| Color of Night | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Rush |
| Screenplay by | Billy Ray Matthew Chapman |
| Story by | Billy Ray |
| Produced by | Buzz Feitshans David Matalon Andrew G. Vajna |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Edited by | Jack Hofstra Thom Noble (uncredited) |
| Music by | Dominic Frontiere |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (North America/South America) Cinergi Productions (International) |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes 139 minutes (Director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million[1] |
| Box office | $46.7 million[2] |
Color of Night is a 1994 American erotic mystery thriller film produced by Cinergi Pictures and released in the United States by Buena Vista Pictures (through its Hollywood Pictures label). Directed by Richard Rush, the film stars Bruce Willis and Jane March.
The cast also features Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, Brad Dourif, Lance Henriksen, Kevin J. O'Connor and Scott Bakula. It is one of two well-known works by director Rush, the other being The Stunt Man 14 years before.
Color of Night flopped at the box office and won a Golden Raspberry Award as the worst film of 1994. It later, however, became one of the 20 most-rented films in the United States home video market in 1995.[3] Maxim magazine also singled the film out as having the best sex scene in film history.[4] It is noted for its style, akin to the Italian giallo genre, and has gone on to achieve cult status.[5]
In 2018, Kino Lorber (under license from Disney) released a special edition Blu-ray of the film; it contains an audio commentary by director Richard Rush.[6] In 2023, the film was streamed on the Criterion Channel.[7]
- ^ "Color of Night (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ "Worldwide rentals beat domestic take". Variety. February 13, 1995. p. 28.
- ^ Billboard vol 108 #1 p.54.
- ^ "Top Sex Scenes of All-Time". Extra (U.S. TV program). December 6, 2000. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2009.
- ^ Vasquez, Zach (April 10, 2023). "The Beautifully Bonkers Pleasures of Color of Night". Crooked Marquee.
- ^ "Color of Night (1994) (2-Disc Special Edition)". Archived from the original on September 28, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2020 – via www.kinolorber.com.
- ^ "Criterion Collection on Instagram: "Evening viewing recommendation? Watch the deliriously over-the-top psychosexual sizzler COLOR OF NIGHT (1994) in our Erotic Thrillers collection on the Criterion Channel!"".