The locally shot “Midnight Massacre” will have its premiere Saturday at Movies 8 in Boardman.

Considering how long it took to make, “Midnight Marathon” might be a more appropriate title.

Writer-director Travis Bowen started shooting the movie in late 2013. Two of the film’s actors — Conrad Brooks, who appeared in such Ed Wood films as “Plan 9 from Outer Space” and “Glen or Glenda,” and Pedro Don Colley (“THX 1138,” “The Dukes of Hazard”) — died eight years ago.

“I was kind of embarrassed, because I kept getting asked, ‘When’s this movie gonna get done?'” he said.

Some of the problems were logistical, such as finding a jail cell where a pivotal scene could be shot.

After many rejections, Bowen was able to shoot at the East Liverpool Police Museum.

Some were global — the COVID-19 pande

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