Welcome to Arrow Beach
| Welcome to Arrow Beach | |
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| Directed by | Laurence Harvey |
| Produced by |
Laurence Harvey Jack Cushingham |
| Written by |
Laurence Harvey Jack Goss Jnr |
| Based on | story by Wallace Bennett |
| Starring |
Laurence Harvey Joanna Pettet Meg Foster Stuart Whitman John Ireland |
| Music by | Tony Camillo |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
Production company |
Brut Productions |
Release date | 1974 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Welcome to Arrow Beach is a 1974 American horror film starring and directed by Laurence Harvey.
Harvey said the film was "vaguely reminiscent of Suddenly Last Summer... it could be labeled a contemporary parable about innocence in a very sick world".[1] He later called the film a thriller "which makes no comment on anything."[2]
Filming began in February 1973. Harvey was very ill during the shoot from cancer. Harvey died in late 1973 before the film's release.[3]
Plot
A hippie girl wandering on a California beach is taken in by a Korean War veteran who lives in a nearby mansion with his sister. The girl soon begins to suspect that the mansion is home to some very strange goings-on.
Cast
- Laurence Harvey as Jason Henry
- Joanna Pettet as Grace Henry
- Stuart Whitman as Deputy Rakes
- John Ireland as Sheriff Duke Bingham
- Meg Foster as Robbin Stanley
- Gloria LeRoy as Ginger
- David Macklin as Alex Heath
- Dodie Heath as Felice
- Altovise Davis as Deputy Molly
- Elizabeth St. Clair as Head Nurse
- Robert Lussier as Deputy Lippencourt
- Jesse Vint as Hot Rod Driver
- Tony Ballen as Pharmacist
- John Hart as Doctor
- Andy Romano as Bryant
- Florence Lake as Landlady
Reception
The film took three years to be released. The Los Angeles Times called the film "a dreary, tedious tale".[4]
References
- ↑ This Is 'Front Page' News: CARRY ON, CARRYCOT! AFTER "CABARET" SOME WELCOME! This Is Front Page' News By A. H. WEILER. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 04 Feb 1973: 117.
- ↑ Laurence Harvey: Boy Scout figures are gone By Louise Sweeney Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor (1908-Current file) [Boston, Mass] 15 Oct 1973: 9.
- ↑ Laurence Harvey as active as ever Norma Lee Browning. Chicago Tribune (1963-Current file) [Chicago, Ill] 06 Aug 1973: c11.
- ↑ As the Worm Turns: 'Squirm' Thomas, Kevin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 17 Dec 1976: g21.