Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstreamo the Mainstream

Original title: Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream

2005
TV-14
1h 28m

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Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstreamo the Mainstream (2005)

From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.

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- Stuart Samuels
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- Victor Kushmaniuk
- Stuart Samuels
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Director
- Stuart Samuels
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- Victor Kushmaniuk
- Stuart Samuels
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Alejandro Jodorowsky

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Alan Douglas

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J. Hoberman

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Robert Shaye

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George A. Romero

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

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Bill Quigley

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Larry Jackson

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Seth Willenson

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Chuck Zlatkin

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Perry Henzell

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Richard O'Brien

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Jim Sharman

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Lou Adler

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Mick Rock

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Peter Suschitzky

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- Stuart Samuels
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- Victor Kushmaniuk
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10/10

Great documentary

Absorbing documentary about midnight movies--how they started, why they existed and did so well and what killed them. It deals with six key movies--El Topo; Night of the Living Dead; The Harder They Come; Pink Flamingoes; Rocky Horror Picture Show and Eraserhead. They interview the directors and distributors of all six films and they discuss how they got them out and the reactions of critics and audiences. It also explains why these movies were only successful as midnight movies (Rocky Horror was a disaster when it came out as a regular movie).

I'm old enough to remember midnight movies and how much fun they were. They're gone forever but this wonderful documentary brought it all back to me. Also there's a HUGE amount of footage from each film. Highly recommended.