Night Warning

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Night Warning

R

1981

1h 34m

Horror

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An obsessive and murderous woman (Susan Tyrrell) tries to control her nephew, a 17-year-old basketball player (Jimmy McNichol).

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Variety Staff

Variety

05/21/2020

Night Warning is a fine psychological horror film.

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Justin Stewart

Film Comment Magazine

05/21/2020

Asher... directs with a meat-and-potatoes efficiency and visual sense, letting the casting, risk-taking performances, and the twisted, quirky screenplay carry the day.

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Kristen Lopez

AwardsCircuit.com

05/21/2020

A kooky little 80s movie worth seeking out if you want to know what William Asher was directing during the decade.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

07/22/2024

3.5/4

This isn’t your typical exploitation yarn -- on the contrary, it’s rife with subtext beneath its occasionally demented exterior.

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

05/19/2024

Little wonder that this title ended up on the DPP 39 Video Nasties list – it’s basically a shopping list of all the elements that the 80s censors disliked enough to prohibit.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

07/20/2023

4/5

Tyrrell is indeed the big draw here, but the rest of this horror gem is surprisingly well-crafted, ripe for analysis, and should not go overlooked.

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Tasos L

08/31/2024

One of the great movies of that era, that's unraveling its hidden messages behind the scenes. Enjoyable slasher by the way!

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Jonathan O

08/21/2024

Night Warning aka Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker is really the scariest psychological disturbing queer horror thriller. Susan Tyrrell's performance is absolutely terrifying and disturbing and Bo Svenson performance is the most hated homophonic of the 80's he's character is so meaningful, twisted, hateful and menacing towards the characters and there's a final destination 2 reference.

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Jerod S

07/04/2024

Auntie takes custody of the boy - but she's crazy beyond belief. Turns out, she's stashed her high school boyfriend in the basement and has plans on keeping her nephew around forever, too.

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michael d

11/21/2022

Weird, rad, and mindfucky.

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Jens B

07/14/2022

Surprisingly good, I enjoyed it!

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R P

06/14/2022

I have to say, it's nice watching Joe Bob Briggs Last Drive In Theater. If I hadn't, I wouldn't have even known about Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (also known as Night Warning). Which surprises me because I'm a fan of Susan Tyrrell. She plays crazy really well. You get a twist ending, an aunt and nephew way too close for comfort, and a homophobic cop. (https://foreverfinalgirl.com/butcher-baker-nightmare-maker/)

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Synopsis

An obsessive and murderous woman (Susan Tyrrell) tries to control her nephew, a 17-year-old basketball player (Jimmy McNichol).

Director: William Asher
Producer: Stephen Breimer, Eugene Martin
Screenwriter: Stephen Breimer, Alan Jay Glueckman, Boon Collins
Production Co: S2D Associates, Royal American Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2021
Runtime: 1h 34m

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