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Without Warning

Heritage Enterprises Inc.

World Amusement Partnership #106

Filmways Pictures

United States of America

English

Tarah Nutter

Christopher S. Nelson

Jack Palance

Martin Landau

Sue Ane Langdon

Neville Brand

Cameron Mitchell

Darby Hinton

David Caruso

Kevin Peter Hall

Lynn Theel

Larry Storch

Ralph Meeker

Mark Ness

Burt Davis

Jeffrey Sudzin

Greydon Clark

Lyn Freeman

Steven R. Mathis

Daniel Grodnik

Paul Kimatian

Skip Steloff

Greg Cannom

Dean Cundey

Jack De Wolf

Joe Quinlivan

Dan Wyman

Alistair Mitchell

Curtis Burch

Bennett Tramer

Elois Jenssen

Scott Buttfield

Brenda Haverstock

Thomas Vanghele

Clyde E. Bryan

Brenda Weisman

Howard Herrington

Dylan Shephard

Matia Karrell

Hedy Dietz

Jean Clark

Julia Evershade

L. Steven Snyder

Woody Perkins

Mike Connors

Caren Singer

Jack Buehler

Earl Watson

Daniel Grodunk

Milton Spencer

Jefferson Richard

Haywood Perkins

Robert Dietz

**_Rural Southern California horror with Jack Palance and Martin Landau_**

Two teen couples in SoCal go out to a remote lake for some summer fun, but experience something horrific. The only people who believe their story are two local old men that aren’t quite right in the head (Jack Palance and Martin Landau). Christopher S. Nelson and Tarah Nutter play the two protagonists. 

"Without Warning" (1980) is an obscure horror flick that obviously influenced “Predator” (1987). Although “Predator” is technically the better film, I prefer this more modest production. It works up some quality spookiness along with an air of paranoia. 

As far as its f/x concepts go, it borrows from Star Trek’s “Operation - Annihilate” (1967) and “The Corbomite Maneuver” (1966), mixing in the geographical setting of “Tourist Trap” (1979) with elements of “Squirm” (1976). The inclusion of Palance and Landau as crazies also brings to mind the soon-to-come “Alone in the Dark” (1982).   

Whilst Tarah Nutter (Sandy) does well as the lead female, Lynn Theel (Beth) is notable in the feminine department.

Christopher S. Nelson plays a likable male protagonist and should have gone on to better things, but he was never able to breakout in the biz beyond TV work and minor movies.

My rating is kinda high for such a Grade ‘B’ horror that’s about 12-15 minutes too long, yet it delivers the goods by featuring the requisite staples in a respectable manner, including a moving piano-oriented score.

The film runs 1 hour, 29 minutes, and was shot at Paramount Ranch, Agoura, California (main location), and nearby Agoura Valley Inn (bar scene), as well as Malibu Creek State Park (lake).

GRADE: B-/B

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Tarah Nutter

Christopher S. Nelson

Jack Palance

Martin Landau

Sue Ane Langdon

Neville Brand

Cameron Mitchell

Darby Hinton

David Caruso

Kevin Peter Hall

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