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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

Night Warning is a fine psychological horror film.

May 21, 2020

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Justin Stewart

Film Comment Magazine

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.

May 21, 2020

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Kristen Lopez

AwardsCircuit.com

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

May 21, 2020

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

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

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 22, 2024

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

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.

May 19, 2024

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

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.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 20, 2023

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Tasos L

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

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/31/24

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Jonathan O

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Jerod S

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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michael d

Weird, rad, and mindfucky.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Jens B

Surprisingly good, I enjoyed it!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/22

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R P

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/)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/22

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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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