cruise into terror 1978

Cruise into Terror

Film details, brief synopsis, cast & crew, bruce kessler, dirk benedict, frank converse, john forsythe, christopher george, lynda day george, technical specs.

Evil emanates from an ancient sarcophagus brought aboard a pleasure cruise ship peopled by a predictably stellar TV cast. Originally this was to have been called "Voyage into Evil."

Jo Ann Harris

Lee meriwether.

Ray Milland

Hugh o'brian.

Stella Stevens

Hilary thompson.

Marshall Thompson

Ruben moreno, roger e mosley, alfeo bocchicchio, michael braverman, douglas s. cramer, arch r. dalzell, gerald fried, jeffrey hayes, michael s mclean, aaron spelling, dennis virkler, john wright, miscellaneous notes.

Aired in United States February 3, 1978

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Cruise Into Terror is a 1978 American made-for-television [1] horror film directed by Bruce Kessler . [2] The film originally premiered February 3, 1978 on ABC . [3] The all-star supporting cast features (in alphabetical order) Dirk Benedict , Frank Converse , John Forsythe , Christopher George , Lynda Day George , Lee Meriwether , Ray Milland , Hugh O'Brian , Stella Stevens , Roger E. Mosley , and Marshall Thompson .

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Cruise Into Terror

Dirk Benedict (Simon Mclane) John Forsythe (Reverend Charles Mather) Frank Converse (Matt Lazarus) Christopher George (Neal Barry) Lynda Day George (Sandra Barry) Jo Ann Harris (Judy Haines) Lee Meriwether (Lil Mather) Ray Milland (Dr. Isiah Bakkun) Roger E. Mosley (Nathan) Hugh O'Brian (Captain Andrews)

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An Egyptian sarcophagus that is cargo on a pleasure cruise ship has a secret - it contains the son of Satan, and its effects start to make the ship's passengers behave strangely.

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An Egyptian sarcophagus that is cargo on a pleasure cruise ship has a secret – it contains the son of Satan, and its effects start to make the ship’s passengers behave strangely.

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Cruise into terror.

Directed by Bruce Kessler

An Egyptian sarcophagus that is cargo on a pleasure cruise ship has a secret - it contains the son of Satan, and its effects start to make the ship's passengers behave strangely.

Dirk Benedict Frank Converse John Forsythe Christopher George Lynda Day George Jo Ann Harris Lee Meriwether Ray Milland Hugh O'Brian Stella Stevens Hilarie Thompson Marshall Thompson Ruben Moreno Roger E. Mosley

Director Director

Bruce Kessler

Producers Producers

Aaron Spelling Douglas S. Cramer

Writer Writer

Michael Braverman

Editors Editors

Dennis Virkler John Wright

Cinematography Cinematography

Archie R. Dalzell

Art Direction Art Direction

Paul Sylos Alfeo Bocchicchio

Set Decoration Set Decoration

Dennis Barton

Composer Composer

Gerald Fried

Aaron Spelling Productions

Alternative Titles

O Cruzeiro do Terror, Voyage Into Evil, Crucero infernal, Kultaisen sarkofagin kirous, La croisière maudite, Djevelsk terror, Cruzeiro Aterrador

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Review by Grant McLanaghan ★★½ 3

The Omen meets an Egyptian-curse storyline by way of The Love Boat and Jaws / The Deep . And there’s very much a disaster-movie vibe to this made-for-TV film, mainly due to the disparate characters (and their mini-storylines), who are played by a combination of old-school actors and up-and-comers.

A pleasure cruise (in what is effectively a glorified tugboat) to Mexico happens to sail close to a mooted submerged Egyptian archaeological site. Dr Isiah Bakkun (Ray Milland) is very excited about this, as are most of the other passengers. However, Rev. Charles Mather (John Forsythe) is convinced the Devil himself is concealed within one of the artefacts, namely a sarcophagus. Naturally, curiosity holds sway and when the ship breaks down, conveniently adjacent to…

Review by fulci420

Captain Andrews: You with one of the medical missions, doctor? Dr. Isiah Bakkun: Well no, I'm not that sort of a doctor, captain. My patients are beyond medical help. I'm an archaeologist. Captain Andrews: Take two aspirins and call me in a thousand years, is that it? Dr. Isiah Bakkun: You might say so, yes.

