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Midnight Movie Massacre

  • 19891989
  • 1h 25m
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3.0/10
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Midnight Movie Massacre (1989)
  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
A Martian begins to attack the patrons and staff of a movie theater during the 1950's as a low budget science fiction film plays on the screen.A Martian begins to attack the patrons and staff of a movie theater during the 1950's as a low budget science fiction film plays on the screen.A Martian begins to attack the patrons and staff of a movie theater during the 1950's as a low budget science fiction film plays on the screen.
IMDb RATING
3.0/10
245
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  • Directors
    • Laurence Jacobs
    • Mark Stock
  • Writers
    • Roger Branit
    • John Chadwell
    • David Houston
  • Stars
    • Robert Clarke
    • Ann Robinson
    • David Staffer
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  • Directors
    • Laurence Jacobs
    • Mark Stock
  • Writers
    • Roger Branit
    • John Chadwell
    • David Houston
  • Stars
    • Robert Clarke
    • Ann Robinson
    • David Staffer
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    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Robert Clarke
    Robert Clarke
    • Col Carlyleas Col Carlyle
    Ann Robinson
    Ann Robinson
    • Dr. Sylvia Van Burenas Dr. Sylvia Van Buren
    David Staffer
    Tom Hutsler
    Margi Robbins
      Mary Stevens
      Duke Howze
      Andrew Goodman
      Lori Davis
      Tamara Sue Hill
      Susan Murphy
      Brad Bittiker
      Stuart Allen
      Charity Case
      Dwayne Clark
      Sara Strnad
      Jim Cass
      Von Clark
      • Directors
        • Laurence Jacobs
        • Mark Stock
      • Writers
        • Roger Branit
        • John Chadwell
        • David Houston
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      Storyline

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      Set in the '50s in a movie theatre showing a serial called "Space Patrol," this particular episode being "Back from the Future." The evil scientist on the serial goes back to the '50s and his crew members have to chase him. Meanwhile at the theatre, patrons busy themselves doing strange things. An alien has landed and is eliminating theatre staff and patrons. —Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
      • timeframe 1950s
      • martian
      • 1950s
      • movie theater
      • alien
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      • Genres
        • Comedy
        • Horror
        • Sci-Fi
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      • Trivia
        Filmed in 1984, not released until 1988.
      • Goofs
        Although the movie on-screen flashes that it's a Republic serial in color, Republic never made a color serial.
      • Quotes

        Fat nerd: [excitedly] Over there! It's the Sweater Girl from Mars! There she is! I'll bet she's got nipples as big as flapjacks!

      • Connections
        Edited from Destination Moon (1950)
      • Soundtracks
        Saturday Night
        Composed & Arranged by Bill R. Crain
        Vocals by Alan Manning
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      User reviews12

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      1/10
      There Really Ought To Be A '0'
      In this film you get two films for the price of one - neither of them particularly good. The film-within-a-film, "Space Patrol", is a mildly amusing (if not particularly well thought out) parody of vintage sci-fi serials. That in itself would be reason enough to avoid this trainwreck, but that's not the worst of it.

      The wrap around film, "Midnight Movie Massacre", is a collection of ancient gags that would bore a fan of Mad Magazine. Imagine the lowest common denominator for film comedy, then take that down a notch or two, and you've got the level of humor in this putrid little pic. Everyone associated with this part of the movie, up to and including the clapper loader and craft service people, should be beaten unconscious with crowbars and never ever allowed to be within the vicinity of a movie set ever again. Ever.
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      10
      • alansmithee04
      • Jan 21, 2006

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      • Release date
        • June 9, 1989 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Attack from Mars
      • Production company
        • Wade Williams Productions
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 25 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Ultra Stereo

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