Matesic)

Editorial Department
Grace Anthony	....	editorial assistant
Barbara Blair	....	post-production facilities manager
Randy Coonfield	....	color correction: master
Richard Glazerman	....	assistant editor
Brian Jonason	....	assistant editor
Kelly Reese	....	telecine dailies
Joe Scott	....	behind the scenes editor
Jason Yanuzzi	....	editorial assistant

Transportation Department
Tiffany Bender	....	transportation captain
Roy Burger	....	transportation coordinator
Leslie Lewis	....	driver

Other crew
Harsha Baddam	....	production assistant
Robert Boldt	....	chef (as Rob Boldt)
Suzanne Dunn	....	location manager
Jason Eidsvoog	....	production assistant
Josh Ensink	....	production assistant (as Joshua Ensink)
Taylor Gilbert	....	assistant production coordinator
Elise Graham	....	production coordinator
Glenn Hower	....	production accountant
Dan Kirkman	....	production assistant
Ken Meyer	....	legal services
Johnston Moore	....	script editor
Alvin Durand Mount	....	assistant to producer
Dan Scheffler	....	production assistant
Donna Sellers	....	craft service
Shanon Sparks	....	production assistant
Kara B. Still	....	script supervisor
Sara Visser	....	production assistant
Jeff 'Wilkie Wilkinson	....	assistant chef (as Jeff Wilkinson)
Mikel J. Wisler	....	production assistant
Robert C. Yu	....	acquisitions executive

Thanks
Adam Aucoin	....	special thanks
Amber Aucoin	....	special thanks
Rich Barry	....	special thanks
Randy Beck	....	special thanks
Harold Cronk	....	special thanks
David de Vos	....	special thanks (as Dave de Vos)
Gwyn Garner	....	special thanks
Amanda Jenkins	....	special thanks
Eva Mellema	....	special thanks
Ken Meyer	....	special thanks
Chet Parikh	....	special thanks
Matthew Tailford	....	special thanks
Carl Telthorst	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Clear Midnight
• Jenkins Entertainment

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Cinemavault (2007) (non-USA) (all media)
• Jenkins Entertainment (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)

Other Companies

• Runway  post-production
• Sonicpool  post-production

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

Clear Midnight

Movie Connections:

Version of Midnight Clear (2005/II)

Soundtrack:

Jingle Bells

Almost a total waste of time

I decided to check this movie out after reading all the positive reviews here. I hoped it would be at least half as good as what these people were saying. Boy, were they wrong.

There are two very good performances in this film that manage to rise above the mind-numbingly poor script. K Callahan and Stephen Baldwin deserve medals for attempting to turn this sow's ear into a silk purse. Kudos to Mary Thornton for turning in one of the worst screen performances since Sharon Stone in Catwoman. It doesn't help her "acting" that she is saddled with perhaps the worst dialogue in this stinker of a script. Her whole storyline is laughably bad and should have ended up on the cutting room floor. But if one started cutting on this, where would they stop? If one could edit this film and cut everything out except the old woman and Lefty (Stephen Baldwin), this could be an outstanding film.