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On the Air Live with Captain Midnight

  • 1979
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
72
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Tracy Sebastian in On the Air Live with Captain Midnight (1979)
ComedyDrama

A teenager has a mobile broadcast transmitter in his van that allows him to take over the airwaves as a renegade disc jockey.A teenager has a mobile broadcast transmitter in his van that allows him to take over the airwaves as a renegade disc jockey.A teenager has a mobile broadcast transmitter in his van that allows him to take over the airwaves as a renegade disc jockey.

  • Directors
    • Beverly Sebastian
    • Ferd Sebastian
  • Writers
    • Ferd Sebastian
    • Beverly Sebastian
  • Stars
    • Tracy Sebastian
    • John Ireland
    • Dena Dietrich
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    72
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Beverly Sebastian
      • Ferd Sebastian
    • Writers
      • Ferd Sebastian
      • Beverly Sebastian
    • Stars
      • Tracy Sebastian
      • John Ireland
      • Dena Dietrich
    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tracy Sebastian
    • Captain Midnight
    John Ireland
    John Ireland
    • Agent Pierson
    Dena Dietrich
    Dena Dietrich
    • Mother
    Ted Gehring
    Ted Gehring
    • Father
    Mia Kovacs
    • Spunky
    Barry Greenberg
    • Gargen
    Jim Ladd
    Jim Ladd
    • Disc Jockey
    Rosemary Alexander
    Rosemary Alexander
    • The 'Shrink'
    • (as Rosemary Lovell)
    William Flatley
    William Flatley
    • Mr. Gressi
    • (as Bill Flatley)
    Wendell Baker
    • Scott
    Claudia Decea
    • Fat Vicky
    • (as Claudia De Seca)
    Ben Sebastian
    • Ziggy's Brother
    Lark Geib
    • Sweet Sally
    Kathy Hilton
    Kathy Hilton
    • Corvette Girl
    • (as Kathleen Richards)
    Maggie Sebastian
    • Girl at Street Racing
    Lanny Horn
    • Boy in Rest Room
    • (as Lanny A. Horn)
    Gerald Ray
    • Policeman
    • Directors
      • Beverly Sebastian
      • Ferd Sebastian
    • Writers
      • Ferd Sebastian
      • Beverly Sebastian
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    • Trivia
      In 1986, a Florida satellite television tech named John R. MacDougall successfully intercepted HBO broadcasting for nearly five minutes with a message of protest regarding their rates. For this event, he referred to himself as "Captain Midnight", inspired by this film (which he'd seen a short time earlier). MacDougall was subsequently prosecuted by the FCC, and slapped with a fine of US$5000 and one year of probation.
    • Goofs
      At the party at Magic Mountain, the band performing there is completely out-of-sync with the music being heard, and the singer is often away from the microphone when he is singing.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Captain Midnight Broadcast Signal Intrusion (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Cat Scratch Fever
      Written, Arranged and Performed by Ted Nugent
      Recorded on Epic Records

    User reviews3

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    9/10

    wish this would come out to dvd or vhs

    I saw this movie years ago as a kid and loved it. I want to see it again but cant seem to find it anywhere. The music in it is great. Probably not a good movie but I am dying to see it again just for memories. It was a dreamy movie that I saw myself living out. I have literally watched it about 50 times (I used to have it on vhs but now its gone). If anyone has this on tape or anything e-mail me please with a link to buy. The character (Captain Midnight) was someone in the movie that I could see myself being like back in the day but never had the bravery to go through with it.
    • TheChadd
    • Jul 24, 2002
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    • Release date
      • November 1979 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Captain Midnight
    • Filming locations
      • Six Flags Magic Mountain - 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sebastian International Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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