Mala Noche

About Mala Noche

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.

Gus Van Sant's Mala Noche is a 1987 romance film. Its themes are arrogant, immigration, hustler, and homeless person.

Doug Cooeyate stars as Johnny, Tim Streeter as Walt Curtis, Sam Downey as Hotel Clerk, and Nyla McCarthy as Betty. It runs 75 minutes and was released in June 1987.

The screenplay is by Gus Van Sant.

Milk, Kill Your Darlings, and Mysterious Skin make useful companions to Mala Noche, all filed under gay theme, LGBT, and murder. TMDB voters put it at 6.1 out of 10 across 123 votes and it carries a NR rating.