The Midnight Meat Train
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Brooke Shields, Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb, Roger Bart, Peter Jacobson, Barbara Eve Harris
When Leon Kaufman’s (Bradley Cooper) latest body of work – a
collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its
inhabitants — earns the struggling photographer interest from prominent
art gallerist Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), she propels him to get
grittier and show the darker side of humanity for his upcoming debut at
her downtown art space. Believing he’s finally on track for success,
Leon’s obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path
of a serial killer, Mahogany (Vinnie Jones), the subway murderer who
stalks late-night commuters — ultimately butchering them in the most
gruesome ways imaginable. With his concerned girlfriend Maya (Leslie
Bibb) fearing for his life, Leon’s relentless fascination with Mahogany
lures him further and further into the bowels of the subways and
ultimately into an abyss of pure evil – inadvertently pulling Maya right
along with him. The horror thriller Midnight Meat Train stars Bradley
Cooper (Wedding Crashers, TV’s Alias,), Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last
Stand, Snatch), Brooke Shields (Nip/Tuck), and Leslie Bibb (the upcoming
Trick R’Treat, Taladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby). Also
starring are Roger Bart (Hostel: Part II, TV’s Desperate Housewives),
Peter Jacobson (Goodnight and Good Luck), Barbara Eve Harris (TV’s
Prison Break), and UFC mixed martial arts fighter Quinton ‘Rampage’
Jackson. Midnight Meat Train is directed by critically acclaimed
Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Azumi, Sky High) in his
American debut, and based on legendary horror writer Clive Barker’s
popular, eponymous short story from his classic Books of Blood
collection. The screenplay was adapted by Jeff Buhler.
