Jun 3, 2020 · The prison break movie, Midnight Express, is an exaggerated story based on the real-life arrest of an American tourist. While on vacation in Turkey, Billy Hayes, was arrested for possession of ...

Jun 3, 2020 · Quickly, they begin talking about the possibility of catching the Midnight Express, prison slang for a breakout. After a failed attempt landed Jimmy in the hospital wing, the plans of any escape ...

Jun 3, 2020 · One of the most infamous scenes in Midnight Express occurs when Billy has a mental breakdown. After being used as in a political game between the US and Turkey, Hayes’ original sentence of four ...

Jun 3, 2020 · Before writing the screenplay for Midnight Express, Hollywood legend Oliver Stone was still a fledgeling member of the Hollywood community. In 1974, Stone had co-written and directed the Horror ...

Jun 3, 2020 · As Midnight Express raised awareness of the political issues surrounding foreign nationals being incarcerated in countries far away from their own, it was a movie with a seemingly larger subtext ...

Jun 3, 2020 · Never receiving a full theatrical release, Midnight Express was finally aired on Turkish television in 1992, fourteen years after its original release.

Jun 3, 2020 · Due to Hayes’ escape, as well as other political incidents occurring in the region by the end of the 1970s, Turkish officials wanted no part in the filming of Midnight Express.

Jun 3, 2020 · Before the film’s release, the producers previewed Midnight Express to a few friends. One viewer ran out of the screening halfway through. Unnerved by the fate of Max’s cat, the friend couldn ...

Jun 3, 2020 · Just hitting the two-hour mark, Midnight Express concludes with Billy Hayes finally escaping from the barbaric Sagmalcilar Prison. As he walks into the dusty Istanbul sunset, the American begins ...

Jun 3, 2020 · As noted before, the actor went to great lengths in creating the shabby character for the big screen. While visiting the set of his acclaimed autobiography, the real-life Billy Hayes marvelled at ...