In the Cold of the Night

1990 American erotic thriller film

In the Cold of the Night

Promotional release poster

Directed by| Nico Mastorakis
Screenplay by| Nico Mastorakis
Fred C. Perry
Story by| Nico Mastroakis
Produced by| Nico Mastorakis
Starring| Jeff Lester
Adrianne Sachs
Marc Singer
Brian Thompson
Shannon Tweed
John Beck
Tippi Hedren
David Soul
Cinematography| Andreas Bellis
Edited by| Barry Zetlin

Production
company

Omega Entertainment

Release date

* 1990 (1990)

Running time

| 91 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

In the Cold of the Night is a 1990 American erotic thriller film produced and directed by Greek filmmaker Nico Mastorakis, who also wrote the screenplay with Fred C. Perry. It stars Jeff Lester, Adrianne Sachs, Marc Singer, Brian Thompson, Shannon Tweed, John Beck, Tippi Hedren, and David Soul.

## Cast

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* Jeff Lester as Scott Bruin
* Adrianne Sachs as Kimberly Shawn
* Marc Singer as Ken Strom
* Brian Thompson as Phil
* Shannon Tweed as Lena
* John Beck as Rudy
* Tippi Hedren as Clara
* David Soul as Dr. Frieberg

## Release and reception

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According to the book The Naked Truth: Why Hollywood Doesn't Make X-Rated Movies by Kevin S. Sandler, In the Cold of Night was initially assigned an X rating by the Motion Picture Association of America just prior to their adoption of the NC-17 rating.[1]

Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com called the film "ridiculous", and wrote that it "isn't nearly as fun as a could be, laboring through an uninteresting story with an uncomfortably dim protagonist."[2] Rob Hunter of Film School Rejects also referred to the film as "ridiculous", and wrote that "it does overstay its welcome, though, as some elements are dragged out too long, but it's a small price to pay for the softcore fun and stellar B-movie cast."[3]

## Home media

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In March 2019, the film was restored in 4K and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome.[2][3][4]

## References

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1. ^ Sandler, Kevin S. (2007). The Naked Truth: Why Hollywood Doesn't Make X-Rated Movies. Rutgers University Press. p. 95\. ISBN 978-0813540894.
2. ^ a b Orndorf, Brian (March 24, 2019). "In the Cold of the Night Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
3. ^ a b Hunter, Rob (April 6, 2019). "Vinegar Syndrome Brings an Under-Loved Ghost Story and More to Blu-ray". Film School Rejects. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
4. ^ "In the Cold of the Night – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Retrieved January 14, 2020.

## External links

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* In the Cold of the Night at IMDb
* In the Cold of the Night at Rotten Tomatoes