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The Skydivers (1963) 2.4
A woman seeks revenge on her former lover, who owns a skydiving business. Director:Coleman FrancisWriter:Coleman Francis |
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Cast
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Beth Rowe
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Eric Tomlin | ... |
Joe Moss
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Anthony Cardoza | ... |
Harry Rowe
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Marcia Knight | ... |
Suzy Belmont
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Bob Carrano | ... |
Bob
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Michael Rae | ... |
Red
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Jerry Mann | ... |
Bernie
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Keith Walton | ... |
Jim the Photographer
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Paul Francis | ... |
Pete
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Frankie Bonner
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Jimmy Bryant | ... |
Himself - Night Jumpers Guitar Player
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Rue Barclay | ... |
Himself - Night Jumpers Bass Player
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Junior Nichols | ... |
Himself - Night Jumpers Drummer
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Harold Hensley | ... |
Himself - Night Jumpers Sax Player
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Harold Saunders | ... |
Mr. Morgan
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
A couple own an airfield which makes its money on skydiving in the middle of New Mexico. They are having marital problems because the man is cheating on his wife, but remains she tries to remain true to him. The woman he is cheating with is jealous of the man's wife, so she seduces another guy to conspire with her to kill him. Meanwhile, the wife is cheating on the cheating husband with the husband's old Army buddy... and they all enjoy coffee all the while. Written by Jonah Falcon <jonahnynla@mindspring.com>
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Thrill jumping guys... thrill seeking gals... daring death with every leap! See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 November 1963 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Fiend from Half Moon Bay See more »Company Credits
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Written by Jimmy Bryant
Performed by Jimmy Bryant and the Night Jumpers
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Coleman Francis: [coffee as calming influence] The characters repeatedly offer each other coffee as a welcoming gesture, then later relax drinking coffee. See more »Goofs
Near the beginning of the film, the airplane speeds down the runway. When Harry arrives, the plane is standing still. See more »Quotes
Suzy Belmont: What do you suppose would happen if you poured acid into someone's parachute?See more »
Connections
Referenced in No Dialogue Necessary: Making 'The Beast of Yucca Flats' (2010) See more »Soundtracks
"Tobacco Worm"Written by Jimmy Bryant
Performed by Jimmy Bryant and the Night Jumpers
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This film tells the turgid tale of a man named Harry who is cheating on his wife (who is played by an actress named Kevin), who is cheating on him with his ol' war buddy Joe. At one point Harry dies, I think. The film-makers were a bit ambivalent on this point.
Anyway, this is a total movie-going experience. For one thing, Tony Cardoza, in the role of Harry, cannot act. Well, make that "DOESN'T" act. He says every line in the same monotone voice. It doesn't matter if his Skydiving Center is being shut down or he suspects his wife & best friend are making out on ladder or it's his turn to pick a song at the jukebox: HE NEVER CHANGES HIS EXPRESSION! It's pretty entertaining.
Don't worry, the supporting cast more than makes up for Cardoza's lack of a screen presence. Apparently director Coleman Francis stuck in all his odd, lumpy friends in the background of this epic. There's the excited Scotsman in his kilt, a manly woman who beats up a scrawny, Iggy Pop-esque fellow while dancing, a noodly retarded photographer, a bland guy holding a guitar for no apparant reason, a beatnik holding a rooster, a gal who wears Roller Skates and an Ice skating outfit no matter where she is (including a bar), a perky gal in a polka-dot bikini dancing at the airfield (the camera focuses on her buttocks for 75% of the dance sequence), the confused millionaire, the weasly lawyer (wonderfully played by Harold Saunders from Francis' Red Zone Cuba), the confused old lady in a straw hat, the excited immigrant girl, and Steve, the creepy, stubbly Skydiver who falls to his death after yelling that skydiving is "FUN"!
Personally, I love all of Coleman Francis' unique films. Each chapter in his trilogy paints a portrait of a dark, plane-obsessed man who drank a lot.
And that's just fine with me.