IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHTS: FROM ARTHOUSE TO GRINDHOUSE AND BACK AGAIN

2020

13 min.

en

Original Title

In the Middle of the Nights: From Arthouse to Grindhouse and Back Again

Overview

This short essay film looks at the star-crossed release history of J.L. Anderson and Franklin Miller's rediscovered classic SPRING NIGHT, SUMMER NIGHT. Utilizing clips from the exploitation version of the film (called MISS JESSICA IS PREGNANT), outtakes, and archival photographs, it explores the production history and the way the two films differed.