Two couples become stranded on a rugged isle, and are haunted by a supernatural beast, drawn to the wife of one of the couples, who dreams of its killings.
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| Sarah Kendall | ... | Kay | |
| Frederick Flynn | ... | Eric | |
| Carol Kottenbrook | ... | Brooke | |
| Alan McRae | ... | David | |
| Michael Holmes | ... | Marsh | |
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Sandy Simpson | ... | Norman |
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Paul Gandolfo | ... | Fisherman |
| Newell Alexander | ... | Kay's Father | |
| Ivy Jones | ... | Kay's Mother | |
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Jennifer Gaffin | ... | Young Kay |
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| Carl Kraines | ... | The Slayer | |
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Four young people vacation on a barren island. One of them, a female artist, has dreams that depict ghastly murders. Sure enough, the fun begins when her boyfriend is found dead. Written by Christopher S. Bultman <meatmanmiller@mail.utexas.edu>
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serial killer | unknown killer | mysterious killer | dream | female artist |Taglines:
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Country:
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1 October 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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David: It's not this place, Kay, for Christ's sake. It's those damn dreams of yours!
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Kay: It's this place... It makes my skin crawl.David: It's not this place, Kay, for Christ's sake. It's those damn dreams of yours!
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The film was classified in the UK as a video nasty and consequently was unavailable for many years. The initial video release was edited by 14 secs to shorten a pitchfork murder though the Vipco DVD release was passed uncut by the BBFC in 2001. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Very few of the original 'video-nasties' were actually good. This one was definitely not one of the good ones. My biggest disappointment came when I realised that the monster that is shown on the DVD menu only properly shows up in the last minute of the film. So DVD menus have ruined another film for me. Trailers ruin films too sometimes. Like Spiders (2000) told me the ending in the trailer. I hate that. Anyway if you manage to not see the monster before you watch the film then this may be a little better for you. The story bumbles along telling us of nightmares, isolation and killing. It was actually quite gory even though there were only five people to kill off. What also surprised me was that there was actually a bit of atmosphere - just not enough. It was a film of not enough; they just needed more of everything to make it average.