The Bermuda Triangle (1978)

The passengers and crew of a boat on a summer cruise in the Caribbean stray near the famed Bermuda Triangle, and mysterious things start happening.

Director:

René Cardona Jr.

Writers:

Charles Berlitz (book), René Cardona Jr. (adapted by)

Stars:

John Huston, Andrés García, Hugo Stiglitz

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Huston	...	Edward
Andrés García	...	Alan
Hugo Stiglitz	...	Capt. Mark Briggs (as Hugo Stiglietz)
Gloria Guida	...	Michelle
Marina Vlady	...	Kim
Claudine Auger	...	Sybil
René Cardona III	...	Dave (as Al Coster)
Carlos East	...	Peter
Gretha	...	Diana
Catherine Piaget
Mario Arévalo	...	Tony, crew member
Jorge Zamora	...	Simon, the cook (as Jorge Zamora 'Zamorita')
Adalberto Arvizu	...	Pilot (as Alberto Arvizu)
Miguel Ángel Fuentes	...	Gordon
Andrés García Jr.	...	Billy

Storyline

The passengers and crew of a boat on a summer cruise in the Caribbean stray near the famed Bermuda Triangle, and mysterious things start happening.

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Plot Keywords:

bikini | bermuda triangle | cruise | bermuda | actual animal killed | 

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Taglines:

Explore one of the greatest mysteries of all time!

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Mexico Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 1978 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Devil's Triangle of Bermuda

Filming Locations:

Galveston, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Corporación Nacional Cinematográfica (CONACINE), Productora Filmica Real, Nucleo Internazionale

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several times, particularly during the first half of the movie, some of the "electronic tonalities" from "Forbidden Planet" (1956) are used as part of the musical score.

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Goofs

When the divers enter the water (38:30 - 39:20) they are all wearing buoyancy vests. Once they are under the surface, the vests are gone.

User Reviews

As Barry Manilow sings, 'Bermuda Triangle Very bad!'.

Directed by prolific Mexican exploitation film-maker René Cardona Jr., The Bermuda Triangle is a dull supernatural thriller that attempts to cash in on the mysterious phenomenon supposedly responsible for the strange disappearance of numerous aircraft, boats and ships.

Starring a slumming-it John Huston, Mexican B-movie actor Hugo Stiglitz, Bond girl Claudine Auger, and stunning blonde Euro-babe Gloria Guida, the film centres around a family pleasure cruise that experiences strange occurrences after the youngest daughter takes possession of a doll found floating in the sea. A mysterious fog-bank, a sudden storm, a sea-quake and a series of bizarre fatal accidents subsequently befall the occupants of the Black Whale III.

Like the family's boat, the plot goes nowhere, adrift in a sea of half-baked ideas. Cardona is unable to inject any life into proceedings, and his cast can do little with the directionless script. It comes as no surprise that, with the stranded passengers and crew whittled down to a handful of survivors, Cardona Jr. wraps up his film with a dumb Twilight Zone-style twist that fails to provide any answers.

3.5 out of 10, rounded down to 3 for the senseless harpooning of three sharks that were happily minding their own business.