Blood Tide (1982)
Directed by Richard Jeffries
Genres - Mystery, Horror, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Creature Film |
Release Date - Sep 1, 1982 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 82 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, Greece |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Cavett Binion
It will come as quite a shock to discover the venerable James Earl Jones and José Ferrer slumming in this Greek-lensed ultra-cheapie about a legendary sea creature aroused from centuries of sleep off the shores of a Greek island by an opportunistic American archaeologist (Jones). It seems the beastie's legacy is well known by some of the island's old-timers (namely Ferrer), including the part about appeasing the monster with a virgin sacrifice -- namely the alluring Deborah Shelton. The exotic locations and the presence of the gruff Jones (who apparently saw this as a paid vacation) lend a great deal of production value, but apparently Jones' salary came out of the filmmakers' special-effects budget -- because the feared creature of ancient legend looks like a sock puppet! This film is also known as Red Tide and Demon Lake.
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cannibal, missing-person, monster, ritual, vacation