Midnight Offerings (1981)

Vivian has magic powers. She doesn't hesitate to save her boyfriend David from failing in school by murdering teachers. However, David has gotten tired of her and is putting his charm on a ... See full summary »

Director:

Rod Holcomb

Writer:

Juanita Bartlett

Stars:

Melissa Sue Anderson, Mary Beth McDonough, Patrick Cassidy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Melissa Sue Anderson	...	Vivian Sotherland
Mary Beth McDonough	...	Robin Prentiss
Patrick Cassidy	...	David Sterling
Marion Ross	...	Emily Moore
Gordon Jump	...	Sherm Sotherland
Cathryn Damon	...	Diane Sotherland
Ray Girardin	...	Clausen
Peter MacLean	...	Charles Prentiss
Jack Garner	...	Hugh Garvey
Dana Kimmell	...	Lily
Jeff MacKay	...	Herb Nemenz
Curt Ayers
Jack Bridges
Gary Dubin
Kym Karath	...	Monique

Storyline

Vivian has magic powers. She doesn't hesitate to save her boyfriend David from failing in school by murdering teachers. However, David has gotten tired of her and is putting his charm on a new girl in school, Robin. Robin discovers that she also has magic powers, and it comes to a mental showdown between the two women over David.

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Plot Keywords:

mother murders daughter | tablesaw | room | showdown | teacher | 

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Taglines:

If Vivian Sotherland Doesn't Get What She Wants ... You'll Get Yours!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 February 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Burning

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stephen J. Cannell Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Vivian's mom shatters the glass in her hand, she rinses off the cut. The blood stops instantly.

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Quotes

Vivian Sotherland: I'm warning you Robin. You have one day to leave town peacefully, if not, you can leave in a box.

User Reviews

a fun movie

For the record, I am 25 and quite intelligent. And I really love Midnight Offerings.

I first saw this movie when I was 7 years old, when it first aired on TV. I developed a major crush on the bad witch, Vivian, and a serious fondness for witches in general; many years later, this film was in my mind, somewhere, while I wrote poetry about witches in my first college writing workshop. The impression made by this film was not only deep and permanent, but one which just makes me very happy about my past, my life.

When I saw the film again, finally, a few years ago---well, it isn't a great film. The dialogue really is bad, for the most part, the plot doesn't make much sense, et cetera. But still, it's entertaining, in the way that sub-B-movies are, or in fact much more entertaining even than that. It's delightful. And, I think that those people who gave the film a 10 (as I did) did so not because it is well-constructed, but because they just enjoyed it. It makes a good impression.

And three cheers for Vivian! She still is pretty cool, I say.