Color of Night
| Color of Night | |
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| Directed by | Richard Rush |
| Screenplay by | Billy Ray Matthew Chapman |
| Story by | Billy Ray |
| Produced by | Buzz Feitshans David Matalon Andrew G. Vajna |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Edited by | Jack Hofstra Thom Noble (uncredited) |
| Music by | Dominic Frontiere |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (North America/South America) Cinergi Productions (International) |
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Running time | 121 minutes 139 minutes (Director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $46.7 million |
Color of Night is a 1994 American erotic thriller slasher film produced by Cinergi Pictures and released in the United States by Buena Vista Pictures (through its Hollywood Pictures label). The film was directed by Richard Rush, was written by Billy Ray and Matthew Chapman, and stars Bruce Willis, Jane March, Rubén Blades, Lesley Ann Warren, Brad Dourif, Lance Henriksen, Kevin J. O'Connor and Scott Bakula.
Color of Night was a box-office bomb and "won" the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture at the 15th Golden Raspberry Awards, where it received a leading nine nominations. It became one of the 20 most-rented films in the United States home video market in 1995. Maxim magazine also singled Color of Night out as having the best sex scene in film history. It is noted for its style, akin to the Italian giallo genre, and has gone on to achieve cult status.
In 2018, Kino Lorber (under license from Disney) released a special edition Blu-ray of the film that contains an audio commentary by Rush. In 2023, the film was streamed on the Criterion Channel.