The Midnight Man is a 2016 horror film directed by Travis Zariwny and starring Gabrielle Haugh, Lin Shaye and Grayson Gabriel.

The Midnight Man
Directed by	Travis Zariwny
Screenplay by	Travis Zariwny
Story by	Travis Zariwny Jimmy Loweree
Based on	Midnight Man by Rob Kennedy
Produced by	Cassian Elwes Jeff Beesley Frankie Lindquist
Starring	Lin Shaye Gabrielle Haugh Grayson Gabriel Emily Haine Louise Linton Michael Sirow Robert Englund
Cinematography	Gavin Kelly
Edited by	Kyle Tekiela
Music by	Olaf Pyttlik
Production companies	Armory Films Gussi Films Elevated Pictures Voltage Pictures Stormchaser Films Scooty Woop Elite Buffalo Gal Pictures Wooden Rocket
Distributed by	IFC Midnight
Release dates	September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) (Canada) January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) (United States)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Gabrielle Haugh as Alex Luster
  • Callie Lane as Young Alex
• Lin Shaye as Anna Luster
  • Summer Howell as Young Annie
• Grayson Gabriel as Miles
• Robert Englund as Dr. Harding
  • Logan Crenan as Young Dr. Harding
• Emily Haine as Kelly
  • Abigail Pniowsky as Young Kelly
• Kyle Strauts as The Midnight Man
• Louise Linton as Annie Luster
• Michael Sirow as Allen
• Meredith Rose as Mary
• Keenan Lehmann as Max

Production

Producer Cassian Elwes first acquired the rights to a remake of the 2013 film Midnight Man, by Irish director Rob Kennedy, after seeing the film at a festival. Soon after, Elwes courted production designer turned director Travis Zariwny to helm the film. Along with Kennedy's film, Zariwny noted similarities with his own film to The Midnight Game, saying "the most terrifying thing as a filmmaker, is while I’m writing a story somebody else is making the movie that I’m writing".[1] By March 2016, Lin Shaye and Robert Englund boarded the film, rounding out a cast including Gabrielle Haugh, Grayson Gabriel, Summer Howell, Keenan Lehmann, Meredith Rose, Kyle Strauts, and Michael Sirow.[2] Production began that same month in Winnipeg.[3] According to Zariwny, a full day of filming and $80,000 were lost during production due to a drop in the US dollar and a raise in the Canadian dollar.[4]

Release

The Midnight Man first debuted in Canada on September 30, 2016. The film remained dormant until IFC Midnight bought the distribution rights, setting the release date for January 22, 2018.[5] The film released on VOD on January 19, 2018.

Home Media

Shout Factory released the film on Blu-ray and DVD on June 5, 2018.[6]

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Midnight Man holds an approval rating of 27%, with an average rating of 4.50/10, based on 11 reviews.[7]

Sara Michelle Fetters of MovieFreak praised the production design and claimed the film was a step up from Zariwny's Cabin Fever and Intruder, she criticized the monster's rules and called the ending "unintentionally laughable".[8] Frank Schenk, for The Hollywood Reporter, said the film was "derivative" and "forgettable".[9] For Dread Central, Matt Donato wrote "The Midnight Man is largely a robotic hide-and-seek slog".[10]

Writing for FilmInquiry, Stephanie Archer complimented the performances of Shaye and Englund and Gavin Kelly's cinematography.[11] Of TheFrightFile, Dustin Putman wrote "The Midnight Man isn't exactly deep and the film is not quite sure how to stick the landing, but as a trifle offering a stylish sheen and a handful of effective chills it proves more successful than not."[12]

External links

• The Midnight Man at IMDb
• The Midnight Man at Rotten Tomatoes
• Midnight Man at IMDb

References

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