Midnight Madness

PG

Released Feb 8, 1980

1h 50m

Comedy

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College students (David Naughton, Debra Clinger, Stephen Furst) invade a minigolf course, an observatory and a brewery during a scavenger hunt.

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I love this movie. It is not something you watch if you want a life changing movie. If you just want a simple fun movie, great to watch. It tries to be a little adult but not so much that it is uncomfortable.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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r 9

Pretty good fun. I was expecting a little more enjoyment given the premise, but 'Midnight Madness' is still amusing enough; even with its over-reliance on fat jokes. None of the characters are particularly likeable either, though they do have their quirks which makes it entertaining. Michael J. Fox makes his feature film debut here, which is very interesting to see - even if his role isn't the biggest. Stephen Furst (Harold) and Eddie Deezen (Wesley) are the only others from the various teams that standout to me. Events start to drag as the film goes through its 112 minute run time, but it just about keeps to the right level. Nice theme song, too!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I thought this was a very funny film full of laughs and great comedic timing and acting. I love this film!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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chip c

The sea is reversed. SS Itari is mixed up and blind.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Midnight Madness is pure nostalgia and I challenge you to see it and not resipiscence about the "good old" happy days of innocence and leisure. The core premise is this: Five teams, each representing a different college clique stereotype, compete to see who can solve the most clues and reach the finish line first in an all-night scavenger hunt-inspired race. Seen through the lens of 2017 viewing, perhaps the most startling thing about Midnight Madness is the overt stereotyping. It's more than a little amusing to consider that these exaggerated caricatures were perceived as only slightly satirical circa 1980. Admittedly, the movie is a comedy (although sadly one in which nearly every joke fails) so nothing in it is intended to be taken too seriously but it offers a window into how pop culture once viewed nerds (weird, physically feeble dweebs) and jocks (dumb hulks). Likability lay in being in the middle with no obvious eccentricities or non-conformities.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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His movie is all kinds of funny! It’s not a well made movie par say. It’s rather amateurish and lacks some tightening of the script but it is a fun movie and there are plenty of jokes. All in all a good cult classic. See it once unless you are easily offended. If so stay clear the jokes here just might make your sphincter tighten.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/19

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David Wechter

Director

Michael Nankin

Director

David Naughton

Adam Larson

Debra Clinger

Laura

Stephen Furst

Harold

David Damas

Marvin

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It's a pleasant, well-meaning little comedy, and it's obviously trying for the same kind of innocent, sophomoric humor that was so charming in "Junior High School." But it just doesn't have the same magic.

Rated: 1/4

Nov 13, 2004

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Bobagem descartvel que traz, como grande atrativo, o fato de ter marcado a estria de Michael J. Fox no Cinema (e de ter emperrado a carreira de seus dois jovens diretores, at ento considerados promissores).

Rated: 2/5

Jun 14, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 19, 2005

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Synopsis

College students (David Naughton, Debra Clinger, Stephen Furst) invade a minigolf course, an observatory and a brewery during a scavenger hunt.

Director: David Wechter, Michael Nankin
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 8, 1980, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 50m

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