Horror

Island of Blood

Creative Film Makers

United States of America

English

Marie-Alise Recasner

Rick Dean

Ron Gardner

Terence Goodman

Richard Helm

Jeanine Marie

Jared McVay

G. Rockett Phillips

Bari Suber

Steven Tash

Jimmy Williams

Jim Piper

Michael Stroka

William T. Naud

Thomas E. Spalding

Hari Ryatt

Merry Lowry-Donner

Pamela Scrape

Joel Goldsmith

**_Little known slasher about, you guessed it, victims stuck on an island with a slayer_**

A producer, director and seven cast members meet on a small isle off the coast of SoCal to make a movie, hosted by a curmudgeonly recluse. People immediately start dying in dubious ways. Who’s the killer and why is he or she murdering them?

“Island of Blood” (1982), also known as “Whodunit” and “Scared Alive,” is an obscure early 80’s slasher that starts well enough with a little droll humor and Bari Suber being notable on the feminine front as BJ (her only role as an actress). Marie-Alise Recasner is also effective as Donna. 

Unfortunately, there’s not enough human interest to hold one’s attention as the characters are cardboard. Worse, the second half devolves into dull chase/assault sequences in the dark and, mostly, inside a schoolhouse. The ending is quite good, however; a nice surprise.

The contemporaneous "Humongous" (1982) and “The Slayer” are better films of this ilk, as are the later “April Fool’s Day” (1986) and "American Gothic" (1987). By “ilk,” I mean slashers with the milieu of a remote island. "A Bay of Blood" (1971) is another example, although that’s set at a bay, yet similar enough.    

The flick runs 1 hour, 19 minutes, and was shot at Paradise Cove, Malibu (beach and island scenes), Dana Point Harbor (marina) and San Fernando Valley.

GRADE: C

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Marie-Alise Recasner

Rick Dean

Ron Gardner

Terence Goodman

Richard Helm

Jeanine Marie

Jared McVay

G. Rockett Phillips

Bari Suber

Steven Tash

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