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The Midnight Hour

1985 · 94 min

A goofy, good-natured Halloween romp with cheesy effects, catchy tunes, and a sweet romantic streak.

Directed by
Jack Bender
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Tv movie
Tagline
Ghouls just want to have fun...
Overview
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?

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Directed by
Jack Bender
Genres
Comedy, Horror, Tv movie
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • death
  • fate
  • friendship
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror4
Humour6
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, horror, tv movie, romance
Directed by
Jack Bender
Written by
William Bleich
Starring
Jonelle Allen, Shari Belafonte, LeVar Burton, Peter DeLuise, Jonna Lee, Kevin McCarthy, Lee Montgomery, Cindy Morgan
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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