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Night Tide

Play trailer Poster for Night Tide 1961,  1h 24m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 86% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 52% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
86% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
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. But for Mora it's no act. She actually believes that she really is a mermaid who is destined to murder men on the night of a full moon. Drake is still captivated by the mysterious woman, however, and begins to suspect that her boss, Capt. Murdock (Gavin Muir), may have something to do with Mora's murderous thoughts.

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Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Nov 12, 2020
Harrington, who would go on to be known as an ideological successor of George Cukor due to his ability to work with a host of egotistical divas throughout his exciting career, proved to possess an exciting flair for genre even from this first effort. Go to Full Review
Eve Tushnet Patheos Oct 23, 2020
The dialogue is perfunctory, and both Hopper and his love interest seem to drop each line with a clunk... Go to Full Review
C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore May 1, 2019
4/5
This mythological horror explores how far a person will go to ensure they remain connected to those for whom they care deeply, even to wildly unhealthy and dangerous lengths. Go to Full Review
Christopher Long Movie Metropolis Nov 5, 2013
8/10
The film is so deftly crafted ... that the creaks in the screenplay don't show too glaringly. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews May 9, 2010
A-
As a chiller, it's top-notch. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 16, 2005
3/5
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Poe S Apr 16, 2019 Frustrating ~ Blobbo keep waiting Hopper learn to act. No such luck. This just boring-bad.
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Cast & Crew

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Curtis Harrington

Director

Dennis Hopper

Johnny Drake

Linda Lawson

Mora

Gavin Muir

Capt. Samuel Murdock

Luana Anders

Ellen Sands

Tom Dillon

Merry-Go-Round Operator

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Night Tide

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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. But for Mora it's no act. She actually believes that she really is a mermaid who is destined to murder men on the night of a full moon. Drake is still captivated by the mysterious woman, however, and begins to suspect that her boss, Capt. Murdock (Gavin Muir), may have something to do with Mora's murderous thoughts.
Director
Curtis Harrington
Producer
Aram Kantarian
Screenwriter
Curtis Harrington
Production Co
Phoenix Film Partners
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 2, 2019
Runtime
1h 24m
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