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  • 1980
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Distribution Company
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 1980
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Distribution Company
  • 1 h 52 m
Midnight Madness

Summary Leon planned "the great all-nighter" by picking college students to participate in an all-night long scavenger hunt. The 5 teams are given clues to solve, leading them to the next clue, hidden throughout the city. Making his film debut; Michael J. Fox, as Scott, the younger brother.

Directed By: Michael Nankin, David Wechter

Written By: David Wechter, Michael Nankin

  • 1980
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Distribution Company
  • 1 h 52 m
  • 1980
  • PG
  • Buena Vista Distribution Company
  • 1 h 52 m

Midnight Madness

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Leon planned "the great all-nighter" by picking college students to participate in an all-night long scavenger hunt. The 5 teams are given clues to solve, leading them to the next clue, hidden throughout the city. Making his film debut; Michael J. Fox, as Scott, the younger brother.

Directed By: Michael Nankin, David Wechter

Written By: David Wechter, Michael Nankin

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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67% Negative
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50
Today, it feels like a parody and at times slips into “so bad it’s enjoyable” territory.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
50
Midnight Madness' comedic tone can accurately be described as a sort of cross between Eight Is Enough and early-period Troma, a blend best epitomized by a scene involving conflicting interpretations of the phrase, "between a large pair of melons." And, in case you're wondering, yes, at one point fat snobs do get thrown in the pool. What is not to love?
By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW
30
What really compromises Midnight Madness is not inexperience or subsophomoric humor, inconvenient as they frequently are, but derivativeness. This vehicle can't quite build up its own head of steam when it seems to be assembled with spare parts from National Lampoon's Animal House and Scavenger Hunt. [13 Feb 1980, p.B4]
By Gary Arnold FULL REVIEW
25
Imagine National Lampoon's Animal House without the raunch, originality or wit and you have Midnight Madness. [08 Feb 1980, p.16]
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The film lacks the usual juvenile raunch, but it also lacks brains in telling its story of an all-night scavenger hunt, involving a lot of dumb jokes and predictable situations.
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25
A lot of its jokes miss, the pace is slow, there are too many characters to keep track of and there's an unpleasant streak of nasty humor directed at characters who are fat, ugly, old or otherwise out of step with Southern California physical ideals.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Walt Disney Productions
Release Date Feb 8, 1980
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating PG
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Tagline A wacky college adventure!
Website https://movies.disney.com/midnight-madness
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