Night Train to Mundo Fine (1966)

User Rating:

1.4/10   

Director:

Coleman Francis

Writer:

Coleman Francis (writer)

Genre:

Adventure | Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller | War

Tagline:

Make the Mistake!

Plot:

Gritty neo-noir art film about escaped convict Griffin and his friends, who ran all the way to hell... with a penny, and a broken cigarette.

Plot Keywords:

Cuba | Firing Squad | B Movie | MST3K | Crime Against Humanity

Cast

Coleman Francis	...	Griffin / Narrator
Anthony Cardoza	...	Landis / Fidel Castro
Harold Saunders	...	Cook
John Carradine	...	Mr. Wilson
John Morrison	...	Joe
George Prince	...	Cherokee Jack
Lanell Cado	...	Ruby Chastain
Tom Hanson	...	Bailey Chastain
Julian Baker	...	Sheriff
Charles Harter	...	Cliff Weismeyer (as Charles F. Harter)
Elaine Gibford	...	Cliff Weismeyer's Daughter
Frederic Downs	...	Tinsley (as Fredric Downs)
James H. Russell		(as Jamie Russell)
Jim Stout
Avilio Silvia	...	Cuban Man
John Cruz	...	Juan Cruz / Cuban Guard killed by Griffin
Richard Lance	...	Father Gonzalez
Tad Murray
Clarence Walker	...	Policeman
Nick Raymond	...	Policeman
Bruce Love	...	Jim Benton
Ed Moran
Candy Brougham	...	Junkyard Owner's Daughter
Bob Carpenter
David Baker
Ken Brougham	...	Junkyard Owner
Bob Stockham
Nova
Dave Monahan
Bob Lucas
Don Mason
Frank Burnett
Jim Russo
Bob Russo
Nick Wolcuff	...	2nd Highway Patrolman
Ken Johnson
Steve Gideon

Directed by
Coleman Francis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Coleman Francis		writer

Produced by
Anthony Cardoza	....	producer
Coleman Francis	....	producer
Charles Harter	....	associate producer (as Charles F. Harter)

Original Music by
John Bath

Cinematography by
Herb Roberts

Film Editing by
James H. Russell		(as James Russell)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julian Baker	....	assistant director

Music Department
Elaine Gibford	....	composer: special music
William Loose	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Fred Steiner	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Ted Durant	....	public relations
Bette Sharp	....	script girl
Avilio Silvia	....	assistant to producer

Production Companies

• Hollywood Star Pictures

Distributors

• Hollywood Star Pictures (1966) (USA) (theatrical)
• Rhino Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Rhino Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• CTA Productions  titles

Also Known As:

Red Zone Cuba

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Quartz Hill Airfield, Palmdale, California, USA

Company:

Hollywood Star Pictures

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Coleman Francis] [location]Yucca Mountain

Goofs:

Continuity: One scene has three men talking by a parked pick-up truck. In some shots, the truck is a Studebaker with a rounded roof and fenders. In other shots, it's an International Harvester with a squared-off roof and fenders.

Quotes:

Griffin: Give me the ring.
Landis: I can't give you this ring! My Dad gave it to me!
Griffin: I don't care if Moses gave it to you. Give me the ring.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beast of Yucca Flats (#7.21)" (1995)

Soundtrack:

Night Train to Mundo Fine

"I may never experience joy again."

Where can one even start on this film? It's most certainly one of the Top 5 worst films I've ever seen in my life, and winner of my impromptu "Most Incoherent Film" award, due to incredibly shoddy editing and exceptionally unmemorable performances. If anything, the best way to sum up the film is "Curly look-alike goes to Cuba, returns from Cuba, throws a man down a well, and dies."

The most nightmarish thing about the movie is not the poor acting, poorer writing (where the hell's the plot? WHAT the hell's the plot?), abysmal editing, grainy footage, or Curly in Hell as played by Coleman Francis. Rather, it's the rather paradoxal nature of the film. Individually (and even when put together), all of the aspects of the film are quite forgettable. Yet, once you've watched this film, you can somehow never forget it. Ever. It will haunt you for the rest of your life, taunting you for ever having experienced it. Even with the help of MST3K (where I and most others got a glimpse of this trainwreck), it can give you nightmares. Only recommended for the foolhardy or masochistic. All others should not view this film without a crash course in Coleman Francis' other catastrophes (Beast of Yucca Flats, Skydivers), or the aid of MST3K (thought admittedly, it doesn't help much).