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The Midnight Meat Train is a 2008 American horror film based on Clive Barker 's 1984 short story of the same name, which can be found in Volume One of Barker's collection Books of Blood.
May 6, 2022 · Here's a breakdown of the ending of "The Midnight Meat Train," the 2007 film adaptation of Clive Barker's short story of the same name.
The Midnight Meat Train: Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura. With Bradley Cooper, Leslie Bibb, Brooke Shields, Vinnie Jones. A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
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- Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Ryûhei Kitamura
- 2008-10-31
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A well-dressed, barrel-chested man enters the New York City subway at midnight and stalks the late-night passengers of a subway train. He assaults and kills several people with a meat hammer and a butcher's hook. He dispatches his prey wordlessly, and with an unnatural strength. He wears a ring on his finger, adorned with an eight pointed star. Leo...
Bradley Cooper as Leon KaufmanLeslie Bibb as MayaBrooke Shields as Susan HoffRoger Bart as JurgisThe film's original director, Patrick Tatopoulos, originally planned to shoot the film in 2005 in New York City and Montreal. Tatopoulos left the production in 2006 and was replaced by Ryuhei Kitamura. Shooting was moved to Los Angeles, due to the prohibitive cost of shooting in New York City. Various locations, including the L.A. Metro subway syst...
Initially, The Midnight Meat Train was set for a May 16, 2008 release but was delayed. Ultimately, the film's release on August 1 was limited to the secondary market - of which only 100 screens showed it - with plans for a quick release on DVD.The world premiere was on July 19, 2008 at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal, in the presence of director ...
Critical reaction to The Midnight Meat Train has been mostly positive; IGN said, "Director Ryuhei Kitamura ... brings an incredible level of polish and visual sophistication to what is essentially a mid-range script. ... There's an energy to the film's final 10 minutes that's unmatched in recent horror films, and Kitamura's penchant for hard-hittin...
The Midnight Meat Train (2008) at the Internet Movie DatabaseThe Midnight Meat Train (2008) at AllMovieThe Midnight Meat Train (2008) at Rotten TomatoesThe Midnight Meat Train at WikipediaOct 14, 2023 · The end of "Midnight Meat Train" is similar to the end of the short story. Leon kills Mahogany and follows the titular midnight meat train to the end of the line.
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Midnight Meat Train is directed by critically acclaimed Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Azumi, Sky High) in his American debut, and based on legendary horror writer Clive Barker’s popular, eponymous short story from his classic Books of Blood collection.
Sep 19, 2023 · The climax of “The Midnight Meat Train” takes place on a late-night train ride where Leon confronts Mahogany in a bloody battle. In a shocking twist, it is revealed that Mahogany is not just any ordinary man but another vessel for the ancient creature.
