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Mala Noche (also known as Bad Night) is a 1986 American drama film based on Walt Curtis' autobiographical novel. It marked Gus Van Sant's directorial film debut, and stars Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate, Ray Monge, and Nyla McCarthy. The film was shot on 16 mm in black-and-white in Portland, Oregon.
Mala Noche: Directed by Gus Van Sant. With Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate, Ray Monge, Nyla McCarthy. A story of amour fou. Walt is madly in love/lust with a young illegal Mexican immigrant. However, the object of his unrequited affection doesn't even speak any English and finds Walt really strange and undesirable.
Theatrical re-release trailer for Gus Van Sant's first feature film, Mala Noche.
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Mala Noche is a raw and gritty portrait of desire, doomed romance, and rejection -- and marks debuting director Gus Van Sant as a filmmaker with a gratifyingly personal touch. Read Critics...
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- Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate, Ray Monge
- Gus Van Sant
- Drama
Mar 16, 2024 · Mala Noche is a 1986 indie film that explores the complicated relationship between a white, openly gay store clerk and two Mexican boys. The film uses black and white cinematography, film noir style, and body language to portray the power dynamics and barriers of queerness, race, and class.
Directed by animator and filmmaker Bill Plympton, this 1995 documentary provides a glimpse into the life of poet Walt Curtis, on whose memoir MALA NOCHE is based.
Watch the 1985 black-and-white drama about a Portland romance between a deadbeat and a Mexican immigrant. Learn about the film's low budget, queer cinema influence, and Van Sant's hometown nostalgia.
