Midnight Ride (1990)

A house wife just left her cop husband, when she picks up Justin Mckay she'll wish she never did as she's plunged into a nightmare and the grip of a psychotic killer.

Director:

Bob Bralver

Writers:

Russell V. Manzatt, Bob Bralver (as Robert Bralver)

Stars:

Michael Dudikoff, Mark Hamill, Savina Gersak

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Dudikoff	...	Lawson
Mark Hamill	...	Justin Mckay
Savina Gersak	...	Lara
Robert Mitchum	...	Dr. Hardy
Pamela Ludwig	...	Rental Agent
Timothy Brown	...	Jordan
Lezlie Deane	...	Joan (as Lezlie Dean)
Steve Ingrassia	...	Man with Joan
Cynthia Szigeti	...	Mrs. Egan
DeeDee Rescher	...	Receptionist (as Dee Dee Rescher)
Regina Krueger	...	Nurse in Elevator
Judy Bartram	...	Nurse
Mary Peters	...	Nurse
R.A. Rondell	...	Officer Baker
Suzanne Celeste	...	Cook

Storyline

A series of mysterious murders have happened in Montevideo, a small city in California. A policeman's wife is running away from her husband, trying to divorce him. The policeman tries to reconcile and begins to follow her...

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Plot Keywords:

exploding gasoline station | gasoline | fire | contemporary setting | diner | 

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Taglines:

Somewhere round the next bend, lies the road to terror

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the final battles, there is a short chase-sequence where Justin Mckay (Mark Hamill) and Lawson (Michael Dudikoff) fall down a flight of stairs after bumping into a nurse. Before and after this scene, both their shirts are covered in blood, but during the scene they are white and clean.

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Quotes

Dr. Hardy: [reasoning with Justin] Justin, remember when you first came here... you couldn't even speak.

User Reviews

enjoyable throwaway action thriller

Mark Hammill definitely turns in one of his best performances in his career, playing a psychopath as he often does but he's live-action this time around and not animated. Don't mind that, he's still quite animated and often acts just as cartoony as "The Joker" or any number of his more famous animated characters.

Anyway, there's good chases and excitement, but at its heart this film really is just another low budget Italian B-movie with a 20 second cameo by a bored looking Robert Mitchum. Savina Gersack is in it, which usually isn't a good sign, but she's a good actress and looks good too. Dudikoff, on the other hand, is extremely boring as the hero and the whole way through I was rooting for the bad guy.

Lots of stupid stuff, a few explosions and surprisingly graphic gore scenes, but this has ended up being a forgotten film, much like THE MOSQUITO COAST or BREAKER MORANT.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 July 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Midnight Ride

Filming Locations:

Grover Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Pictures Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1