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61% Critic Match
Mala Noche
“If you fuck with the bull, you get the horn!”
6.1 / 10• 1987• 1h 15m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.
Cast & Crew
DC
Doug Cooeyate
Johnny
LeadTS
Tim Streeter
Walt Curtis
SD
Sam Downey
Hotel Clerk
NM
Nyla McCarthy
Betty
RM
Ray Monge
Roberto Pepper
RL
Robert Lee Pitchlynn
Bob Pitchlynn
Gus Van Sant
Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gus Van Sant's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mala Noche is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
