The Midnight Meat Train

Leslie Bibb

Bradley Cooper

Brooke Shields

Vinnie Jones

Roger Bart

Tony Curran

Barbara Eve Harris

Peter Jacobson

Stephanie Mace

Ted Raimi

Nori Satô

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson

Dan Callahan

Donnie Smith

Earl Carroll

Allen Maldonado

Michael Shawn McCracken

Ryan McDowell

Eddie Vargas

Kelvin O'Bryant

Jayson Sanchez

Brian Taylor

Greg Brown

Geoffrey Gould

Bryn Hammond

Chris LaCentra

Kate Mulligan

What are the differences between the R-Rated Theatrical Version and the Unrated Director's Cut?

It was quite an effort to search for the "R" rated version of the film since it was barely released anywhere except for the US rental stores. The DC remains the dominant version worldwide. Fortunately , the Austrian mediabook by NSM also contains the theatrical version as a bonus. The censorship that cinemagoers had to endure is impressive. More than 80 changes were made in order to take the refreshingly raw uncompromisingness off. The violent scenes lose a considerable part of their impact here. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

Is this movie based on a novel?

The Midnight Meat Train is based on a 1984 short story by English horror writer Clive Barker. It can be found in Volume One (of Six) of Barker's collection Books of Blood (1984-1985).

Are the HongKong Version and Thai Version uncensored?

No they aren't. Both are censored and cut differently. The HongKong Version is based on the R-Rated and on top of that was even censored in order to get a CAT II-Rating. A detailed comparison to the Unrated Director's Cut with pictures can be found here. The Thai Version on the other hand is based on the Unrated Version and misses out approx. 140 seconds in comparison to the Unrated Director's Cut. Again a detailed comparison with pictures can be seen here.