In the Cold of the Night

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In the Cold of the Night
In the Cold of the Night (1990) poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed by Nico Mastorakis
Screenplay byNico Mastorakis
Fred C. Perry
Produced byNico Mastorakis
Starring Jeff Lester
Adrianne Sachs
Marc Singer
Brian Thompson
Shannon Tweed
John Beck
Tippi Hedren
David Soul
CinematographyAndreas Bellis
Edited byBarry Zetlin
Production
company
Omega Entertainment
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

In the Cold of the Night is a 1990 American erotic thriller film produced and directed by Greek filmmaker Nico Mastorakis, who also wrote the screenplay with Fred C. Perry. It stars Jeff Lester, Adrianne Sachs, Marc Singer, Brian Thompson, Shannon Tweed, John Beck, Tippi Hedren, and David Soul.

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Release and reception

According to the book The Naked Truth: Why Hollywood Doesn't Make X-Rated Movies by Kevin S. Sandler, In the Cold of Night was initially assigned an X rating by the Motion Picture Association of America just prior to their adoption of the NC-17 rating. [1]

Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com called the film "ridiculous", and wrote that it "isn't nearly as fun as a could be, laboring through an uninteresting story with an uncomfortably dim protagonist." [2] Rob Hunter of Film School Rejects also referred to the film as "ridiculous", and wrote that "it does overstay its welcome, though, as some elements are dragged out too long, but it's a small price to pay for the softcore fun and stellar B-movie cast." [3]

Home media

In March 2019, the film was restored in 4K and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. Sandler, Kevin S. (2007). The Naked Truth: Why Hollywood Doesn't Make X-Rated Movies. Rutgers University Press. p. 95. ISBN   978-0813540894.
  2. 1 2 Orndorf, Brian (March 24, 2019). "In the Cold of the Night Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Hunter, Rob (April 6, 2019). "Vinegar Syndrome Brings an Under-Loved Ghost Story and More to Blu-ray". Film School Rejects . Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. "In the Cold of the Night – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome . Retrieved January 14, 2020.