Mala Noche (1987)
"If you fuck with the bull, you get the horn!"
ThumbScore
👍 67%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 96%
(RT: 96%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Doug Cooeyate as Johnny
Tim Streeter as Walt Curtis
Sam Downey as Hotel Clerk
Nyla McCarthy as Betty
Ray Monge as Roberto Pepper
Robert Lee Pitchlynn as Bob Pitchlynn
Is Mala Noche good?
It's divisive. 67% audience score, estimated from 123 TMDB ratings. Critics rated it higher at 96%, but audiences were less impressed.
Overview
Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle. Wikipedia ↗
