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Midnight Express

Summary: Billy Hayes, an American college student, is caught smuggling drugs out of Turkey and thrown into prison.
Runtime: 2 h 01 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 2,300,000
Domestic: $ 35,000,000
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1970saccidental killingactual animal killedairplaneairportairport securityalbumamerican abroadamerican consulateamerican in turkeyangeranguishanimal crueltyankara turkeyankara turkeyanti turkismarrestattempted male rapeattempted male rapeattempted rapeaudio flashbackbailbaklavabankbarbed wirebased on bookbased on distorted realitybased on true storybastinadobastinadobathingbazaarbeatingbeating feetbeating feetbeating the soles of a man's feetbeating the soles of a man's feetbitten out tonguebitten out tongueblanketblindfoldbloodbloody faceblueprintbluesbody searchbosphorus straitbosphorus straitboyfriend girlfriend relationshipbribebrooklyn new york citybrother brother relationshipbrother sister relationshipbrutalityburning moneycafecameracaningcapturecatcatacombcatatoniacavechasechewing gumchickenchild rapistchopping off a chicken's headchristiancigarettecigarette smokingcloistercoca colacodeinecodeinecollege studentcommunistcontrabandcontroversycorporal punishmentcorrupt lawyercorruptioncourtcourtroomcriminally insanecrueltycryingcult favoritecustomscustoms officerdea drug enforcement administrationdead animaldeathdefense attorneydegradationdestroying moneydestroying moneydestroying propertydetectivediarrheadiggingdigging through a prison walldigging through a prison walldisguised as a prison guarddisguised as a prison guarddisturbed persondogdouble jeopardydrug smugglingdrug traffickingdrug usedrugsdyingelectric fanends with real life photosends with textenglishman abroadenglishman in turkeyenglishman in turkeyescapeescape attemptescape planescape tunnelexerciseeye gougingeyeglassesface slapfactoryfamily relationshipsfamous scorefather son relationshipfearfemale nudityfightfingertipsflashing breastsflashlightfoodforgivenessframe upfreedomfreeze framefrenchfrenchmanfriendshipfrisbeegay charactergay kissgoatgreecegreece turkey bordergreekgrenadegrudgeguitargunhaircuthandcuffshanging a cathanging a catharmonicahashishhateheartbeatherniaheroinhidden moneyhilton hotelhit with a stickhomoeroticismhomosexualhomosexualityhopelessnesshotel roomhung by one's ankleshung by one's anklesindependent filminjusticeinterrogationistanbul turkeyjailjeepjohn f. kennedy international airportjudgejumpingjunkiejusticekeykickingkilling a catkisskissing through a glass windowlawlawyerletterlife imprisonmentlonelinesslong island new yorkloveluckmachinemachine gunmale masturbationmale nuditymale rapemaltesemanipulatingmasturbationmedical tapemedical tapemen's bathroommercilessnessmercymilitary weaponminaretmonasterymoneymontagemosquemother son relationshipmurdermuslimnembutalnembutalnose pickingpainparolepassportpeacockphilosopherphilosophyphoto albumphotographphotographerpickpocketpolicepolice officerprayerprisonprison cellprison dramaprison escapeprison fightprison guardprison haircutprison haircutprison lifeprison visitprisonerprosecutorptsd post traumatic stress disorderracial slurracismradioragerampageraperapturereference to richard nixonrestaurantrevengeriflerunning mansadismsadnesssanitariumscapegoatscissorsscreamscrewdriversearchsecretsecret tunnelsevered tongueshaving headshooting upshowershuttle bussingersingingslaughterhousesmugglingsoap barsocial masturbationsoldiersongspeechspike through back of headspike through back of headstabbed in the buttocksstabbed in the buttockssteam bathstepping on handstreet lifestreet marketstrip searchstudentsuitcasesunglassessuspensesweating manswede abroadswede in turkeyswede in turkeytarmactaxi driverteaterrorismthefttime in titletimeframe 1970stinfoiltitle spoken by charactertoilettonguetongue rippingtoothpastetorturetouristtraintraitortranslatortrialtrucktunnelturkey the countryturkish flagturkish governmentturkish governmentturkish soldierturkophobiau.s. senateu.s. senatoru.s. state departmentunsubtitled foreign languageurinationvery little dialogueviolencevisitvisual impairmentvito russo test passedvoice over letterwalking in a circlewalking in a circlewalking in circleswalking the wheelwalking the wheelwashing hairwashroomwatching someone masturbatewhat happened to epiloguewrestlingyear 1970year 1972year 1974year 1975
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