This eco-horror film about a wealthy family gathering threatened by the local wildlife was a cinematic release but has a very TV movie feel about it. It's decently acted but not very scary.
Wildlife photographer Phil Pickett ( Sam Elliott ) is taking pictures in a polluted swamp when his boat is capsized by members of the wealthy Crockett family. Taken to the family mansion he meets crippled patriarch Jason ( Ray Milland ) who is determined to hold a party despite a number of deaths attributable to the local wildlife
Joan Van Ark ( as Karen Crockett )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
The blonde actress from New York was making her film debut after a number of TV appearances. TV eventually brought her lasting fame as Valene Ewing in Dallas and Knots Landing. Buoyed up by plastic surgery, she's still working at 74.
Judy Pace ( as Bella )
Sex : No
Death : It's implied that she's killed by birds
Judy was a well known TV actress particularly for Peyton Place. She appeared in many blaxploitation films in the seventies. She is now 75.
Lynn Borden ( as Jenny )
Sex : No
Death : Killed by a snapping turtle
Lynn was a former beauty contestant who appeared mainly in Westerns before a solid TV career. After shooting this film she became a keen collector of frogs. She died in 2015 aged 77.
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