Night Trap, also known as Mardi Gras for the Devil, is a 1993 supernatural thriller film directed by David A. Prior and starring Robert Davi, Michael Ironside, John Amos, Mike Starr, Lesley-Anne Down and Mickey Jones.

Night Trap
Directed byDavid A. Prior[1]
Written byDavid A. Prior
Produced byJill Silverthorne
David Winters[1]
StarringRobert Davi
Michael Ironside
John Amos
Mike Starr
Mickey Jones
Lesley-Anne Down
CinematographyDon E. Fauntleroy
Edited byTony Malanowski
Music byChristopher Farrell
Distributed byPrism Pictures
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
West Side Studios
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Veteran cop Mike Turner (Robert Davi) is brought in to help solve a string of baffling satanic homicides. He soon finds himself along with Captain Hodges (John Amos) seeking to catch a murderous psycho called Bishop (Michael Ironside) who's gone on a killing spree during New Orleans' Mardi Gras. Only problem is that this killer has lost his soul to the devil and is no longer human... but a seemingly indestructible demonic being, intent on destroying the lives of everyone around Mike; and shall not stop until he has cost Mike not just his life... but his soul.

Cast

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Critical reaction

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Nine dead bodies. Twelve breasts. Blood-drinking. Wrist-slitting. Two bodies flung through plate-glass windows. Hooker torture. Exploding house. Four motor vehicle chases, with four crashes, explosion and fireball. Drive-In Academy Award nominations for Michael Ironside, as the you-know-who, for saying "Whose body would you like to hold next to you in bed, while the other lies rotting in a grave?" Two and a half stars. Joe Bob says check it out.[2]

Night Trap received mostly negative reviews, with El Juan Shatzer of Bloodtype Online stating that he was disappointed that the talented cast was wasted on a tepid script and flat direction by David A. Prior.[3] However Joe Bob Briggs recommended it with the above quote.

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References

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  1. ^ a b [1] overview of film at New York Times Website
  2. ^ Briggs, Joe Bob (April 23, 1993). ""Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In" for 4/23/93". joebobbriggs.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ^ Shatzer, John. "Night Trap (1993)". Bloodtype Online. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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