10 to Midnight

19831983
RR
1h 41min

Charles Bronson in 10 to Midnight (1983)

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An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.An LAPD detective and his rookie partner are on the trail of a psychopathic young man who is murdering young women.

Director
- J. Lee Thompson
Writers
- William Roberts
- J. Lee Thompson(story)
Stars

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In Los Angeles, the rookie Detective Paul McAnn teams up with the veteran Detective Leo Kessler to investigate the murder of Betty Johnson and her boyfriend that were stabbed by a naked serial-killer in a park. Detective Kessler recognizes the victim, who lived in the same neighborhood many years ago and childhood friend of his daughter Laurie Kessler. The killer Warren Stacy goes to the funeral and overhears Betty's father telling Detective Kessler that his daughter had a diary. Warren breaks in Betty's apartment and stabs and kills her roommate Karen Smalley trying to find the diary. But Karen had already delivered the journal to Detective Kessler. Leo Kessler is sure that Warren is the serial-killer and her plants a false evidence in his apartment. However, Warren's defense lawyer presses Detective McAnn accusing him of perjury and Warren is released. Now Warren is stalking Laurie to revenge against her father. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines
- Bronson is back on the streets.
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
The original script called for Leo Kessler to wrestle Warren Stacy to the ground in their final confrontation but Charles Bronson wasn't getting that "up close and personal" with a naked man.

Goofs
Instead of simply losing his job, Kessler would have been immediately arrested and charged for planting evidence.

Quotes
Leo Kessler: [referring to a masturbatory device found in Warren's apartment] You know what this is for, Warren? It's for JACKING OFF!

Alternate versions
Warren's killings are done with him nude. In television broadcasts these scenes have Warren with flesh-colored briefs. Later scenes in the movie have inconsistencies in the color of briefs he wears. The wearing of any clothing is inconsistent with his alibis throughout the movie, as well.

Connections
Featured in Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)

Top review

10/10

A Gripping Film, Charlie Never Let's Down

From the director who brought us The Guns of Navarone and Cape Fear in the 60's, comes this interesting and suspenseful cop thriller. Charles Bronson plays a veteran cop who's with a young idealist cop is after a very smart and dangerous killer who likes to slice pretty and innocent chicks. The most interesting aspect of the film is that we know from the beginning who the killer is and for the rest of the film it's a mind game between Bronson and the killer who knows very well how to manipulate the system. This is definitely not to the squeamish one's because this is fairly a brutal film but from the intelligent kind. I'm familiar with Bronson's works and this is surely his best from the 80's. Anyone who looks for some highly entertaining film shouldn't miss it. Never mind the user's ratings because it's one of those underrated gems.

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Release date
- March 11, 1983 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Ten to Midnight
Filming locations
- 120 Westminster Avenue @ Innes Place, Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $4,520,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $7,175,592
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,050,225
- Mar 13, 1983
Gross worldwide
- $7,175,592

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Runtime
- 1h 41min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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