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Orphaned by its studio, which dropped it quietly into about 100 discount theaters back in 2008, this chiller has gone on to become a cult classic! Now, test your "Midnight" memory with our quiz!
Who played the photographer, Leon?
Bradley Cooper
Cooper plays a freelance photographer who mostly shoots crime scenes. He longs to move up to the world of fine art.
Colin Farrell
Anthony Edwards
Jason Dohring
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Who played the butcher?
Brock Lesnar
Vin Diesel
Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones and Bradley Cooper share a birthday, January 5. Jones is ten years older.
Ving Rhames
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What is the name of Leon's girlfriend?
Annie
Beverly
Helsa
Maya
Maya was portrayed by Leslie Bibb. It's a standard "sexy supportive girlfriend" role, at least until things start to go wrong.
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What is the name of Leon and Maya's friend?
Freddy
Jurgis
Jurgis was played by Roger Bart, who also had a prominent role in "Hostel 2." He came to a similar bad end in that film.
Jason
Matt
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What does Jurgis do for a living?
financial adviser
art history professor
lawyer
we never learn this
All we know is that Jurgis seems to be successful. He dresses well and has a number of "art world friends," including gallery owner Susan Hoff.
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What does Maya do for a living?
she's an artist's model
she's a bank clerk
she teaches philosophy
she's a waitress
Maya works at a diner. This allows for a steamy after-hours sex scene, in which Leon bends her over the counter. Hey, is that sanitary?
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What kind of diet does Leon follow?
high-protein
gluten-free
vegan
Books and movies about the slaughter of humans often have a vegan or vegetarian protagonist. It makes for an ironic contrast.
a blood-type diet
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Who played Otto, the diner cook?
Tom Arnold
Skeet Ulrich
Peter Jacobson
Otto humorously objects to throwing Leon's tofu on the grill next to the meat, but he does it. Though if Leon's really a strict vegan, he shouldn't want his tofu soaking up those juices, either.
Jon Stewart
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What is the butcher's name?
Joe
Ephraim
Mahogany
Mahogany's name is on the bag he carries his hammer in. The bag, incidentally, is very nice -- it's what people used to call a "gladstone."
we never learn this
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Who played gallery owner Susan Hoff?
Heather Locklear
Brooke Shields
Susan is a confident, even predatory, art dealer. A spot in one of her shows could launch Leon's career.
Alyssa Milano
Jennie Garth
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What advice does Susan give Leon about his work?
to shoot in color
to go abroad
to take more risks
Leon says his goal is to capture the city like it really is. Susan says he needs to "stay put" in uncomfortable situations and keep shooting.
to go back to art school
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Who does Leon save Erika, the model, from?
a mugger
three young toughs
Erika is being menaced on the subway stairs. Leon takes a few photos and then challenges the young men.
Mahogany
her student loan officer
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Why does Leon encourage the leader of the thugs to climb closer to him on the stairs?
to prove he's not afraid
to get a better photo of him
to get him in front of the security camera
Leon starts shooting the leader, encouraging him to come closer. With this ruse, Leon walks him into direct view of the camera.
to kick him back down the stairs
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What is the design on Mahogany's ring?
crossed knives
a starburst pattern
Leon snaps a photo of Erika just as she gets on the train. The hand holding the door wears that distinctive ring, which is how Leon connects the butcher to her disappearance.
a black rose
a skull
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Why does Mahogany wear a suit to commit his murders?
so he'll look trustworthy
because he takes pride in the work
because he's a banker during the day
we never learn this
It's possible that Mahogany wants to look trustworthy. But he's a hulking, silent man with eyebrows the size of caterpillars on steroids -- we'd say that ship has already sailed.
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Who plays Randle, part of the trio of victims?
DJ Qualls
Xander Berkley
Ted Raimi
Raimi does a lot of nebbishy-guy roles. Here, it appears that a friend is trying to talk him and his wife into a threesome, but Mahogany quickly puts an end to those plans.
Dustin Diamond
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Who played Detective Hadley?
Barbara Eve Harris
Leon tells Detective Hadley about photographing Erika at the subway station just before she disappeared. But Hadley seems to suspect that Leon is a stalker.
Diahann Carroll
CCH Pounder
Catherine Keener
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What keeps Leon off the train, the first night he tries to follow Mahogany?
he slips in blood on the platform
a transit cop wants to inspect his camera
The cop says, "Threat level orange ... I can inspect whatever I want." Whether he's actually protecting Mahogany, we can't be sure.
Maya calls him on his cell
his nerves keep him off the train
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Who played the "Urban Defender"?
