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Night Tide

  • 19611961
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  • 1h 26m
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6.4/10
3.6K
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Night Tide (1961)
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A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid at the local carnival. He soon comes to suspect the girl might be a real mermaid who draws men to watery deaths d... Read allA young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid at the local carnival. He soon comes to suspect the girl might be a real mermaid who draws men to watery deaths during the full moon.A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid at the local carnival. He soon comes to suspect the girl might be a real mermaid who draws men to watery deaths during the full moon.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.6K
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    • Curtis Harrington
    • Curtis Harrington(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Linda Lawson
    • Gavin Muir
    • Curtis Harrington
    • Curtis Harrington(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Linda Lawson
    • Gavin Muir
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    • 70User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
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    • Videos1

    Night Tide
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    Dennis Hopper, Luana Anders, Linda Lawson, and Gavin Muir in Night Tide (1961)
    Dennis Hopper, Luana Anders, Linda Lawson, and Gavin Muir in Night Tide (1961)
    Dennis Hopper, Luana Anders, Linda Lawson, and Gavin Muir in Night Tide (1961)
    Dennis Hopper and Marjorie Cameron in Night Tide (1961)
    Night Tide (1961)
    Dennis Hopper in Night Tide (1961)
    Night Tide (1961)
    Night Tide (1961)
    Dennis Hopper in Night Tide (1961)
    Dennis Hopper in Night Tide (1961)
    Dennis Hopper in Night Tide (1961)
    Dennis Hopper in Night Tide (1961)

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    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Johnny Drake
    Linda Lawson
    Linda Lawson
    • Mora
    Gavin Muir
    Gavin Muir
    • Capt. Samuel Murdock
    Luana Anders
    Luana Anders
    • Ellen Sands
    Marjorie Eaton
    Marjorie Eaton
    • Madame Romanovitch
    Tom Dillon
    Tom Dillon
    • Merry-Go-Round Operator - Ellen's Grandfather
    H.E. West
    • Lt. Henderson
    Ben Roseman
    • Bruno
    Marjorie Cameron
    Marjorie Cameron
    • Water Witch
    • (as Cameron)
    Kirby Allan
    • Bongo Player
    • (uncredited)
    Barbette
    • Man Talking at Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Danny Best
    • Teen on Midway
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Bond
    • Jazz bassist
    • (uncredited)
    James Boscon
    • Teen on Midway Gawking at Mermaid
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Boscon
    • Teen on Midway with Glasses
    • (uncredited)
    Chaino
    • Head Bongo Player
    • (uncredited)
    Kenny Dennis
    • Drummer
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Gordon
    • Jazz trumpeter
    • (uncredited)
      • Curtis Harrington
      • Curtis Harrington(screenplay) (short story)
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    • Trivia
      Dennis Hopper's sailor suit was slightly darkened so it would read as white on film. During production, Hopper was spotted by military police who threatened to arrest him for wearing a dirty uniform.
    • Goofs
      Sirens were not mermaids as stated in this movie, but were actually half female human / half bird, and there were only two or five of them depending on the stories. Mythology says that after Odysseus slipped by them, the Sirens dashed themselves onto the rocks, so none survived into the modern era.
    • Quotes

      Water Witch: [in the Blue Grotto Bar, the Water Witch says to Mora that she is going to meet her people -- the Sea People! translated from Greek into English] "Soon you will encounter your people, my dear! Oh, yes, we will be meeting again very soon!"

      [no wonder Mora was so upset by what she said!]

    • Crazy credits
      'And so, all the night tide, I lie down by the side of my darling - my darling - my life and my bride, in her sepulchre there by the sea, in her tomb by the sounding sea.' Edgar Allen Poe (from 'Annabel Lee')
    • Connections
      Featured in House of Harrington (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Seaweed
      Written by Jimmy Bond

    User reviews70

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    7/10
    A Man Needs a Murmaid
    Oddball cheapie is a lot of atmospheric fun for about an hour or so, then kind of just peters out with a weak ending. Still, there is a nice tone to the off hand, low key acting, and it is wonderful for an L.A. Lover to see Santa Monica and Venice as they looked in this period. This film, along with Welles "Touch Of Evil" and John Parker's "Dementia" aka "Daughter of Horror", form a sort of dark trilogy of Venice Beach Noir. The unmistakable Bruno Ve Sota (the poor man's Orson Welles?) is in two of them. Anyway, it's a must for any fan of the "Pyschotronic" film underground, you'll be glad you checked it out. Love the scene with the Seagull.
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    • Apr 11, 2007

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1963 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Greek
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Filmgroup
      • Phoenix Films
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    • 1 hour 26 minutes
      • Black and White

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