
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020-04-21 · 102 min · ★ 6.0
From "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" to "The Big Lebowski" and everything in between, this fascinating deep-dive documentary begins its celebration of the greatest cult movies of all-time discussing the birth of the midnight movie.
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- Danny Wolf
- Production companies
- Plausible Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jeff BridgesSelf
Gary BuseySelf
Peter BogdanovichSelf
Illeana DouglasSelf
Pam GrierSelf
Jack HillSelf
Fred WilliamsonSelf
Joe DanteHost
John WatersHost
Kevin PollakSelf
Barry BostwickSelf
Fran DrescherSelf
Rob ReinerSelf
John TurturroSelf
Austin StokerSelf
Malcolm McDowellSelf
Jim GaffiganSelf
Jeff GoldblumSelf
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