Fella_shibby I first saw this on a VHS in the mid 80s. Bronson as a cop in this film or as a vigilante in Death Wish films? It is unfortunate that Bronson's name became associated with these violent films, as his acting talents were wasted on these mediocre roles and screenplays. It has lots of naked knifings, bare breasts, and blood spatters. If Bronson n Thompson's name weren't associated with this film, it would hav been jus a cheesy typical 80s slasher flick. Some of Bronson n Thompson's collaborations were amazing action flicks. The killer is shown from the beginning and there is no mystery in that, but his methods of killing are whats interesting. Gene Davis was noteworthy The ending chase scene shud b seen to b believed, very cheesy.

gavin6942 A LAPD detective (Charles Bronson) is on the trail of a very handsome young man (Gene Davis) who had been seducing and slashing many young women to death.Violent and with unseemly subject matter, "10 to Midnight" drew scathing reviews from film critics, including a "zero stars" rating from Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times who wrote, "I admire (Bronson's) strong, simple talent. What is he doing in a garbage disposal like this?" The film did receive positive feedback from others, such as Ebert's colleague Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune and was a financial success. The film has maintained a sizeable cult following through home video releases and heavily edited broadcasts on television which displayed alternate scenes of Stacy and his victims in their underwear instead of being totally naked.I hate to say it, but Ebert could not be more wrong this time. Take the slasher film, blend it with a dirty cop action story, run it through the Cannon sausage grinder... and you have this. I can see why it might have a cult following, because it is completely bonkers. This takes the crazy killer to a whole new level.Being released by MGM, I'm surprised a company like Arrow hasn't stepped in and picked up the blu-ray rights. I mean, holy crap, you could really put some awesome features on this bad boy.

PeterMitchell-506-564364 This was better than a lot of Charlie's tripe, I found, and I'm talking mainly in the years that followed. I loved how the story and situations worked. Handsome psycho (Gene Davis who very much resembled his more famous brother, Brad, especially in his voice) who loves film, karate, and sex toys, has a lot of problems with women, and strikes out a lot, as seen at the start when coming onto two girls at the movies, one finding him cute, the better looking and stuck up one, finding him repulsive. Oh us guys have it hard. Well he finally vents, taking it to the next level, murder. His first victim, is the daughter of a friend, Charlie knows, so you know Charlie is gonna live to his promise of "I swear to you and I find him", and it isn't too long before he does, after the scum bug shows up at the funeral, and a mentioning of the girl's diary comes up, so our sickie must get to that diary before Charlie does. But Charlie beats him, not by getting there sooner, either. The diary is what leads Charlie to Davis, as the late victim, jotted down some stuff, regarding Davis, like how he was harassing her and she rejected his advances. After Charlie comes across the second murder scene, Davis is brought on, where a war, one that's very personal, between Bronson as Davis begins. Davis starts playing games, threatening Bronson's daughter, a nurse, with obscene phone calls, shaking her up. Bronson's younger partner, (Andrew Stevens-Flamingo Road) ends up babysitting Bronson's daughter at her hospital campus. Later on where tougher measures are necessary, Charlie plants blood prints on Davis's clothing, and he's taken in. This really makes Davis mad, so when he gets off, where Bronson's forced to confess his little stunt to the jury, and he's suspended, you know what's gonna ensue. Bronson even asked Stevens to perjur himself on the stand, where he was pushed into a tight corner, as earlier, Davis's smarmy lawyer had a word with Stevens who believes wholily his client was framed. But again, Bronson starts up his little bag of tricks, by tacking all these smutty photos on a wall at Davis's place of business, where all the other workmates are girls, who all hate him too. This sets him off again, where more victims on the campus follow, Davis always killing when in the nude. We know who he's really after, so it's a race against time for Bronson, as the midnight hour nears, where we have an applauding ending, ala Seven style. Bronson is Bronson, Andrew Stevens, scenery, while Lisa Eilbacher who went onto star in bigger films, is quite good as Bronson's resentful daughter. Davis was great though as the troubled psycho, we truly got a sense of his no win character, where a lot of guys out there, luck out with women. His monologue at the end to Bronson, chilling. Hey, I'd be chafed if some girl knocked my bucket of popcorn out of the way. For Bronson fans, make this one your next rental at the DVD store.

Robert J. Maxwell This serial killer has a habit of tracking down pretty young girls while totally nude. This would ordinarily seem to be a disadvantage in the city of Los Angeles. And actually it's never clearly explained how he can sneak through a hospital dormitory full of people while wearing only a grim smile. Oh, he could get through the STREETS of Los Angeles naked. Anybody can do that. There are no pedestrians in Los Angeles, just drivers and they keep their eyes on the road. Day or night, you can stand on a sidewalk in a residential neighborhood and look down to the vanishing point without seeing a living human being -- no strollers, no runners, no children playing. Once in a while you may glimpse a shadowy figure dash from his house to his car, or the other way around.Sorry for the digression but it's important that you understand that in Los Angeles a naked man in public shouldn't attract your notice. He should be paid what sociologists call "civil inattention." Just ignore him and he'll go away.Bronson is a cop, and Stevens is his partner. They get involved in the killer's business because Bronson's daughter, Lisa Eilbacher, knew one of the victims and becomes suspicious of the murderer, Davis. Bronson tries to plant evidence on Davis. This annoys Davis so he attacks Bronson's daughter. He gets into the hospital by posing as a boy delivering flowers -- a completely naked boy delivering flowers.At one point, Bronson is fired or suspended from the police force. But J. Lee Thompson is a seasoned, professional director, responsible for some epic adventures, and has the good taste to spare us the scene in which Bronson must turn over his gun and his shield.Bronson is his usual self. He was in his 60s when this was shot and was a bit moon faced, not that it's his fault. "Ripeness is all." The killer, Gene Davis, has an equally important part. He looks like a discomfiting nodus of Steven Railsback, Martin Sheen, Christian Bale, and James Dean. He's supposed to be killing all these young women because he can't seem to get them interested in him. I don't know why not. He looks as handsome and fit as Andrew Stevens, the young cop. But it's hard for me to tell when a man is handsome or not. It's much easier to tell that Lisa Eilbacher is kind of cute without being stunningly beautiful. And she's a far better performer than Gene Davis. In fact, nearly everyone is a better actor than he is. It's a major problem for the movie when the most interesting character in it can't act. He has an effeminate lisp but that could have been worked into the character. He's given probably the best lines too, but he simply can't handle the role. You or I could have done equally well. In fact, I've done better in the movies, but my scenes didn't get on film.Anyway, you shouldn't go out of your way to see this -- unless you want to see a lot of blood and nudity, including an overdose of Davis's buns.