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A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002)

A Midsummer Night's Rave poster
Directed by
Gil Cates Jr.
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of young people attend a rave where romantic mix-ups and mistaken identities cause confusion. The story is a loose modern adaptation of a classic Shakespeare play set at a dance party.

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What happens

A Midsummer Night's Rave is a 2002 American film adapted from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream released on November 1, 2002. The film stars Corey Pearson, Lauren German, Andrew Keegan, Chad Lindberg, and Sunny Mabrey; and was directed by Gil Cates Jr. It is set at a rave, rather than the forest where most of the original is set. The film received little attention from professional movie critics, but is considered a success with teen audiences, and has been used as an exemplar for a category of movies (the "McShakespeare", an example of McDonaldization) in more academic publications. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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