Cry for the Strangers (film)

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Cry for the Strangers
Genre	Horror Mystery Thriller
Based on	Cry for the Strangers by John Saul
Written by	J.D. Feigelson
Directed by	Peter Medak
Starring	Patrick Duffy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	David Gerber
Producers	Jay Daniel Stephen Cragg Christopher N. Seiter
Cinematography	Frank Stanley
Editors	Rick Brandon David Wages
Running time	97 minutes
Production companies	David Gerber Productions MGM Television
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	February 11, 1982 (1982-02-11)

Cry for the Strangers is a 1982 American made-for-television horror film based on the book of the same name by John Saul. It was directed by Peter Medak and stars Patrick Duffy.^[1] It was originally broadcast on CBS on February 11, 1982.

Plot[]

In 1937, a young boy wakes up un in the middle of the night and sees apparitions of Native Americans dancing on the beach before discovering his grandparents' bodies buried up to their heads in the sand. He later grows up to be Chief Whalen, the chief of police for that town.
A psychiatrist named Dr. Brad Russell and his wife Elaine move to a fishing town on the Pacific coast. Thunderstorms that only occur in that area are accompanied by apparitions of Native Americans dancing on the beach. A local fisherman named Riley believes these to be ghosts of the "storm dancers" of a local native tribe who once performed executions at the beach (which they called "Devil's Elbow") by burying victims in the sand and allowing them to drown in the tide or be eaten by crabs. He furthermore believes these apparitions to be connected to mysterious deaths occurring in the community, including the Shellings.
Bobby Palmer, a hyperactive child whom Brad treated years before has had a complete change and is significantly calmer when he is at the coastal town. One night, during a thunderstorm, he is found outside on the beach where his mother Rebecca has fallen into a pit. She is rescued but Bobby cannot remember anything. During the night Bobby feels compelled to sneak out his window to the beach and his sister Missy follows him. The adults search for them and find the dead body of Riley, formerly their main suspect. They find Chief Whalen covered in war paint attempting to kill Missy. Whalen is shot dead and Brad theorizes that the storms trigger the traumatic memory of his grandparents' death, though Elaine wonders who killed his grandparents in the first place. Bobby is later shown approaching the apparitions on a stormy night.

Cast[]

• Patrick Duffy as Dr. Brad Russell
• Cindy Pickett as Elaine Russell
• Lawrence Pressman as Glen Palmer
• Brian Keith as Chief Whalen
• Claire Malis as Rebecca Palmer
• Robin Ignico as Missy Palmer
• Shawn Carson as Robby Palmer
• Jeff Corey as Riley
• Taylor Lacher as Connor
• Parley Baer as Doc Phelps
• Anita Dangler as Miriam Shelling
• Martin Kove as Jeff
• J.V. Bradley as Merle
• Josef James as Young Whalen
• Jerry-Mac Johnston as Max Horton

References[]

External links[]

• Cry for the Strangers at IMDb
• Cry for the Strangers at Internet Archive

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