''Caroline at Midnight'' is a 1993

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film, written by

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and directed by Scott McGinnis. Rated R, it was released

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in December 1993. It aired on

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in 1994 and the

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in 1995. In 1995 it was screened on

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's '' Joe Bob's Drive-in Theater'' with producer

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discussing the making of the film with film critic

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. In reflecting on her career in a 2009 interview in the ''

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'',

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described her role in this film as indicative of the low quality sex driven films which she was type cast in during the 1990s.

Plot

Victoria is a dealer. She is playing a dangerous game. She is playing into the hands of her husband and his partner, who are dirty cops. Victoria is falling in love with a reporter, who knows all of their secrets.

Cast

Clayton Rohner Clayton Montague Rohner (born August 5, 1957) is an American actor. He made his film debut in the comedy ''Just One of the Guys'' (1985), and had subsequent roles in the horror films ''April Fool's Day'' (1986), '' Bat 21'' (1988), ''I, Madman'' ...

as Jack Lynch

Mia Sara Mia Sarapochiello (born June 19, 1967), known professionally as Mia Sara, is a retired American actress. She made her film debut as Princess Lili in the fantasy film ''Legend'' (1985), and had her breakthrough starring as Sloane Peterson in the ...

as Victoria Dillon

Tim Daly James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom ''Wings'' and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in '' Superman: The Animated Series'', as well as his recurring role as ...

as Ray

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as Emmet

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as Phil Gallo

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as Joey Szabo

as Susan Prince

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as Caroline
Stacey Travis as Christine Jenkins

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as Stan Donovan

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as Prince's Bodyguard

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as Miguel

Zach Galligan Zachary Wolfe Galligan (born February 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Billy Peltzer in the comedy-horror films ''Gremlins'' (1984) and '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990). Early life and education Galligan was ...

as Jerry Hiatt
Thomas F. Wilson as Officer Keaton
George Wilkerson as Capt. Jacobs
Jay Baker as Policeman
Greg Collins as Bartender
Daniel Bardol as News Room Producer
Doug Wert as Detective Martin
Julie Bick as Detective #1

Kirk Baily Kirk Baily (February 2, 1963 – February 28, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Kevin "Ug" Lee on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Salute Your Shorts'', and later for his voice acting roles in animation and video games. Ea ...

as Detective #2
Susan Harvey as Lili
Christina Karras as Party Dancer
Bobbe Renshaw as Waitress
Julie Baltay as Dream Love
Natalie Alexander as Party girl (uncredited)

References

External links

* * 1993 films 1993 romance films 1993 thriller films American erotic thriller films 1990s Spanish-language films Films scored by Mark Snow Films about infidelity Films produced by Roger Corman 1990s romantic thriller films 1990s buddy cop films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-thriller-film-stub