Color of Night (1994)
42%RT Audience Score: 30%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 11 nominations
Bruce willie shot aside, the only other things popping out in Color of Night are some ridiculous plot contortions and majorly camp moments
Color of Night is a movie that’s so bad, it’s good. Critics may have panned it, but it’s a riotous, larger-than-life thriller that’s worth watching just for the sheer absurdity of it all. From the mundane sex scenes to the outrageous death scene, it’s a rollercoaster ride of twists and shocks that will leave you scratching your head. And let’s not forget the prime peek at Bruce Willis’ impressive full-frontal member. It’s a movie that’s so bad, it’s good.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Circles on the Point Mansion, 29377 Cliffside Drive, Malibu, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong sexuality, violence and language
Year of Release
1994
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Aug 24, 1999
Genre(s)
Mystery & thriller
Keyword(s)
Color of Night, Mystery, Thriller, 1994, 2h 1m, Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, Scott Bakula, Brad Dourif, directed by Richard Rush, written by Matthew Chapman, Billy Ray, produced by Buzz Feitshans, David Matalon, reviewed by Kim Newman, Desmond Ryan, Jay Boyar, John Hartl, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Michael Wilmington, Philip French, Mike Massie, Chris Alexander, Jeffrey M Anderson, David Parkinson, R-rated, $19.7M box office gross, Surround sound mix, New York psychologist, Los Angeles, colleague’s killer, attempts on life, plot contortions, camp moments
Worldwide gross: $19,726,050
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $39,908,272
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,437
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,352,047
US/Canada gross: $19,726,050
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $39,908,272
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,168
US/Canada opening weekend: $6,610,488
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $13,373,846
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 847
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $40,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $80,925,015
Production budget ranking: 518
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $43,578,121
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$84,594,863
ROI to date (est.): -68%
ROI ranking: 1,792
Jane March – Rose
Rubén Blades – Martinez
Lesley Ann Warren – Sondra
Scott Bakula – Bob Moore
Brad Dourif – Clark
Director(s)
Richard Rush
Writer(s)
Matthew Chapman, Billy Ray
Producer(s)
Buzz Feitshans, David Matalon
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 11 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (51) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (40)
This wholly terrible movie is far more enjoyable and astonishing than many halfway good ones.
February 6, 2020
Kim Newman
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
The killer may find his target, but Color of Night fails to hit the nail on the head by a frustrating margin.
May 17, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4
Desmond Ryan
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
I’m tempted to go ahead and explain just exactly how transparent — and implausible — this mystery is. But then I don’t want to spoil it for people who are even worse than I am at this sort of thing. People like Forrest Gump.
May 17, 2013 | Rating: 2/5
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
Mundane sex scenes, a standard L.A. car chase and Bakula’s outrageously gory death scene (which plays like an unintentional parody) are all part of the predictable script.
May 17, 2013 | Rating: 1.5/4
John Hartl
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
The plot gets so convoluted and farfetched that you still may be scratching your head after the denouement, but you probably won’t be bored.
May 17, 2013
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
It’s a psycho-erotic thriller with more twists and shocks than the rattlesnake which, at one point, leaps out at star Bruce Willis-from a location we won’t describe. (It would spoil one of the several dozen surprises.)
May 17, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
An erotic thriller so ludicrous that it may possibly be intentionally parodic.
December 22, 2021
Philip French
Observer (UK)
With the slowness of the revelations, much of it becomes guessable too soon – helping the climax to feel outrageous and even farfetched.
September 11, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
A riotous, larger-than-life thriller, one laced with blood, eccentricity, swooning sound design, a rogues gallery of amazing character actors, relentless sex and, for the curious, a prime peek at star Bruce Willis’ impressive full-frontal member.
April 14, 2020
Chris Alexander
Alexander On Film
It’s far from the disaster it’s said to have been, but it’s also not much to write home about, either.
September 7, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
This is so awful it can’t be missed.
May 17, 2013 | Rating: 1/5
David Parkinson
Radio Times
You thought brawny Bruce Willis couldn’t play a brainy psychologist? You were right.
May 17, 2013
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor…
Plot
Psychologist gives up his practice when he unintentionally pushes a patient to commit suicide. In an effort to come to terms with this tragedy he visits an old colleague who is subsequently murdered. The quest to catch the killer centers around a group of psychologically disturbed patients, however equally as important is an affair which develops between himself and the mysterious Rose.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Color of Night features a full-frontal scene from Bruce Willis.
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