Cruise Into Terror (TV 1978)

An Egyptian sarcophagus that is cargo on a pleasure cruise ship has a secret - it contains the son of Satan, and its effects start to make the ship's passengers behave strangely.

Director:

Bruce Kessler

Writer:

Michael Braverman

Stars:

Dirk Benedict, Frank Converse, John Forsythe

Cast

Cast overview:
Dirk Benedict	...	Simon
Frank Converse	...	Matt Lazarus
John Forsythe	...	Reverend Charles Mather
Christopher George	...	Neal Barry
Lynda Day George	...	Sandra Barry
Jo Ann Harris	...	Judy Haines
Lee Meriwether	...	Lil Mather
Ray Milland	...	Dr. Isiah Bakkun
Hugh O'Brian	...	Andy - Captain
Stella Stevens	...	Marilyn Magnesun
Hilary Thompson	...	Debbie Porter
Marshall Thompson	...	Bennett
Ruben Moreno	...	Emanuel
Roger E. Mosley	...	Nathan

Storyline

This thriller is about a vacation cruise in the Gulf of Mexico, during which some of the passengers find an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus in an underwater cavern.

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Plot Keywords:

egyptian | vacation | rampage | supernatural | reference to satan | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 February 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Voyage Into Evil

Filming Locations:

San Pedro-Catalina Channel, Channel Islands, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

The Cursed Boat

Now this '70s made-for-TV film has a fun little bit of history to it. While at the time bigtime TV-producer Aaron Spelling was executive producer on the massively successful "The Love Boat" series, it seems as if he thought it would be a great idea to produce some made-for-TV movies with the same wonderful boat setting, only this time adding thriller & horror to the mix. One of those movies turned out to be "Cruise Into Terror", about a bunch of people - ranging from average tourists to a doctor/professor/historian - ending up on a cargo ship en voyage towards the coast of Mexico. Oddly enough, Dr. Isiah Bakkun (the historian) is convinced of the existence of a sunken Egyptian pyramid near the coast of Mexico; a pyramid containing a sarcophagus containing... the Son of Satan! No kidding. Bizarre incidents & near-death accidents start happening soon enough, like sudden shark attacks and all technology on board giving up on them. Their fun 2-day voyage seems doomed, for some reason. When the ship eventually ends up floating dead in the water, they suddenly find themselves right above the location of the sunken pyramid. Naturally, both the greediest passengers (there must be a hidden treasure, of course!) as well as Dr. Bakkun consider this the chance of a lifetime. So they dive, bring up the sarcophagus and with it they bring on board a great, ancient evil. This might all sound a bit more exciting than it actually turns out, though. But still, this peculiar TV-movie remains a fun watch. Good old Ray Milland - who plays Dr. Bakkun - is mumbling his articulated lines with some enthusiasm and a young Dirk Benedict - once again playing a ladies' man, while also being the ship's second-in-command - is also amongst the cast, so that adds to the fun. And the sarcophagus - clearly made out of rubber - is one truly malevolent artifact. Or well, maybe not all that menacing-looking, but the thing is pure evil. Fun watch, if nothing else.