Product Description

Two men a drug addict and her brother kidnap a young woman for ransom in france. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/11/2004 Starring: Marlon Brando Gerard Buhr Run time: 93 minutes Rating: R Director: Hubert Cornfield

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62110 in DVD
• Brand: Universal Studios
• Released on: 2004-05-11
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 94 minutes

Customer Reviews

Marlon's Marvelous Mood Movie
"The Night of the Following Day" marked something of a resurgence in Brando's then sagging career. I knew director Hubert Cornfield who told me that Brando didn't take directions, he gave them. In this case his instincts were right on. He and his fellow cast members deliver first-class ensemble acting performances. Particularly memorable is the deliciously evil Richard Boone. Marvelously eerie mood photography of the foggy French seashore adds much to the suspenceful atmosphere. Unfortunately what might have been a masterpiece is marred by a cliche "twist" ending that leaves the viewer terribly disappointed in view of what has gone on before. This is one time when an alternate ending might have saved the movie.

Not as bad as people say it is
I just saw this movie last night and didn't think it as bad as most people say that it is. It's not great and much less one that would be hailed as a masterpiece of comtemporary American cinema but I thought overall it was pretty good. The movie does move at a slow pace for the most part but it did keep me interested in its characters and how they were going to turn out. Marlon Brando plays the leader of a ruthless gang of kidnappers who proceed to kidnap a young lady as soon as she arrives in Paris. She is then taken hostage and driven to an isolated beachhouse owned by the stewardess that she met on the plane. As the days wore on the tension and danger builds and their plan turns horribly wrong and everyone feels the pressure as danger begins to consume them. Marlon Brando is always good as he seldom if ever disappoints and he plays his role with a smooth raw edge that is cool and collected and always serious. Richard Boone is perhaps the most cynical and dangerous villain of the group and he delivers a performance that is both intriguing and great. Rita Moreno is fantastic as the blonde cocaine addicted flight attendant who is Brando's partner in crime and lover. It was reported that the both of them were having a passionate and torrid affair during the filming of the movie. The last 14 minutes of the film leave you somewhat confused (atlest it did me) and the ending leaves you hanging and expecting something else to happen or atleast give the viewer an indication that something else has to happen but it doesn't. Not a bad movie, I thought it was going to be a bomb but it wasn't you should consider watching this movie and looking at it for what it is one of Marlon Brando's most obscure and less known films but all that considered a fairly decent movie.

Too Cool For School
The DVD of this excellent, overlooked kidnap drama is both mesmerizing and a hoot. The performances are uniformly terrific, with Brando (of course) the standout, and the cinematography is stunning photographically, though director Cornfeld doesn't stage his scenes all that dramatically at times. Still, the movie draws you in thanks to the performances, and by the climax, it's riveting.

What makes the DVD particularly delightful is the commentary by Cornfeld, who sounds like he has throat cancer, and who is still pissed off at Brando close to 40 years later. "He tried to seduce my wife" Cornfeld says before explaining how Brando refused to let him direct the last scene they shot (it's the one where Brando tells Jess Hahn he's not going through with the plot, and co-star Richard Boone directed it!). For Brando fans, you get an overlooked movie that is far from his worst, featuring trippy 60s cinematography that would be hailed as sheer genius if Steven Soderbergh did it on an "Ocean's 11" sequel. And Cornfeld's insight into the sadism Brando inflicted on so many of his directors is fascinating and repellant all at once. Recommended!