Past Midnight
Past Midnight is a 1991 Neo-noir thriller film (with slasher connections) starring Rutger Hauer and Natasha Richardson, as well as co-stars Tom Wright, Clancy Brown and Paul Giamatti (making his first credited screen appearance).
| Past Midnight | |
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| Directed by | Jan Eliasberg |
| Produced by | Lisa M. Hansen Catalaine Knell Nancy Rae Stone Quentin Tarantino |
| Written by | Frank Norwood Quentin Tarantino (uncredited) |
| Starring | Rutger Hauer Natasha Richardson Clancy Brown Tom Wright Paul Giamatti Guy Boyd |
| Music by | Steve Bartek |
| Cinematography | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Edited by | Christopher Rouse |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema Cineplex Odeon Films Columbia TriStar |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Parolee Ben Jordan has spent the past fifteen years behind bars for his pregnant wife's murder. He is monitored by his parole officer Lee Samuels and social worker Laura Mathews after he is released. Mathews begins looking into his case and becomes convinced that he was convicted under circumstantial evidence and starts becoming convinced of his innocence in the crime. Before long she starts falling for him, but this is far from wise, since even if he is innocent, Mrs. Jordan's real murderer may soon come a calling.
Cast
| Actor / Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Rutger Hauer | Ben Jordan |
| Natasha Richardson[1] | Laura Mathews |
| Paul Giamatti | Larry Canipe |
| Clancy Brown | Steve Lundy |
| Tom Wright | Lee Samuels |
| Guy Boyd | Todd Canipe |
| Charles Boswell | Carlton Daniels |
| Ernie Lively | Detective Allan Tobias |
| Kibibi Monie | Dorothy Coleman |
| Dana Eskelson | Kathy Tudor |
| Ted D'Arms | Bill Tudor |
| Krisha Fairchild | Dr. Zastoupil |
| Sarah Magnuson | Gerrie Graymark |
| David Frederick White (as Dave White) | Cop |
| Brian Finney (as Brian T. Finney) | Delivery Man |
| Sue Morales (uncredited) | Social Worker |
Production
After Quentin Tarantino significantly re-wrote the script, Catalaine Knell shared her associate producer credit with him on the film, his first official screen credit.[2]
Release
Originally intended for a theatrical release, the film aired on the USA Network on December 16, 1992. Before, the film was shown at the American Film Market and at the Vancouver International Film Festival in October of the previous year. The movie was released on videocassette and laserdisc on April 21, 1993 by Columbia TriStar Home Video, and was released on DVD by the same company on August 17, 2004, in widescreen.
References
- "Past Midnight | e.tv". ekasiplus.etv.co.za. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- Tasker, Yvonne (2002). Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers. Routledge. p. 339. ISBN 978-1-134-65664-6.