Midnight Express (Aniv Rmst) [VHS]

Midnight Express (Aniv Rmst) [VHS]
by Alan Parker

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Actor: Bo Hopkins, Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith
Director: Alan Parker
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Maltese (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued, Special Edition
Running Time: 122 minutes
Release Date: 1998-10-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Studio: Sony Pictures

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Movie Review: If you don't want to do the time don't do the crime
Summary: 3 Stars

I first saw this movie not long after it's release in 1978 when I was 17 years old. Even back then I could not figure out why this guy tried to pull off this stunt in a foreign country? Or even in the USA?

It is an entertaining albeit violent piece of entertainment and the musical score is top notch.

But I have re watched this movie several times since and now in my late 40's still can't figure out what motivated this guy into thinking he should have got off scot free or even a reduced sentence for obviously & blatantly committing a crime in a foreign country no less. It's noteworthy that the real Billy Hayes was disappointed with this movie as it contains a number of errors from his side of the story & even Oliver Stone later apologized to the Turks for the not so subtle racist and anti Muslim twists this film takes.

It is a well done film but I have a difficult time feeling sympathy for the main character. Instead I see the film's version of Hayes as just another spoiled American brat expecting to find leniency for breaking the law.

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Forever embroiled in controversy, Midnight Express divides viewers into opposing camps: those who think it's one of the most intense real-life dramas ever made, and those who abhor its manipulative tactics and alteration of facts for the exploitative purpose of achieving a desired effect. That effect is powerfully achieved, regardless of how you may feel about director Alan Parker and Oscar?-winning screenwriter Oliver Stone's interpretation of the story of Billy Hayes. It was the American Hayes--played by the late Brad Davis in an unforgettable performance--who was caught smuggling two kilograms of hashish while attempting to board a flight from Istanbul, Turkey, in 1970. He was sentenced to four years in a hellish Turkish prison on a drug possession charge, but his sentence was later extended (though not by 30 years, as the film suggests), and Hayes endured unthinkable brutality and torture before his escape in 1975.

Unquestionably, this is a superbly crafted film, provoking a visceral response that's powerful enough to boil your blood. By the time Hayes erupts in an explosion of self-defensive violence, Parker and Stone have proven the power--and danger--of their skill. Their film is deeply manipulative, extremely xenophobic, and embellishes reality to heighten its calculated impact. Is that a crime? Not necessarily, and there's no doubt that Midnight Express is expertly directed and blessed with exceptional supporting performances (especially from John Hurt as a long-term prisoner). Still, it's obvious that strings are being pulled, and Parker, while applying his talent to a nefarious purpose, is a masterful puppeteer. --Jeff Shannon

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