Midnight Madness | David Naughton, Debra Clinger

Midnight Madness | David Naughton, Debra Clinger | An 80's Classic!!!

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Midnight Madness

	Midnight Madness David Naughton, Debra Clinger Buena Vista Home Video, 2004 average customer review:based on 158 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A genius grad student organizes an all-night treasure hunt in which five rival teams composed of colorful oddballs furiously match wits with one another while trying to locate and decipher various cryptic clues planted ingeniously around Los Angeles.

Dated - but Underrated

Sure, this movie may seem quite dated, but it's nevertheless quite underrated. A highly unique game that takes the players on an all-ight scavenger hunt around the city of Los Angeles, looking for clues that'll propell them forward when solved. The contributers consist of one skinny college genius, two pretty girl accomplices and five teams of students from varying walks of life. Three of the teams may appear stereotyped: the red team compraises four members of an outcast sorority; the white team consists of a quartet of skinny, four-eyed debaters; the green team includes fivefootball gorillas who spend their time off the field creating misery for he other teams. But, these individuals are still genuine at the core.

The core focus of the film's main body is the competition between the blue team and the yellow team. The yellow team's leader, Adam (played by David Naughton) is a highly intelligent, driven and forward-looking college senior who understands the importance of teamwork. The blue team leader, Harold (Stephen Furst) is self-centered, overweight and oblivious to the world around him. While Adam enters the game willingly, Harold is forced headlong into it b his frustrated father. And, while the yellow team is interested in fair play and following directions, Harold's only interest is in winning and going to any extremes to do it.

Interestingly enough, this movie was produced at a pivotal moment in American pop culture. At the start of the game, we witness the red team inhabiting a discoteque, the likes of which had already begun to go out of fashion. Also of note was the use of the Pabst Brewery as a clue location; Pabst Blue Ribbon bear is now produced by the Miller corporation. Another clue location is in an arcade referred to as Pinball City and, as the name would suggest, populated largely by pinball tables. One of few videogames in the place is an actual game called StarFire. This game pointedly draws on the first StarWars film from 1977. In one year's time, there'd be more videogames than anything in most arcades and more money going towards playing them than towards buying music.

In addition, the Walt Disney company and Buena Vista Entertainment made a supposedly calculated move when the movie was packaged, not including the Disney logo, for fear that a PG-rated movie would tarnish their reputation. However, this writer is mildly convinced that the inclusion of Disney packaging might've aided this film's popularity on the strength of notoriety. Six years later, we were given the Disney film flight of the Navigator, and their adult divison, Touchstone Pictures was fully active, producing pictures of its own.

The leading man, (Naughton) is best known for his role in the 1981 comedic horror flick, An American Werewolf in London. It is commonly believed that Naughton was chosen by director John Landis for this role on the heals of his spokesmanship for Dr. Pepper. However, as mentioned before, Naughton's advocary is played by Stephen Furst. Furst is best known for his portrayal of Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman in the Landis film Animal House. This writer is convinced that Landis opted to follow Stephen Furst's caeer path. This would ultimately lead to a screening of Midnight Madness, in which case David Naughton would become clearly visible. The likelihood that John Landis would recruit Naughton American Werewolf on the heels of this film is at least as likely as on the heels of a soft-drink commercial.

(Of corse, it doesn't hurt that one of the jocks is portrayed by Dirk Blocker, whose legendary father Dan Blocker was internationally known for portraying Eric "Hoss" Cartwright on Bonanza. Dirk also made a cameo appearance during Season 1 of Little House on the Prairie. And, his character definiely adds surrealistic levity to the film's main plot. Good-looking guy, too.)

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An 80's Classic!!!

When I very first watched this movie, I hated it! I thought it was too long and boring. Sometime later, I watched it again and I loved it! Leon created the Great All-Nighter and picked five college students to pick teams and go on a scavenger hunt throughout the town to find clues that will lead them to the finish line. This has the classic look of the 80's! It's also Michael J. Fox's first movie! I highly recommend MIDNIGHT MADNESS!!!

I love this movie!!

I used to watch this movie over and over when I was a kid. I felt compelled to purchase it as an adult. I still love to watch it!!!

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Classic Original Teenage Comedy

This movie is more fun than anything bearing the "teenage comedy" moniker. A classic in every sense of the word. 80s awesomeness at its finest!

Disney's scavenger hunt

In the 1980's, Disney was floundering with its live action films. Disney tried to do a teen scavenger hunt, Disney style.

There are five teams for go on an all night hint. Each team is designated by colors white (nerds who hate green),green (meat machine who hate red), red (sorority sisters who hate green), yellow (good guys who play fair), and blue (cheaters who hate yellow) are given clues to solve, leading them to the next clue site hidden in the city.

It is sugary sweet and stupidly silly, like Disney films strive for...but this one hits the mark badly. You know in most Disney movies, the good guts always win..so there, I spoiled it for you! However if you on a Disney film fan, you already knew the outcome

. David Naughton is the leader of the Yellow team with KId Brother Micheal J Fox in tow. Blue team has Stephen Furst playing an evil version of Flounder.

If you like Disney of the 60s-70s, this film is a college version with a slight grossness that would make Walt turn over in his grave

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD

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