Dwayne Johnson
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Jackson's green jacket reads, "Urban Defender." But the idea was so closely modeled on the real-life Guardian Angels that some online sources list Jackson's role as "Guardian Angel."
Mekhi Phifer
Samuel L. Jackson
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Why does Mahogany nearly lose the fight with the Defender?
he loses his balance when the train brakes
he gets sick
It's implied that Mahogany has some kind of medical issue. Certainly, it's not blood and gore that make him sick to his stomach, or he could never do his job in the first place.
the Defender is too strong
the lights go out suddenly
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Where does Mahogany work (days)?
at a community garden
at a meatpacking plant
The Butcher works at Custom Meat Packing, which the audience sees more than once from the outside. Leon eventually follows him there.
as a station agent
he doesn't
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What does Leon do right after his chase through the meatpacking plant?
develops his photographs
goes into a church for a while
goes back to Detective Hadley
goes to the diner and orders meat
A visit to a meatpacking plant, seeing the raw product, has turned more than one person to vegetarianism! But Leon seems to crave meat -- a sign that his obsession is changing him.
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After being knocked out in his first fight with Mahogany, where does Leon wake up?
at home
in an alley
in the meatpacking plant
Leon is hanging upside down from a meat hook, but he's not dead. Instead, strange lines have been carved into his chest.
in the subway tunnels
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What does Maya do to distract Leon from his subway murder investigation?
buys him a pet
fakes an illness
takes him to art galleries
takes off her clothes
Maya wants him to photograph something he loves. Unfortunately, as he begins shooting, he sees a memory-flash from the murders every time the shutter clicks, and he can't go on.
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Who does Mahogany attack and capture in his apartment?
Jurgis
Jurgis has gone with Maya to try to recover Leon's camera. Maya needs to see what Leon photographed down in the subway, to learn if what he's telling her is really true.
Leon
Maya
Susan
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What does Maya take from Mahogany's apartment?
his hammer
his ring
Leon's camera
subway schedules
The schedules are historical; we see the years 1911 and 1950 on them. But they have real importance to Mahogany: Detective Hadley stresses to Maya that she needs to give them back to avoid charges.
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What tips us off that Detective Hadley is part of a cover-up conspiracy?
she is seen talking to Mahogany
she has a subway schedule on her desk
her necklace pendant has the same starburst pattern
It's Maya who is in a position to see the pendant. Had Leon been the one to see it, he would have made the connection immediately, having seen Mahogany's ring.
she eats a lot of meat
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Why does Maya get on the late-night train?
she believes Leon will be on it
she is told Jurgis will be on it
Detective Hadley tells Maya that Jurgis will be on the train. And it's true -- he's still alive and hanging upside down with the other victims.
she intends to photograph the murders herself
she intends to kill Mahogany
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What does Leon wear for his final fight with Mahogany?
a long black leather duster
a Kevlar vest
a chain-mail style apron
The men at Custom Meat Packing wear regular white aprons. Leon's is a sort of chain mail, which will protect him from "livestock" that fights back.
a photographer's safari vest
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What does the conductor say to Maya and Leon at the last stop?
"Come ... you've earned an explanation."
"Where's Mahogany?"
"Please step away from the meat."
The meat is important. After all, Mahogany hasn't been killing people night after night for no reason.
"This way to the egress."
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What is the ultimate purpose of the slaughter of humans?
population control
feeding reptilian underground creatures
A cabal of New Yorkers -- including Mahogany, the train conductor and Detective Hadley -- are ensuring these creatures are fed so they won't attack the city above. Some critics felt let down by this last-minute supernatural twist.
making sacrifices to ancient gods
good old-fashioned psychopathy
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What is the only word Mahogany says in the whole film?
"Goodbye."
"Meat."
"Welcome."
We've gotten hints that Leon is getting dangerously entangled with the secret subway enterprise. This seems to confirm it.
"Why?"
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What body part does the conductor tear from Leon?
his heart
his thumb
his tongue
The conductor then eats Leon's tongue. It seems he's been keeping company with the flesh-eating reptiles too long.
his eye
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Who is the new butcher?
Jurgis
Leon
Jurgis and Maya both die in the final fight under the city. In the end, Leon wears a suit and a ring, and goes out to the subway carrying the old timetables.
Maya
we never learn this
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Who wrote the short story on which the film was based?
Clive Barker
Barker sharply criticized Lionsgate for its handling of the film, and with good reason. The incoming president of Lionsgate didn't like "Midnight Meat Train" and gave it a limited release on about 100 screens, mostly discount or "dollar" theaters.
Trey R. Barker
Poppy Z. Brite
Dennis Etchison
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