A Vacation in Hell (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

David Greene

Writers:

Shelly Katz (writer)
D.B. Ledrov (writer)

Release Date:

21 May 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

Five tourists, four women and one man, escape from the group in a holiday camp at a tropical place and get lost...

Plot Keywords:

Tropical | Holiday Camp | Lost | Vacation | Raft

Cast

Priscilla Barnes	...	Denise Franklin
Barbara Feldon	...	Evelyn
Andrea Marcovicci	...	Barbara
Maureen McCormick	...	Margret
Michael Brandon	...	Alan
Ed Ka'ahea	...	The Hunter

Directed by
David Greene

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Shelly Katz		writer
D.B. Ledrov		writer

Produced by
Mack Bing	....	associate producer
Bill Finnegan	....	producer
Patricia Finnegan	....	producer (as Pat Finnegan)
David Greene	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Gil Melle

Cinematography by
Harry J. May		(as Harry May)

Film Editing by
Parkie L. Singh
Ken Zemke

Art Direction by
Joe Aubel

Makeup Department
Janice D. Brandow	....	hair stylist (as Janice Brandow)
Tony Lloyd	....	makeup artist

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Gary Haselbusch	....	gaffer

Transportation Department
Billy G. Arter	....	transportation coordinator
Gene Clinesmith	....	transportation

Production Companies

• Finnegan Associates

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Spain:7

Filming Locations:

Hawaii, USA

Company:

Finnegan Associates

Quotes:

Evelyn: My husband ran off with a young girl. She looks similiar to you.
Denise Franklin: They usually do.

So bad it's good!

The real attraction is seeing Marcia Brady, Agent 99, Nurse Terri, and Dynasty's Claudia in this setting. Bellwood has the best scenes. if I were stranded in the Tropics, I'd want her with me. I was 8 years old and still remember it received "No Rating" in the TV listings, but I'd say this has to be seen to be believed. Warning: It probably got the "No Rating" because the ending ticked the reviewer off!!! I know it did for me. I would classify it as Action/Adventure.