Night tideis a remarkably warm and compassionate horror film. Night tide is a 1961 american horror film written and directed by curtis harrington and starring dennis hopper. In the next ten years he made a name in television, and by the end of the 1960s had. Night tide will make its regional theater debut july 2020 at the towle theater in hammond, in. Johnny dennis hopper is a sailor on leave attending a carnival side show. Find our releases at record stores and digitally for the cyber minded. Night tide commences on the extraordinary aquatic setting of santa monica pier as a young, trim sailor, john johnny drake dennis hopper, in one of his first roles ever takes in the arcades as waves splash underneath and the sound of seagulls fills the air. On leave in a shore side town, johnny becomes interested in a young dark haired woman.
Not so much of a narrative resemblance, but it almost feels like an early independent film, notably sparse and melancholic. Curtis harringtons night tide on kino lorber bluray slant. Its a val lewtonesque romance tinged with horror, set in a wonderfully spooky seaside town. Powerhouse films has detailed the release of director curtis harringtons atmospheric horror, night tide 1961, on a 4k bluray limited edition. Presented by nicolas winding refn in a new 4k restoration, curtis harringtons acclaimed fantasythriller, featuring dennis hopper the last movie in his first starring role, is an offbeat classic of american cinema. Cameron also costarred in his subsequent film night tide 1961 with dennis hopper. Night tide 1961 thriller full movie watch online download subtitles searcher. Jan, 2014 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. A short film about the actress and artist cameron who used just her surname. Night tide commences on the extraordinary aquatic setting of santa monica pier as a. Night tide on dvd 014381592825 from image ent directed by curtis harrington.
Night tide, a new musical inspired by the 1961 mysterythriller b movie, tells the kitschy and compelling tale of johnny drake, a lonely naval sailor. He would go on to direct the minor cult items whats the matter with helen. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. A modest little film noir about a sailor falling for a sideshow mermaid who may or may not be the real item. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The 34 year old directors script was finally produced in 1960 and premiered as night tide at the spoleto film festival in 1961. With dennis hopper, linda lawson, gavin muir, luana anders. The nonanamorphic presentation was quite good for its time and made for a nice upgrade, even if its been left in the dust now. Dennis lee hopper may 17, 1936 may 29, 2010 was an american actor, filmmaker, photographer, and artist. Harrington pictured below in a rather tasty shirt was an extraordinary film maker, one who made the journey from low budget experimental cinema to low budget commercial cinema and back, bringing his philosophical, sexual and occult preoccupations along with him. Sailor johnny dennis hopper falls in love with sideshow mermaid, mora linda lawson. As he enjoys his first shore leave exploring the boardwalks, tiki bars, and beach parties of a spooky seaside town, johnny meets mora, a seductive and mysterious young woman who works in the. Night tidewas director curtis harringtons first feature length movie after several wellreceived shorts in the 50s, and its arguably his best movie. Night tide 1961 official trailer mubi curated by hedi slimane.
Night tide is a fascinating film that conjures a strange, uncommon aura that evokes great mystery as well as the opportunity for horror. It stands for beauty in electronic sound and international collaboration between musicians and analogue photographers. Night tide 2007 cast and crew while on shore leave, sailor johnny drake dennis hopper becomes enamored of mora linda lawson, a young woman who works as a mermaid at a sideshow attraction. Presented in a meticulous new digital restoration from the original camera negative and a finegrain master, curtis harringtons surreal thriller night tide stars dennis hopper as a young sailor who answers the treacherous siren call of a. Night tide is a 1961 film about a mysterious woman who is suspected to be a killer mermaid. Below are hedi slimanes picks, with film selections varying in each country. Thanks to filmgroup, roger cormans distribution company, the movie reached american theaters in 1963.
