Deadly weekend 2014, born bad 2011, bloody murder 2000, repentance 20, the woods have eyes. Mischief night is a 2014 american slasher film written and directed by travis baker. Aside from the unnecessary opening sequence, its a solid thriller with great performances. It stars brooke anne smith, marc valera, nikki limo, matt angel, erika palladino, and malcolm mcdowell. Teenager kaylie is stuck babysitting, filling in for a friend who may or may not be sick. Then we are introduced to the killer, credited only as the man. Stars noell coet be afraid, daniel hugh kelly cujo, stephanie erb the ring, erica leerhsen the texas chainsaw massacre, richard riehle office space, ally walker universal soldier, charlie oconnell dude, wheres my car, adam c. In other parts of new jersey, october 30 is also known as cabbage night or goosey night. A woman is in a bathtub together celebrating a romantic evening with her paramour.
Usually the babysitter is a sweetheart but here shes a complete bitch. The film is set on a deprived leeds estate where asian and white residents have segregated. My brother bought a dvd 2 pack which had the surprisingly great film all hallows eve 20 and mischief night 20 which i had never seen before. The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. It is the night of november 4 sandwiched between halloween and bonfire night when kids plot acts of petty and occasionally not so petty vandalism and householders keep their pets inside and their outside lights on, for fear that someone will nick their fence posts for the next evenings fire or smear something nasty on their door. Mischief night is like a feature length episode of shameless its funny, moving, well written and superbly acted by an impressive ensemble cast.
Mischief night tells the story of a terrifying home invasion the night before halloween. Movies like mischief night 2006 if you like mischief night you are looking for humorous, touching and realistic movies about with youth, family relations, misfit, racism, drug dealing, life is a bitch and interracial relations themes of comedy, drama and family genre shot in uk. A different horror film released in 2014, mischief night directed by travis baker. A horror film released in 20, mischief night directed by richard schenkman. Young emily walton, who has suffered from psychosomatic blindness ever since the car accident that took her mothers life, must summon every instinct at her disposal to protect herself and her loved ones from a mysterious intruder. Mischief night, the night when teenagers run rampant, pulling pranks and playing tricks. Mischief night 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
Most similar movies to mischief night the list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Best movies like trust your photographer bestsimilar. Noell coet in mischief night 20 add image see all 2. Since the 1950s, mischief night appears to have died out in all areas of the uk except northern england, and it is not at all clear why. Mischief night simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Everyone has halloween, but in yorkshire, they have mischief night, where madness and mayhem rule. First, oberons verse is made up of rhyming couplets in iambic tetrameter. Though, mischief night offers the barest of thrills. On the night before halloween, young kaylie is at work babysitting when shes warned by a local night watchman not to answer the door, because nothing good can happen on mischief night. Rock and roll is here to stay in the small and quiet town of nelsonville, ohio, and the 17yearold gawky, timid, and unpopular, jonathan bellahwho is obsessed with marilyn mccauley, the girl of his dreams and the hottest girl in classstill has a. Crime is central to penny woolcocks ambitious mischief night, an updating of east is east, about the britishasian community, from 1971 to the present. Its the night before halloween, mischief night, an evening made for tricks, pranks, thrills, and danger.
Left home alone while her single father goes out on a first date, emily assumes that an occasional egg on the window will be the most trouble she will see on october 30th, a night when kids to play relatively harmless pranks. Killian fox on daring new film mischief night the guardian. They are nervous but excited about the glamorous evening stretching out before them. Mischief night is like a feature length episode of shameless its.
Sep 17, 2006 beeston estates, with their drugs, crime and racial tension, are the setting for a sharp new british comedy. The protagonist, on the other hand, is compelling and developed well, thanks to an interesting character arc. Mischief night could almost be forgiven for being better than the cover or the first 5 minutes would lead one to believe. I really liked this movie, the plot is a simple romantic comedy, but it has all the charm and rebelliousness of a 50s teen flick combined with the fun and sexiness of an 80s teen film.
Recommendation engine sorted out sexploitation film, surprise ending, cult film and realistic films with plots about female nudity, female full frontal nudity, bare breasts, rape, erotica, murder and bondage mostly in horror, fantasy and action genres. There comes a point where all of the characters abandon sensible behavior entirely and with it goes the hope that mischief night might turn a corner into genuine suspense. Mischief night much more accessible than english helmer penny woolcocks previous two theatrical features, mischief is skedded for a fairly wide 45print release in blighty on nov. The plot behind this movie is unique and actually very good. Nov 07, 20 mischief night has trouble retaining tension because its story beats are cliched and its plot turns are predictable. In season 6, episode 5, the main characters of orange is the new black are subjected to pranks throughout the episode because of mischief night. On the night before halloween, young kaylie is at work babysitting when shes warned by a local night watchman not to answer the door. The night before halloween, a teenage babysitter is stalked by a masked killer. It focuses on a young girl who suffers from psychosomatic blindness being terrorized by a hooded killer. Although there were one or two holes in the plot, for the most part, it was a good story and i thought the actors acted and reacted well. Mischief night does have a twist and since the promotional blurbs already give it away, it apparently isnt a spoiler to reveal that kaylie and the masked man strike up an unusual relationship. A horror film was released in 20, mischief night, directed by richard schenkman.
