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The Midnight Hour

- Ghouls just want to have fun...

Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?

Release Date : 1985-11-01

Language :EnglishPortuguese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Capital CitiesABC Video EnterprisesCapital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Lucinda Cavender

Original Name : Jonelle Allen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Melissa Cavender

Original Name : Shari Belafonte

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vinnie Davis

Original Name : LeVar Burton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mitch Crandall

Original Name : Peter DeLuise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sandy Matthews

Original Name : Jonna Lee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judge Crandall

Original Name : Kevin McCarthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phil Grenville

Original Name : Lee Montgomery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vicky Jensen

Original Name : Cindy Morgan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mary Masterson

Original Name : Dedee Pfeiffer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Martin Grenville

Original Name : Dick Van Patten

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Ghoul

Original Name : Mark Blankfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Thompson

Original Name : Hank Garrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janet Greenville

Original Name : Sheila Larken

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lester Mitchell

Original Name : Dennis Redfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Warren Jensen

Original Name : Kurtwood Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radio D.J. (voice)

Original Name : Wolfman Jack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Police Station

Original Name : Bill DeLand

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elf

Original Name : Joe Gieb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Opera Singer

Original Name : Vachik Mangassarian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vernon Nestor

Original Name : Mickey Morton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Laura Owens

Gender : Female

Character Name : Son

Original Name : Adam Myman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tammy

Original Name : Jennifer Shockey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Halloween Kid (uncredited)

Original Name : Macaulay Culkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frankenstein Rick (uncredited)

Original Name : Scott L. Treger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Death (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Milkman (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Ludwig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beehive Dancer / Halloween Party (uncredited)

Original Name : Rebecca Both

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-04-07

_**The dead are raised on Halloween night in a New England hamlet**_ In a Massachusetts town, five high school kids inadvertently unleash witches, zombies, vampires and werewolves after reciting a curse from a paper scroll on Halloween. Originally released to TV, "The Midnight Hour" (1985) came out 23 months after Michael Jackson’s hit “Thriller” video and was obviously inspired by it. You get other items relevant to the 80s, like Eric Carr’s The Fox makeup when the protagonist dresses up for the Halloween party. If you’re in the mood for a colorful Halloween flick that has spooky elements but isn’t very scary, has little gore and zero nudity, it fills the bill. Comparable flicks in tone include "Monster Night" (2006), "Saturday the 14th" (1981), “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark” (1988) and “Monster Island” (2004). The requirements of a movie like this are obvious: A good assortment of youthful protagonists, from kids to late-teens (e.g. Lee Montgomery, LeVar Burton and Shari Belafonte); an equally good cast of adults (e.g. Dick Van Patten and Kevin McCarthy); a quasi-horror ambiance; a fun, silly spirit; corny, but amusing humor; a simple story with a sense of adventure; an assortment of good-lookin' women, young and older (e.g. Jonna Lee, Dedee Pfeiffer and Cindy Morgan); an energetic and rockin' soundtrack; and a runtime that doesn't overstay its welcome. It helps that some quality human interest is thrown in with the sympathetic character of Sandy (the winsome Jonna Lee). The movie runs 1 hour, 34 minutes, and was shot at Universal Studios, Universal City, California, including the Courthouse Square backlot used in flicks like “Back to the Future” (1985) and “Back to the Future Part II” (1989). GRADE: B-/B