A
strange hitchhiker named Jean-Charles
(David Runco) who buried something
important in the sand and then he ran
into a strange old mechanic (Milton
Haynes) who was working on his car. After
which, carrying on he got hit by a
beautiful woman named Erika Marks (Tina
Krause) who takes him to her house to
recover.
During his stay he encounters her
dysfunctional family and goes through
repetitive hallucinations about the
events in the house involving all the
family members.
Each hallucination became more detailed
and stranger.
They started to become reality so fearing
his death he tries to elude it.
I found this movie very
scattered with too many twists and turns
although finally at the end they did come
together to make a fine movie.
If you can stick it through all the
craziness it's certainly worth your time.
Given whatever their budget was, they
certainly made the most of it cause it
was of good quality and effects.
It begins as a suspenseful feeling movie
and slowly evolves into more of a
thrilling horror style so it's hard to
pigeonhole this one.
Very much like a British style production
although it was in New York.
The acting is
incredibly good and intense. Roland Johnson
does a fine job as a bitter and obnoxious
crippled man as I rate him the best out
of all the cast members.
David Runco is also a natural too as
the estranged hitchhiker and going
through his illusions.
Eileen Daly really knew how to act
intense and wicked too as the basket case
wife in the film and had the perfect
looks for the role too as she almost had
the Shelly Duvall appeal to her
but not as petite and homely looking.
Moan queen Tina Krause could use
a bit of work to her role as the daughter
in the film but can be strong with her
words nonetheless.
Supporting actor Milton Haynes
is very impressive with his role as a
strange and eccentric old man which makes
you wonder why he is involved in the
picture.
There are many sex
scenes involving David Runco,
moan/scream queen Tina Krause
(Who also has a full nude body shot in a
few scenes) and Eileen Daly as
all of them perform nude.
Not much along the
gore, just some blood and slit throats
and a 3d shot of a hallucination of Jean-
Charles being dissected.
Joseph F. Parda
knew his work on making this flick
mysterious and confusing at first and
having it all come together in the end.
Perfect shots on David Runco wearing
a gas mask and digging up something in
the sand as well as great shots on him
walking on the sand with the ocean behind
him.
There are good shots on Runco
and supporting actor Milton Haynes
driving in a car having a discussion as
the discussion looked a little tense and
strange.
There are good shots on both Eileen
Daly and Roland Johnson
having a dysfunctional argument as Johnson
really knew how to spit out her
words and an intense rage and showing
insane expressions. There's a good camera
shot towards Johnson showing him
in his wheelchair. Tina Krause
has a good posture in her room crouching
down and wrapping her arms around her
knees but seems a little too much when
she shows an attitude during this moment
when she cuts into the argument.
Nice shots on Krause driving in
her car and behaving disturbed.
We have a nice twisted moment at the
breakfast table with Johnson
sounding courageous towards Runco
having a discussion and then a great yell
at his wife with a good close up camera
shot on Daly sharpening a knife
and the camera pans up on her with a
dazed smile along with a close up shot on
Krause opening up an oven as
there are many takes on this during some
twisted hallucinations explaining some
darkness to what will happen.
We have a good dialogue between Krause
and Runco on a bed with a
red lighting shining on them along with
the camera panning around them. There's
great shots on their lustful scene's too.
We also have a good dialogue between them
on a patio when Krause paces
back and fourth acting frusterated and
explaining the situation with her family.
The pacing does make you look dizzy
though.
Good camera shots on both Daly
standing up in a bathrobe and Johnson
lying on a bed. Daly knew
how to act wicked towards him with what
she tells him and there's another good
moment with the camera face to face when
he pins her on the bed as well as
Johnson falling on the floor. Daly
really knew how to freak out at him too.
A good shot on Daly and
Runco on a staircase talking as Daly
acted just as wicked leaving a nice
impression.
A good shot on Johnson tied up
in his wheelchair with his wide eyed
expressions staring at his wife cheating
on him.
A perfect dark blue shot on Johnson
sitting in his wheelchair and behaving
evil like when he confronts on what is
going to happen along with good tense
words from Runco along with
perfect twisted flashbacks too having the
camera look wavylike as it psychs you
out.
He has shown some great disturbing scenes
during the hallucination scenarios.
Function Zero were
terrific with their music for the film
and used some of the same stuff they did
for Nikos the Impaler but
in better style.
Their heavy metal tracks were terrific
too.
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