Fyre (1979)

Director:

Richard Grand

Writers:

Richard Grand, Ted Zephro

Stars:

Allen Garfield, Lynn Theel, Frank Sivero

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Allen Garfield	...	Preacher (as Allen Goorwitz)
Lynn Theel	...	Fyre
Frank Sivero	...	Pickpocket
Tom Baker	...	Nick Perrine
Cal Haynes	...	Seymour
Donna Wilkes	...	Carol
Bruce Kirby	...	Father
Jack Andreozzi	...	Carl
Wynn Irwin	...	Doug
Mario Roccuzzo	...	Dealer (as Mario Roccozzo)
Cheryl Marie Jensen	...	Mother
Meg Gallagher	...	Dawn
Ron Thomas	...	Brother
John Ian Jacobs	...	Charley
Lindsay Freeman	...	Dealer's Girl (as Lindsey Freeman)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

cocaine | prostitution | sex | prostitute | car crash | 

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Taglines:

Her name is Fyre. She's 17, beautiful and ... Desperate !

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Raggarbruden

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fyre Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (CFI)

Did You Know?

Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Turning Back the Time"
Written by Jesse Frederick

User Reviews

Not the exploitation movie it seems to be

I can imagine the few drive-in and grindhouse patrons who saw this when it first came out were both baffled and bored. It's deadly serious for the most part, with not that much material that could be called exploitive. Not only that, it's extremely slow-moving; it could probably be edited down to a half hour without losing anything important to the plot... the little there is. There is a strong feeling of improvisation to the entire thing, which seems to explain (among other things) why the ending really doesn't feel like a proper ending.

It's strange that MGM decided to pick up the distribution rights to it not long ago (for cable), though since they need all the money they can get these days, maybe it's understandable. The only thing that may be of interest is that the movie shows a few sides of Los Angeles that we don't usually see in movies of this period.