{"id":73357,"date":"2021-06-26T09:30:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73357"},"modified":"2021-06-26T09:32:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T16:32:28","slug":"night-tide-1961","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73357","title":{"rendered":"Night Tide (1961)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Mora is quite dangerous to you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Poster-190x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Poster-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Poster-647x1024.png 647w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Poster-81x128.png 81w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Poster-171x270.png 171w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Poster.png 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA sailor on leave (Dennis Hopper) falls in love with a beautiful woman named Mora (Linda Lawson) who works for a carnival barker (Gavin Muir) as a sideshow mermaid attraction. When Johnny (Hopper) learns from a merry-go-round operator (Tom Dillon) and his granddaughter (Luana Anders) that Mora&#8217;s last two lovers have mysteriously died, he wonders if his own life may be in danger, and seeks input from a tarot card reader (Marjorie Eaton).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dennis Hopper Films<\/li>\n<li>Mermaids<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Sailors<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;peculiar low-budget, low-key horror-fantasy was the first commercial feature of former experimental filmmaker Curtis Harrington,&#8221; who later directed the GFTFF-listed titles <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=47874\"><em>Planet of Blood \/ Queen of Blood<\/em> (1966)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6366\"><em>What&#8217;s the Matter With Helen?<\/em> (1971)<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=25512\"><em>Who Slew Auntie Roo?<\/em> (1972)<\/a>. He points out that &#8220;the plot owes much inspiration to Val Lewton&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17043\"><em>Cat People<\/em><\/a>,&#8221; while &#8220;stylistically, it is obviously influenced by Cocteau&#8221; given that &#8220;in approach, the mood piece is a mix of the surreal (perhaps this is Hopper&#8217;s dream) and <em>avant-garde<\/em>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Mirror.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Mirror.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Mirror.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Mirror-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Mirror-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Mirror-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He concludes that while the film is &#8220;always interesting and the ending is satisfying,&#8221; it &#8220;could use a few jolts that would at least temporarily turn Hopper&#8217;s dream into a nightmare.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I disagree with Peary that this film is &#8220;always interesting.&#8221; While it&#8217;s atmospheric and strives hard to be intriguing, the dialogue is dull and it simply plods along. Hopper is presented as a man obsessively (perhaps stupidly) in love with a beautiful cipher: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Beath.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Beath.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Beath.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Beath-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Beath-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Beath-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; while Anders pines away too-obviously for Hopper (back up love interest, anybody?):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Anders.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Anders.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Anders.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Anders-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Anders-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Anders-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Captain Murdock&#8221; (Muir) is simply creepy (wait until you hear the bizarre exchange he has with a cigar-chomping, bare-chested masseuse). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Pounding.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Pounding.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Pounding.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Pounding-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Pounding-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Pounding-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Writer\/director Harrington had amazing access to prime location shooting spots (I felt a ton of nostalgia for my home town of Santa Monica), but the storyline doesn&#8217;t do them justice.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine location shooting in Santa Monica and Venice<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Carousel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Carousel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Carousel.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Carousel-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Carousel-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Carousel-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-SM-Beach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-SM-Beach.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-SM-Beach.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-SM-Beach-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-SM-Beach-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-SM-Beach-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Docks.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Docks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Docks.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Docks-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Docks-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Docks-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography2.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Night-Tide-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; you can skip this one. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0055230\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/84967\/night-tide#articles-reviews?articleId=332312\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=908\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/55042\/nite-tide-remastered-edition\/\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Mora is quite dangerous to you.&#8221; Synopsis: A sailor on leave (Dennis Hopper) falls in love with a beautiful woman named Mora (Linda Lawson) who works for a carnival barker (Gavin Muir) as a sideshow mermaid attraction. When Johnny (Hopper) learns from a merry-go-round operator (Tom Dillon) and his granddaughter (Luana Anders) that Mora&#8217;s last two lovers have mysteriously died, he wonders if his own life may be in danger, and seeks input from a tarot card reader (Marjorie Eaton)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73357\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73357"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73377,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73357\/revisions\/73377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}