A thief, Quint, is hired by the Justice Department to steal incriminating tapes from a corrupt corporation. The tapes vanish when Quint hides them in the back of a hydrodynamic powered racin... Read allA thief, Quint, is hired by the Justice Department to steal incriminating tapes from a corrupt corporation. The tapes vanish when Quint hides them in the back of a hydrodynamic powered racing car that is stolen by a hot car ring.A thief, Quint, is hired by the Justice Department to steal incriminating tapes from a corrupt corporation. The tapes vanish when Quint hides them in the back of a hydrodynamic powered racing car that is stolen by a hot car ring.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Frenchie
- (as Don Opper)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLinda Hamilton despised working with Tommy Lee Jones. Jones had been struggling with alcoholism at the time.
- GoofsWhen Nina is driving the "Black Moon", chased by Quint, the car has a normal round steering wheel. In all other scenes the steering wheel of the "Black Moon" has two handles.
- Quotes
Marvin Ringer: Mr. Quint and I go back a ways. We used to be, what, in competition?
Quint: I never considered you competition, Marvin.
Marvin Ringer: Aw, that's not nice Quint. We had our moments.
Quint: You must have had yours in private.
- Alternate versionsThe director's cut is 15 minutes longer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
- SoundtracksSleeping With The Enemy
Written by Chari Brandon and Jack Littlejohn
Performed by Chari Brandon
And even though it was the eighties, where video stores were a little more lax on ratings, it was still something I never really jumped at hiring.
Moving on 25 years and as both a fan of eighties movies, and as an independent film director, I have been going back to those films of my childhood that I was never lucky enough to see!
I recently picked up Black Moon Rising in my local Poundland, and couldn't wait to get it on screen. As an actor, I think Tommy Lee Jones is fantastic! Yet, at the same time, I find him very hard to watch... I think it's that accent. To me, it seems exaggerated for the most part. But in BMR we have a younger Jones who is a little more appealing.
In a nutshell - John Carpenter's story and screenplay isn't Oscar winning, but it is a hell of a lot better than most eighties flicks, and is highly entertaining! Action, twists, plenty of stars and some chuckles help fill out this adventure thriller that is worth the watch!
In my opinion - Anti-hero Quick (Mr Jones) pulls off his role of a professional thief with such calm and coolness rarely seen in today's cinema. Because of this, he comes across as a much more likable character than usual. Anti-heroine of the hour, Linda Hamilton, squeezes as much of her big hair and cheekbones out of every scene, jumping in on the action as much as her co-star does as the ultimate car thief who falls for her victim.
BMR hardly drags anywhere in its running time, with the excitement kicking off from the get-go mixing car chases with tense escapes, dark murders with great stunt work leading to a fun end showdown that ties it all up nicely!
Black Moon Rising is well worth the watch and still entertains almost 30 years later...
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Black Moon
- Filming locations
- Corner of Ave E and 90 St. East, Lancaster, California, USA(Gas Station scene)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,637,565
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,775,388
- Jan 12, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $6,637,565