Cry for the Strangers (1982)
The little coastal town of Clark's Harbor seems like the perfect place for psychiatrist Brad Russell and his wife to get a little peace and spend more time with each other. But the locals don't seem very friendly and every time a storm rolls in another mysterious death occurs... Could an ancient Indian legend of ghostly tribes and human sacrifice have anything to do with it?
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For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Excellent, Without a doubt!!
Patrick Duffy stars as a doctor who moves to a small town with his wife, where they experience strange events taking place and a sinister presence dwelling there. Seems like the entire town's out to get them. It's based on a novel by John Saul, known for his mixture of mystery, horror, and diabolical genres. Not a bad TV movie - has plenty of suspense and even some jump-out-at-you moments to keep you on the edge of your seat. The acting was a little cheesy at times, particularly that of the two children. But, the plot was well-paced and the overall movie was quite entertaining.Grade B
Overall plot is a rip-off of "The Fog." The special effects are lifted from Roger Corman-Vincent Price Poe movies (same shots of rolling clouds and lightning endlessly repeated). The two kids can't act; I think the boy was chosen because he could make his eyes real big. Duffy is surprisingly okay. Easy to figure out who's the villain, just look for who isn't around when things happen.
Boring early 80's ghost film. In the likes of "Poltergeist" this movie tried to copy the winning elements that made the fore-mentioned film a classic in the genre.Cheesy f/x, bad acting, and confusing scenes make this a terrible horror movie. The "strangers" appearance is a good moment as the scene is kind of creepy but then the movie fails to create scary moments. Watch "Poltergeist II" instead of this crap.Patrick Duffy is the best thing about it no doubt about it.2/10. At least it made a little effort.
Forgettable movie adaptation of a mediocre book by John Saul, an incredibly talented writer of atmospheric horrors/thrillers. Saul,A master of scary novels has some books that are as good or better then King. So-there comes the questions:1)why haven't more of his books been adapted to movies? and 2) why was the ONE book picked cry for the strangers?This story is big on atmosphere I'll give it that but aside from that I wouldn't say it's memorable in the least-and I have been a big fan of Saul. I never even made it fully through the book. The strange thing is, every other-or practically of saul's stories is better. So you gotta wonder:who on earth picked this one?The movie is just another thriller. I think more books should be adapted by Saul, a great writer on many levels. When I think of the great ones I think:"comes the blind fury","punish the sinners", and "The god project" to name a few. all of which would have made superb movies.