The Allnighter (film)

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The Allnighter
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Directed by	Tamar Simon Hoffs
Produced by	James L. Stewart
Written by	Tamar Simon Hoffs M.L. Kessler
Starring	Susanna Hoffs Dedee Pfeiffer Joan Cusack Pam Grier Michael Ontkean John Terlesky James Shanta Meshach Taylor Phil Brock
Music by	Charles Bernstein
Cinematography	Joseph D. Urbanczyk
Editing by	Dan M. Rich
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	May 1, 1987
Running time	108 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Allnighter is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs, released on May 1, 1987. The movie stars Susanna Hoffs, Dedee Pfeiffer, Joan Cusack and Pam Grier.

1 Background
2 Plot
3 Reception
4 DVD releases
5 Technical
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Background

The Allnighter is well-known for the famous scene in which Susanna Hoffs slowly dances in front of a mirror in her underwear to the tune of the classic Aretha Franklin hit "Respect". The movie was meant as a vehicle for The Bangles lead singer, Susanna Hoffs, and was written and directed by her mother. Instead, as a complete bomb, this film led Hoffs to abandon pursuit of a film career.

[edit] Plot

Molly (Hoffs), Val (Pfeiffer) and Gina (Cusack) are graduating college, but on their final night, frustrations are aired. Molly is still looking for real love and Val is beginning to doubt if that is what she has found. Gina is too busy videotaping everything to really notice. When the final party at Pacifica College kicks off, things do not go exactly as planned.

[edit] Reception

This movie is infamous for being a complete box office bomb and smashing Hoffs' ambition of a film acting career. It was popularly and critically panned, receiving a 0% on the Internet review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.^[1]