A Great Movie
Many years ago, I saw Night Tide on one of our local weekly Sat. afternoon horror movie matinees.
Unfortunately, I only saw part of the movie, and didn't know what the title was.
For years, I thought about the film and the wonderful atmosphere that it possessed.
A couple years ago, I decided to see if I could find out what the title of the movie was.
I Googled the name of the TV show that I had seen it on.
This lead me to a website where someone had catalogued the names of all the movies that had played on the Sat. afternoon series.
By Googling several of the most likely movie titles, I was able to figure out that the film was Night Tide.
The broadcast that I had seen was on May 31, 1980, almost exactly 28 years ago to the day that I write this.
I immediately ordered a DVD (The Milestone Collection) of the movie and finally saw the complete film.
There were a number of aspects that attracted me to this movie.
It was in black and white and from a simpler time, the 1960s.
The setting, the Santa Monica Pier and it's merry-go-round and white clapboard buildings, was mysterious.
The neighborhood in Venice, CA where Dennis Hopper and Cameron walked through was intriguing. I believe that neighborhood now consists of condos. Too bad.
The carnival scenes were filmed in Long Beach, I believe. The lighting and photography make these scenes attractive. (Every time I walk through the carnival section of our State Fair, I think of Night Tide!!)
I am very intrigued by Cameron. There is not a lot of information on her that I can find. I know that I read in another thread on this board that there was a documentary about her that was withdrawn due to legal problems.
Does anyone know of a website or a book that discusses her?
The scene in the Blue Grotto was very mysterious too.
I enjoyed the performances of Dennis Hopper, Luana Anders, Gavin Moore, Marjorie Eaton and Cameron. I think that Linda Lawson was very good as Mora.
There are many other interesting aspects to this film.
It is one of my all-time favorites.
Too bad that it is rarely seen on television.