Midnight Madness (1980)

Leon planned "The Great Allnighter" by picking college students to participate in his night long scavenger hunt. The five teams, each designated by colors white (nerds who hate green),green... See full summary »

Directors:

Michael Nankin, David Wechter

Writers:

David Wechter, Michael Nankin

Stars:

David Naughton, Debra Clinger, David Damas

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Naughton	...	Adam Larson - Yellow Team Leader
Debra Clinger	...	Laura - Yellow Team
David Damas	...	Marvin - Yellow Team
Michael J. Fox	...	Scott Larson (as Michael Fox)
Stephen Furst	...	Harold - Blue Team Leader
Patricia Alice Albrecht	...	Lucille - Blue Team
Andy Tennant	...	Melio - Blue Team
Brian Frishman	...	Barf - Blue Team
Joel Kenney	...	Flynch - Yellow Team (as Joel P. Kenney)
Sal Lopez	...	Blade - Blue Team
Maggie Roswell	...	Donna - Red Team Leader
Robyn Petty	...	Berle - Red Team
Betsy Lynn Thompson	...	Peggy - Red Team
Carol Gwynn Thompson	...	Lulu - Red Team
Eddie Deezen	...	Wesley - White Team Leader

Storyline

Leon planned "The Great Allnighter" by picking college students to participate in his night long scavenger hunt. The five teams, each designated by colors white (nerds who hate green),green (meat machine who hate red), red (sorority sisters who hate green), yellow (good guys who play fair), and blue (cheaters who hate yellow) are given clues to solve, leading them to the next clue site hidden in the city. Michael J. Fox plays Scott,the younger brother,in his movie debut.

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Plot Keywords:

Scavenger Hunt | College | Sorority | Metal Detector | Chase | 

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Taglines:

The most fun you'll ever have...in the dark

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Genres:

Family | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 February 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

The All-Night Treasure Hunt

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

All teams in the movie, aside from the red team, has one of its players wearing a pair of All-Star Converse.

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Goofs

The elevator in the Bonaventure Hotel shows buttons for 51 floors. The Bonaventure has only 35 stories.

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Quotes

Melio: [loudly, to wake up Lucille] No, Harold, there *aren't* any cookies left!

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Crazy Credits

Michael J. Fox is listed as Michael Fox in the opening credits and Michael J. Fox in the end credits.

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Connections

Features Supêsu Inbêdâ (1978)
Appearance of the game

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Soundtracks

"Don't Know Why I Came"
Written by David Wechter and Julius Wechter

User Reviews

More Cheesy '80s Appeal

It doesn't quite deserve the disproportionate number of "10" votes it's received on this web site, but "Midnight Madness" is still a lot of fun. The eccentric Leon (Alan Solomon) organizes a cross-city scavenger hunt for five groups of college students ranging from nerds and jocks to babes and good guys. Each team must decipher a series of clues ("Mr. Carson's obese male child" leads to Johnny's Fat Boy Restaurant, and so on) before racing to the next location to do it again, all the while battling some occasional dirty tricks from rivals. The actual laughs few and far between, but you can't deny "Midnight Madness" carries heaps of cheesy '80s appeal. Look for Michael J. Fox (billed without the middle initial) in his film debut.