Cry for the Strangers

1982 "Violent Storms can unleash powerful forces, some calming... some deadly."
4.6| 1h37m| NR| en
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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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Wordiezett So much average
Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
James Hold 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.
Rainey Dawn "I'm A Cop, Not A Witch Doctor". ~ Chief WhalenDr. Brad Russell and his wife decide to movie to a nice little coastal town of Clark's Harbor. Seems like a nice place to live although some of the people aren't overly friendly it's still a seemingly alright place to live - it's beautiful and the house is nice. Soon enough one person turns up dead, then another - this happens every time a storm rolls in off the sea. There is an old Indian legend around time but as Chief Whalen says 'legends don't kill people'. Is it ghosts? Is it a crazy murderer? Or is it all a series coincidences?Very atmospheric: storms, fog, dark nights, suspenseful moments, murder. This one is a pretty darn good TV movie. I really enjoyed it. 8/10
sol ***SPOILERS*** Planing to stay at quiet and scenic Clark's Harbor for the summer psychiatrist Dr. Brad Russell and his wife Eline, Patrick Duffy & Cindy Pickett, are a bit taken back about how unfriendly everyone in the town is towards them; That from the police chief Whalen, Brian Keith,on down. It's not long that Brad & Elaine feel that the place is not for them and plan to got back home to Seattle. It's when Brad later spots a friend of his from Seattle there Glen Palmer, Lawrence Pressman, that he decides to stay. It's Glen's young son Robby, Shawn Carson, whom Brad was treating for his emotional problems back home that got him interested in staying. Not to continue to treat him but to find out what made Robby so normal almost overnight!It doesn't take long for Brad to realize that the once overactive and uncontrollable Robby is not as normal as he seems to be. It's for some strange reason the violent ocean storms that hit the town that seem to quite the boy down. Storms that seem to come out of nowhere and left those who aren't natives to Clark Harbor dead in their wake!So-so horror or supernatural made for TV movie with a double twist ending that instead of explaining what's been going on in it confuses the issue even more. People, or strangers considered by those living there, who moved into Cark Harbor over the last 30 or so years Brad finds out suffered horrible and in most cases unexplainable deaths. It's old man Riley, Jeff Corey, an nutty beachcomber in the town who warned the couple ,Brad & Elaine,to get out of town before they end up dead themselves. In his trying to warn the away Riley ended up dead himself.***MAJOR SPOILERS*** We finally find out what's been going in at Clark Harbor in the films Storm and wind swept final moments. It did have something to do with what happened to a person who's living there when he was a little boy which we saw at the very beginning of the movie. Something that had him searching for answers, that eventually ended up driving him insane, all his adult life! And in the end when the truth finally came out we in the audience as well as the cast of the movie were in for quite a shock!
notail99 Saw this on UK TV some years back - just as my interest in John Saul reached a peak.Not a bad film, really - considering the TV-movie limitations imposed on it - but not so great either.If you like John Saul give it a go - otherwise......don't bother.