Midnight Crossing

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Midnight Crossing
File:Midnight Crossing poster.png
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Holzberg
Screenplay by
  • Roger Holzberg
  • Doug Weiser
Story byRoger Holzberg
Produced byMathew Hayden
Starring
CinematographyHenry Vargas
Edited byEarl Watson
Production
companies
  • Team Effort
  • Limelite Studios
Distributed byVestron Pictures
Release date
  • May 13, 1988 (1988-05-13)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million
Box office$1.3 million

Midnight Crossing is a 1988 American mystery thriller film[1] directed by Roger Holzberg. The film stars Faye Dunaway, Daniel J. Travanti, Kim Cattrall, John Laughlin, and Ned Beatty.

What begins as a pleasure cruise turns out to be a treasure hunt for two couples, sight-impaired Helen Barton and her husband, Morely, who is a former naval officer, and Jeff and Alexa Schubb.

A million dollars supposedly is buried on a small isle between Florida and Cuba, so the four of them decide to go after it. Their lives become in danger from natives and pirates, as well as from the greed that overwhelms their group.

Reception

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The film received mixed reviews.[2] Of the film the Los Angeles Times noted, "There's something about its willingness to shove the subject past reasonable bounds—right into the blackest depths of character degeneration and emotional hysteria—that almost commands respect."[3]

Box office

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Midnight Crossing was not a success. The producers owed money to cinema companies because of the film's commercial failure.[4]

References

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