THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
dir. Jack Bender. 1985.
United States. 94 mins.
In English.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 - 5 PM
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 - MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31 - 7:30 PM

It’s Halloween night in Pitchford Cove, Massachusetts. When five high school friends accidentally summon an undead army, the teens must rectify their mistake and save the town before the midnight hour.

An early effort by legendary TV producer and director Jack Bender (LOST, UNDER THE DOME, MR MERCEDES), THE MIDNIGHT HOUR is a bewitching comedy horror with incredible production value, by TV standards. Criminally underseen and effortlessly nostalgic, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR is the perfect movie for Halloween.

Although the film can be tonally cacophonous, switching between slapstick comedy and dramatic violence on a dime, Bender masterfully toes the line between absurdity and horror. THE MIDNIGHT HOUR will provide a healthy dose of Halloween nostalgia this October, featuring zombie dance numbers, vampire transformations to The Smiths, and even a GREASE (1978) callback.