Its shot like a grand noir film but also has a wonderful dexterity in its cinema and has the novelty of featuring a. Much of night tide is shot in daylight, adding to the feeling of mounting dread on the picturesque pier. The film was restored by the academy film archive in 2007. Its a film about feeling alone, and then falling into anything, no matter how dangerous, that makes you feel like youre wanted. Writerdirector curtis harrington does an admirable job working around the severe budget limitations of the 1961 psychological chiller night tide. A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman, performing as a mermaid at the local carnival but soon suspects she might be a real mermaid, luring men to their death. The film is more romance than horror, more naive than naughty, and more innocent than erotic. He attended the actors studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared alongside james dean in rebel without a cause 1955, and giant 1956. Its shot like a grand noir film but also has a wonderful dexterity in its cinema and has the novelty of featuring a very young dennis hopper as the lead.
He soon comes to suspect the girl might be a real mermaid, who draws men to a watery death during the full moon. Jan 07, 2020 the first decent release of night tide arrived on laserdisc in 1998, followed a year later by a dvd from image entertainment featuring identical contents. One of harringtons most accessible films, night tide is less a horror movie than a beautifully despairing love poem of missed opportunity. Costarring gavin muir as captain samuel murdock, night tide is a surreal stroll alongside the beach. This is an enjoyable movie and im rating this a 5 star release.
It might not be for everybodys tastes as, clocking in at a brisk 85 minutes, it is fairly succinct and obviously very low budget. Trailer night tide by curtis harrington 1961 youtube. If youre still not sure, post a question to the forum. He had jut finished a part in giant and was well on his way to stardom. Night tide has the trappings of a lowbudget horror film, but its better seen as a love story with unusual complications, a fitting and worthwhile tribute to the haunting poem that inspired it, edgar allan poes annabel lee. He falls in love with a woman named mora who performs as a mermaid in a cheap boardwalk. While night tide seems to fit the bill, with its 35mm negative badly shrunk and rendered unprintable, whats surprising is that its a lot more understated than its steamy, watery premise might suggest. Temptress from the sea loving killing on leave in a shore side town, johnny becomes interested in a. In night tide, dennis hopper plays a young sailor named johnny. Night tide 1961 dennis hopper in night tide 1961 night tide 1961 dennis hopper in. Dennis hopper, linda lawson, gavin muir production company.
Taylor, karen and the rest of the tide team were phenomenal in making the festival the best experience possible. Cinematography vilis lapenieks production design paul mathieson film editor jodie coplan original music david raksin produced by aram katarian. Honestly, its amazing that this film works as well as it does. Lets set aside the incongruity of a movie company trying to sell a teenoriented horror flick on the basis that it was an arthouse film in the french tradition made by an underground artist. Miskatonic university hpl films yankee classic pictures. He is also the cofounder of wet gate, which uses only found footage and 16mm film projectors to create a live cinema collage performance, sampling the sound from the film tracks in real time, as well as mono pause, a longrunning situationist rock. This is an excellent release for this movie and fans of independent movies and independent science fictionfantasy in particular will want to own this. No ordinary cult film, night tide covers a variety of different waterfronts.
Overview of night tide, 1963, directed by curtis harrington, with dennis hopper, linda lawson, gavin muir, at turner classic movies. By the way, while night tide was first shown at the 1961 venice film festival, it wasnt officially released in the u. Jan 26, 2020 under whatever auspices, we can only be grateful for the reemergence of night tide. Shown at the venice film festival in 1961, the film did not secure a u. Night tide has been characterized as a horror film, but it isnt, not really. Luana anders, gavin muir, linda lawson, dennis hopper. Staring linda lawson, luana anders and dennis hopper.
Seen today, night tide is both a lovely mood piece and a look back at a peculiar moment in american moviemaking, and either way a bit of lowcost enchantment. This harrington production consciously owes more to poes annabel lee than the fall of the house of usher, as the film is firstly a poem of quiet longing. Night tide remains one of the most influential indie horror films of the 1960s, launching the career of director curtis harrington and helping establish dennis hopper as one of cult cinemas most eclectic leading men. Documentary film about a neighbourhood next to the newly build 5star football stadium in donetsk, ukraine and its social and spacial contrasts. Writerdirector curtis harrington does an admirable job working around the severe budget limitations of the 1963 psychological chiller night tide. Like most of the filmgroupamerican international pictures titles, night tide had fallen into the public domain, spawning numerous dvd editions the best of these being the special edition from image entertainment, but kinos new bluray is easily the best of the bunch, using a recent restoration by the academy film archive as the transfer. Night tide has been newly remastered in 1080p hd with an aspect ratio of 1. Unabridged based on the random house unabridged dictionary, random house, inc.
