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Shock Waves (1977)

 -  Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi  -  15 July 1977 (USA)
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Cast overview, first billed only:
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SS Commander
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Rose
Fred Buch ...
Chuck
Jack Davidson ...
Norman
Luke Halpin ...
Keith
D.J. Sidney ...
Beverly
Don Stout ...
Dobbs
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Captain
Clarence Thomas ...
Fisherman
Sammy Graham
Preston White
Reid Finger
Mike Kennedy
Donahue Guillory
Jay Maeder ...
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Storyline

This horror movie concerns a shipwrecked yachting party. Rose and her fellow yacht-mates, including the captain run aground on an island when they hit an odd-looking freighter. Once beached, they meet up with an aging SS Commander who had been in charge of a crew of zombies. Written by Ørnås

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Once They Were Almost Human! Beneath the living... Beyond the dead... From the depths of Hell's Ocean! The Deep End of Horror!

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Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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15 July 1977 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Shockwaves  »

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$200,000 (estimated)
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1.85 : 1
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Headlining stars John Carradine and Peter Cushing each worked four days and earned $5,000 each. See more »

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When Chuck and Rose discover Beverly's body in the fish tank, the position of the green plants in relation to her body change. See more »

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S10 Reviews: Shock Waves (1977)
2 July 2005 | by (The Void) – See all my reviews

The Boneventure is out on a holiday cruise. The captain (John Carradine) and his salty crew are taking their passengers on a cruise they'll all never forget…if they live that long. The cruise is soon cut short as they are run into by a huge rusty ship that strands them on a reef. The survivors make their way to a dilapidated and rundown island resort whose only occupant (Peter Cushing) is a man with a terrible past that returns to haunt them all. When long dormant SS soldiers (created through nefarious means) come ashore the bodies begin to pile up.

Ken Wiederhorn (of Return of the Living Dead part II fame) helms this solid (and even sometimes creepy) horror flick. "Shock Waves" moves at a quick pace with a good, solid cast (with some genre vets). The music score is pretty good as is the overall script. "Shock Waves" is good fun.


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