
Fear City(1984)
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.


“Forbidden secrets live in a club called Midnight.”
A young woman who is getting back on her feet after a mental breakdown, Carol Rivers discovers that her late uncle has left her a rundown nightclub. Carol decides to renovate the venue, but, in the process, uncovers dark secrets about the club and her dead relative. After a series of disturbing events, Carol becomes increasingly unstable, but she finds some measure of comfort in Sharpe, an enigmatic older detective.
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Jennifer Jason Leigh
Carol

Brenda Vaccaro
Betty

Jack Hallett
Lawyer

Nicholas Love
Tom

James Rebhorn
Richard

Tico Wells
Henry
Sam Schacht
Uncle Fletcher
Nina Lora
Carol as a Child

Steve Buscemi
Eddy

Frank Stallone Jr.
Ledray
Heart of Midnight is a thriller, drama, horror film released in 1988 exploring themes of police, detective, nightclub, club. Directed by Matthew Chapman, it stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Hallett. A young woman who is getting back on her feet after a mental breakdown, Carol Rivers discovers that her late uncle has left her a rundown nightclub. Carol decides to renovate the venue, but, in the process, uncovers dark secrets about the club and her dead relative. After a series of disturbing events, Carol becomes increasingly unstable, but she finds some measure of comfort in Sharpe, an enigmatic older detective.
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