He is also the cofounder of wet gate, which uses only found footage and 16mm film projectors to create a live cinema collage performance, sampling the sound from the film tracks in real time, as well as mono pause, a longrunning. Because i listen to the roar of the sea and it speaks to me like a mothers voice. The jazzy score from accomplished conductor and composer david raksin laura is one of the film s finest points and adds something to the mood that again resists night tides classification as a horror film. Night tide is ostensibly a horror film, but its more complex than that. If you like to get search results as rss after search, click on icon at bottom. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. A stunning, atmospheric, darkly beautiful film noir. Drake is still captivated by the mysterious woman, however, and begins to. Night tide received its world premiere staged reading on february 6th, 2016, at the producers club in new york city. A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman, performing as a mermaid at the local carnival. Extras include the theatrical trailer talk about a tough film.
Night tide is a 1961 thriller film, written and directed by curtis harrington and starring dennis hopper. She actually believes that she really is a mermaid who is destined to murder men on the night of a full moon. They meet and he learns that she plays a mermaid in the local carnival. Jul 17, 2017 inspired by the bmovie of the same title, night tide tells the kitschy and compelling tale of johnny drake, a lonely naval sailor. Night tide is a cross continental label founded by eluize in 2016 between berlin and adelaide. I borrowed this film from netflix dvd about ten years ago, based on recommendations from some talk board or other. The film is conventional compared to director curtis harringtons impressionistic and justifiably wellregarded shorts, but it affirms his gift for establishing an atmosphere that comments gracefully on his characters desires and. Horror fantasies come not every so often, but night tide was not really just for me.
While enjoying his first shore leave in a spooky, rundown seaside resort town, he meets mora, a seductive and mysterious young woman who performs as a mermaid in the sideshow. The witch who came from the sea curtis harringtons. An odd lowbudget independent film from 1961 starring a very young dennis hopper in his first starring role as johnny drake, a sailor who falls in love with mora, a mysterious woman in sideshow mermaid act on the santa monica pier. While vilis lapenieks little shop of horrors, queen of blood is credited as the cinematographer, harrington later revealed that.
For once, dennis hopper plays a fairly normal guy in curtis harringtons night tide night tide 1961, directed by curtis harrington from his own script. Sailor johnny dennis hopper falls in love with carnivalgirl mora linda lawson, despite warnings that mora is a jinx who has brought about the deaths of two previous suitors. Although i regrettably couldnt attend this time around, they were very prompt, personable, and professional in their communication and made sure that every film received an equal amount of support and promotion. It was filmed in 1960, premiered in 1961, but was held up from general release until 1963. Its also most likely the best film ive seen on the. Mastered in hd from 35mm film elements restored by the academy film archive, with support from the film foundation and curtis harrington. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing night tide near you.
F ew films capture the mood of dashed sensual yearning that often greets summer nostalgia with the vivid acuity that distinguishes night tide. Shot in and around santa monica and venice beach in the beat cultures heyday, this poetic film brims with the atmosphere of bygone coffee houses and bongos on the shore. Watch night tide 1965 full movie free online streaming. He directed several avantgarde short films in the 1940s and 50s, including fragment of seeking, picnic, and the wormwood star a film study of the artwork of marjorie cameron.
View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. The score also helps solidify that we are watching a film shot smack in the middle of the beat movement in california. Its easy to have affection for night tide which achieves quite a bit with obviously. While on shore leave, sailor johnny drake dennis hopper becomes enamored of mora linda lawson, a young woman who works as a mermaid at a sideshow attraction. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. A documentary film about american manufacturing made by harrington for the united states information agency after night tide failed to land him the studio feature directing gigs he had hoped for, it for the most part follows the format of such films complete with shots of industrial workers and a sober narration, but makes interesting use of. Night tide bears some similarities to herk harveys carnival of souls, which was released the following year. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. The press kit proclaimed night tide as a unique american new wave thriller, and went on to enumerate harringtons work in experimental film.
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