Mischief night 2006 letterboxd social film discovery. You can watch mischief night online on videoondemand services netflix, hbo now, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. Mischief night 20 strange horror movie redbox rental. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, scary and realistic films with plots about danger, deadly, psychopath, crimes, isolation, confined and murder mostly in horror, thriller and drama genres. Mischief night is a very very very good horror film that you honestly should go see because i have it on dvdnowthat mite ya knowtell ya. Nov 03, 2009 halloween, bonfire night, trick or treating and mischief night are all part and parcel of what used to be one festival. White mischief is an elegant, almost luxurious retelling of the story of jock, diana and the earl, filmed on location in kenya at great expense and forming a sort of companion piece to out of africa, which takes place in east africa at the beginning of the same era but among much different sorts of people. In a midsummer nights dream, the fairies often speak in this meter rather than the more usual iambic pentameter of the athenian nobles. The film follows emily walton, a young girl suffering from psychosomatic blindness following the death of her mother in a car accident nine years. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 2006 movies 2006.
The cover looked interesting enough and the movie began with a promising open sequence. Mischief night 20 letterboxd social film discovery. The theatres are now closed until at least 28 june. The film was released in the united states on may 20, 2014 by lionsgate films. On mischief night, youngsters participate in pranks and minor vandalism including soaping windows, egging houses, toilet papering trees, play ditch em doorbell, and other mostly harmless mischief as a precursor to halloween the next day. With brooke anne smith, marc valera, nikki limo, matt angel. It is the third installment of the tina trilogy following on from tina goes shopping 1999 and tina takes a break 2001. Despite its shortcomings the film whips along at such a mischievous pace. The plot of mischief night may as well be communicated in morse code for. Mischief night 2014 stream and watch online moviefone. Thankfully mischief night was a surprisingly interesting film, one that took the old premise, mixed it up a bit, and left me pretty satisfied. However, unlike the previous two channel 4 films mischief night broadens its scope to consider the wider community that tina lives in and address issues of racial segregation. This is the type of film a quiet night in with a date was made for.
Although this film is some what of a love story its completely disturbing and i love it. This horror film had a plot of a home invasion during halloween. Mischief night is a good little thriller that plays out more like an r rated lifetime made for tv movie than a feature film. Well, thats the plot of director richard schenkmans movie which is also titled mischief night. As i sat down to watch this movie, i didnt have great expectations, but as i continued to watch the movie through the end credits, only one thing came to mind. Emily, blind since a car accident killed her mother, has to protect herself and loved ones from an intruder. Mischief night is another film in the ever growing home invasion. The mischief night film was released in the year 20. Mischief night is not about slasher stabs and body counts, but rather a fractured romance between two emotionally damaged individuals.
Mischief night is the perfect october thriller from the producers and director of jerome bixbys the man from earth. The acting was above par and there were some chilling moments courtesy of a home invader in a raincoat and an effectively creepy mask. Thus the very meter of the language is associated in this play with mischief. In halloween set mischief night 2014, were introduced to teen babysitter kaylie. Read the mischief night movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Mischief night is a 20 american horror film written and directed by richard schenkman. In northern new jersey and the philadelphia region, october 30 is referred to as mischief night, where mischievous teens soap car windows, egg houses, adorn trees with toilet paper, and run away after ringing doorbells. The film shows several peoples involvement in this. You may end up with a familiar feeling while watching mischief night, but its done so well you may end up forgetting how the film hits some pretty familiar beats. Mischief night synopsis favorite theater button overview. Tensions between the two communities come to a head on the unruly mischief night. See more ideas about halloween birthday, halloween kids and luau party. Released 2014, mischief night stars brooke anne smith, marc valera, nikki limo, matt angel the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. In the course of one night, the barriers that separate two familiesone white, one asiancome tumbling down in a blaze of crime, clubbing, love and fireworkschanging all their lives forever.
Unfortunately, in this film, the villains appear very silly, which weakens the conflict. What is actually presented is a fairly wellacted, small, isolationfilled thriller. A 2006 film, mischief night, is based on events surrounding this night in leeds, u. Holly kelly, kelli hollis and michael taylor in mischief night at a time when british filmmakers generally are accepting the multiculturalism rules, ok status quo, former documentarian penny woolcock lights a match in a fumefilled room with an examination of life among the working classes in leeds. Overview of mischief night, 20, directed by richard schenkman, with charlie oconnell, stephanie erb, erica leerhsen, at turner classic movies. In director richard schenkmans mischief night, the holiday takes on a far deadlier significance. The night before halloween, a teenage babysitter is stalked by a masked killer, but in an unusual turn of events, victim and victimizer begin to develop romantic feelings for each other. Kaylie brooke anne smith is a beautiful high school senior who doesnt quite fit in. Mischief night 20 emily, blind since a car accident killed her mother, has to protect herself and loved ones from an intruder. Although there were one or two holes in the plot, for the most part, it was a good story and i. Dec, 20 on mischief night, youngsters participate in pranks and minor vandalism including soaping windows, egging houses, toilet papering trees, play ditch em doorbell, and other mostly harmless mischief as a precursor to halloween the next day. Ive always been open to the possibility that a little unknown movie to me anyway would exceed my expectations mischief night did just that.
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