A young sailor is attracted to a mysterious mermaid performing at a carnival, but soon suspects that the girl is actually a siren who draws men to their watery deaths during the full moon.A young sailor is attracted to a mysterious mermaid performing at a carnival, but soon suspects that the girl is actually a siren who draws men to their watery deaths during the full moon.A young sailor is attracted to a mysterious mermaid performing at a carnival, but soon suspects that the girl is actually a siren who draws men to their watery deaths during the full moon.
- Water Witch
- (as Cameron)
- Bongo Player
- (uncredited)
- Man Talking at Bar
- (uncredited)
- Teen on Midway
- (uncredited)
- Jazz bassist
- (uncredited)
- Teen on Midway Gawking at Mermaid
- (uncredited)
- Teen on Midway with Glasses
- (uncredited)
- Head Bongo Player
- (uncredited)
- Drummer
- (uncredited)
- Jazz trumpeter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDennis 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.
- GoofsIn the scuba-diving scene, neither Johnny or Mora are wearing any sort of timepiece such as a diver's watch which would surely be a necessity to determine the length of time they could stay under water.
- 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')
- ConnectionsFeatured in House of Harrington (2008)
- SoundtracksSeaweed
Written by Jimmy Bond
Night Tide remains an oddity, sort of a blending of Shadows and Roger Corman with the ghost of Val Lewton hovering in the background. The ending is unfortunate, something of a loss of nerve given Harrington's overall imaginative approach. What impressed me then, and still does, is the director's visual style. Most every frame amounts to a well-composed visual treat, even when taking in the flat side of Santa Monica's ocean front. It's a measured, near- lyrical style, well suited at capturing the poetical side of horror a la Lewton—a dimension sorely missing from today's bloodfests. Anyway, the movie shows considerable promise; I'm just sorry Harrington slipped into obscurity, never developing into the career I think his talent deserved. Meanwhile, the movie furnishes a look-see into what was then a fresh movement in film-making.
- dougdoepke
- Jun 27, 2010
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- Budget
- $25,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1