After Midnight

"Terror Has No Curfew."

1989 1h 30m EN

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★5.7TMDB · 65★5.4IMDB · 2,562

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A college professor teaching a course called "The Psychology of Fear" brings his students (including a psychic) to his home, one dark and stormy night to tell scary stories. The first involves a young couple whose car breaks down by an old, abandoned house. The second has four trendy teenage girls getting lost in a bad part of town and chased by a pack of vicious dogs. Last, a woman on crutches confronting a stalker at the answering service where she works the night shift.

“Terror Has No Curfew.”

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Cast

Jillian McWhirter
Allison (segment "Allison's Story")
Pamela Adlon
Cheryl (segment "Allison's Story)
Ramy Zada
Prof. Edward Derek (segment "Allison's Story")
Marg Helgenberger
Alex (segment "All Night Operator")
Marc McClure
Kevin (segment "The Old Dark House")
Judie Aronson
Jennifer (segment "A Night on the Town")
Nadine Van der Velde
Joan (segment "The Old Dark House")
Alan Rosenberg
Richard (segment "All Night Operator")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jim Wheat
Writers: Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jim Wheat, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Phillip Linson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jillian McWhirter and Pamela Adlon and Ramy Zada carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Terror Has No Curfew.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jim Wheat directs. Phedon Papamichael behind the camera. Phillip Linson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
337 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Jim Wheat, shot by Phedon Papamichael. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Phillip Linson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jillian McWhirter and Pamela Adlon and Ramy Zada carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Terror Has No Curfew.".
8IMDB entry: tt0096769 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "night shift", "professor", "college", "stalker".

The technical file

Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Editing: Phillip Linson
Production design: Paul Chadwick
Costume design: Jan Rowton
Makeup / hair: Lance Anderson
Sound: Jeffrey J. Haboush
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: After Midnight (1989)
IMDB rating: 5.4/10 · 2,562 votes
MPAA: R
US box office: $76,325

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Wuchak2024-12-29
★ 6/10
Entertaining enough late 80’s horror anthology A professor at a university in Los Angeles takes an unorthodox approach to teaching his students about fear, which leads to a reprimand by faculty authorities. So he invites the students to his private abode to conduct further experiments, which leads to three frightening tales being shared. “After Midnight” (1989) is one of those thriller/horror anthologies, like “Trilogy of Terror” from 14 years earlier with its memorable “Amelia” segment (the one with the terrorizing Zuni doll). This movie by the writers of “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4” includes four vignettes, if you include the frame story, which is creatively called “Allison’s Story” (sarcasm). It’s ironic that this turns out to be the best tale of the four and the flick would’ve been better if it just focused on it, fleshing out more details. Ramy Zada is great as the creepily charismatic professor. Still, the other three stories are a’right and have their points of interest. Speaking of which, Monique Salcido (Lisa) stands out in the female cast in her form-fitting yellow dress, followed by Judie Aronson (Jennifer), both from the segment “A Night on the Town.” Marg Helgenberger (Alex) is also of note in “All Night Operator.” It runs 1 hour, 32 minutes, and was shot in Los Angeles, including the Stimson House, and nearby Malibu. GRADE: B-

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