Midnight Express
Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (1978) 121 mins R

7.6 (18,051 votes)
Tells the riveting and harshly violent story of a young American who faces physical and emotional brutalization in a Turkish prison after being caught trying to smuggle drugs out of the country....

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Cast and Crew
Brad Davis  ......  Billy Hayes
Irene Miracle  ......  Susan
Bo Hopkins  ......  Tex
Paolo Bonacelli  ......  Rifki
Paul L. Smith  ......  Hamidou (as Paul Smith)
Randy Quaid  ......  Jimmy Booth
Director  .....  Alan Parker
Producer  .....  Alan Marshall; David Puttnam; David Puttman
Writer  .....  Billy Hayes; William Hoffer; Oliver Stone
Notes
Goofs:
Factual errors: Muslim prayer is depicted incorrectly. Muslim prayer has definite steps and rules, and there's always a leader to the prayer when more than two are praying. (more)

Trivia:
Filmed on location in Malta after permission to film in Istanbul was denied (more)

Filming Locations:
Fort St.Elmo, Valletta, Malta (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
[Susan makes her way through a line at an airline checkpoint]
Susan: Excuse me... Excuse me... Excuse me... Excuse me.
[she reaches Billy in line]
Susan: Nervous?
Billy Hayes: No.
Susan: Geez, I hate flying.
Billy Hayes: It's something I ate. I think I've been poisoned.
Susan: Or you're just excited about getting home.
Billy Hayes: No, I think it's the baklavas.
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 12 nominations (more)