Welcome to Arrow Beach
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Directed by | Laurence Harvey |
Written by | Laurence Harvey Jack Gross, Jr. |
Based on | story by Wallace Bennett |
Produced by | Laurence Harvey Jack Cushingham |
Starring | Laurence Harvey Joanna Pettet Meg Foster Stuart Whitman John Ireland |
Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
Music by | Tony Camillo |
Production company | Brut Productions |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | May 1974 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Welcome to Arrow Beach is a 1974 American horror film directed by and starring Laurence Harvey.
Plot[]
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Robbin Stanley, a young hitchhiker, left stranded after a car crash and wandering on a California beach, is taken in by Jason Henry, a photographer and Korean War veteran, who lives in a nearby beach front house with his sister Grace. After Jason confides that Grace has some mental problems, Robbin soon begins to suspect that the opposite applies and 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
- as Alex Heath
- Dodie Heath as Felice
- Altovise Davis as Deputy Molly
- as Head Nurse
- Robert Lussier as Deputy Lippencourt
- Jesse Vint as Hot Rod Driver
- as Pharmacist
- John Hart as Doctor
- Andy Romano as Bryant
- Florence Lake as Landlady
Production[]
Filming began in February 1973. Harvey was very ill during the shoot from cancer. Harvey died in late 1973 before the film's release.[1] Lou Rawls sings the opening song "Who Can Tell Us Why".
Reception[]
The film took a year to be released. The Los Angeles Times called the film "a dreary, tedious tale".[2]
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".[3] He later called the film a thriller "which makes no comment on anything."[4]
References[]
- ^ Norma Lee Browning (6 Aug 1973). "Laurence Harvey as active as ever". Chicago Tribune. p. c11.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin. (Dec 17, 1976). "As the Worm Turns: 'Squirm'". Los Angeles Times. p. g21.
- ^ A. H. WEILER (Feb 4, 1973). "This Is 'Front Page' News: CARRY ON, CARRYCOT! AFTER "CABARET" SOME WELCOME! This Is Front Page' News". New York Times. p. 117.
- ^ Louise Sweeney Film critic of The (Oct 15, 1973). "Laurence Harvey: Boy Scout figures are gone". Christian Science Monitor. p. 9.
External links[]
- Welcome to Arrow Beach at IMDb
- Welcome to Arrow Beach at Rotten Tomatoes
- Welcome to Arrow Beach at the American Film Institute Catalog
- English-language films
- 1974 films
- 1974 horror films
- American films
- American horror thriller films
- Warner Bros. films
- 1970s horror film stubs