NIGHT TRAIN

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: In this dark and dangerous film noir – meets – German Expressionism directorial debut from veteran visual effects man Les Bernstien, paunchy ex-con Joe Butcher (John Voldstad of 'The Newhart Show') heads South of the Border, tumbling head first into the boiling vat of corruption that supports Tijuana's thriving snuff film industry.Through a booze-induced haze, Butcher encounters a Mexican spitfire, a grizzled drunk, a villainous dwarf and an obese sexpot, as he frantically retraces his brother's final steps through seed and grime, to unravel his mysterious death.; ; 'What sets 'Night Train' apart from so many of its post-noir brethren... is the way it manages to powerfully recreate one aspect of the expressionistic aesthetic most neo-noodlers leave behind: low-budget but altogether sleaze-lovely optical effects. Not since the days of Edgar G. Ulmer or Charles Laughton's 'Night of The Hunter' have shadowy silhouettes, woozy triple-impositions and mirror-image monstrosities been used to such startling effect...' (Chuck Stephens, Filmmaker Magazine); ; Lavishly shot in black and white with great visual stylization, 'Night Train' is '...the most boldly evoked vision imaginable of Tijuana as hell-on-earth...unique and compelling...' (Los Angeles Times); 'Night Train is a must-see for fans of gritty motion pictures like 'Murder is My Beat', 'Kiss Me Deadly', and 'Blood Feast'.
• Cast: John Voldstad, Barry Cutler, Nikoletta Skarlatos, Pedro Aldana, Donna Pieroni, Dan Shor, Chuck Skull, Tony Cruz, Martin Hugo Valdiva Montes, Richard Head, Lucía Lapiedra, Cora Campos, Jose Alfredi Garza Carona, Aurelio Trujillo Campos, Rigoberto Gonzales Flemate, Hugo Lopez, Juana Flores, Tom Waldman, Rosa Esela Espericueta Jimenez, Danny Maniacal, Van-Humper, Mankiller, Kimber, Onalee Ames, Les Bernstien
• Director: Les Bernstien
• Runtime: 1:20
• Company: Metropolis Pictures, Synapse Films
• Media Format: Movie