Sample dialogue from "Cruise into Terror".

After recently watching "City of the Living Dead" I realized I have seen a shitload of movies with Christopher George. Looking kind of like a dime store Dean Stockwell, this guy was a staple of 70's and early 80's genre fare, often appearing with his wife Linda Day("Piece"s,"Grizzly","Day Of The Animal's"). Looking through his filmography, one title stood out…

Review by Ronawl ★★½

Never be surrounded by ham handed river jockey’s. These waters aren’t made for ham handed river jockeys.

Review by GumballEvans ★★★★

A voyage with my exact kind of nautical nonsense. Set sail with a genuine hero, of course that hero being our captain. Broad chested, strong jawed, with immutable scruples. Along side him a bevy of sexy guys and gals, whose thirst for adventure is matched only by their thirst for sexual misconduct and want of ancient Egyptian knowledge. Those three factors creating a veritable triple Venn diagram, a Bermuda Triangle of lustful, diabolical behavior. This goulash leading to a cruise of sorts. A cruise with a destination? Into terror.

Review by John Wayne of the Internet ★½ 1

Seemed promising, but sans a couple really great scenes, was a real Cruise into Snooze.

Review by alexbarima ★★½

Everyone thought they were too sexy to die. Pretty great TV.

Review by sproshow ★★★

Smart, sexy, spooky, sinners who scuba

Less goofy than you’d think, with some surprisingly strong performances throughout.

Review by Sean M ★½

Week 13: Mar. 26-Apr. 1 70's Disaster Movie Week

Another year of 70's disaster movies and another shitty made for TV pile of shit.

Review by adelaideblair ★★★

If you've been paying attention at all, you will not be surprised that an Aaron Spelling produced tv-movie-of-the-week with an all-star cast about the SON OF SATAN ON A CRUISE SHIP would be my jam. Also, Stella Stevens.

Review by Pink⚸Meanie ★★½

Who knew the son of satan's sarcophagus would be so cute? Cozy TV thriller more focused on soap-drama than horror.

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Review by NedSparks ★★★★

One of the best bad movies ever- I loved when the preacher's hot wife got all horny and looked like she was going to have sex with the sarcophagus of the dwarf-child Satan! But I'll always be afraid of red lights in the night, as I now know they are the eyes of Satan or worse, I passed out twice during that scene and it was towards the beginning of the movie! I can barely breathe just thinking about it even now... Spoiler: the only black character is the first one to get killed.

Review by Joachim Andersson ★★½

A boat breaks down in the Mexican gulf and it's all thanks to SATAN! You see, the egyptians placed the Antichrist in a Sarcophagus and traveled to Mexico to hide it at the bottom of the ocean! Yes, made for tv meganonsense with an all star cast including Stella Stevens, Dirk Benedict, Christopher George with wife and John Forsyth as an alcoholic priest who of course will be redeemed just before the end credits. Not much edge here, just cozy tv-fun with a breathing sarcophagus and very mild horrorcontent.

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So bad it's good: cruise into terror (1978).

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Check out this Movie Podcast review of "Cruise into Terror." Great story about that terrifying Egyptian mumbling, audio clip included. http://blogs.e-rockford.com/registerstarpodcast/2011/04/11/what-we-watched-411-submarines-bad-tv-movies-and-more/

I remember seeing that film in the late '70s as a teen. I mainly remember a song about a woman named Jenny in the beginning and ending of the film, and that Jenny was the woman who was trying to convince the boat captain who had captured the beast to let him go. "Cut the cable," she pleads. I even taped some of the movie, including the song at the end (or maybe just the song at the end) with my portable cassette recorder with it's microphone! The whole film is on YouTube. The next time I'm at a computer with sound and I have the time, I'll watch it!

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