Haunts of the Very Rich
Haunts of the Very Rich | |
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Genre | Drama Thriller |
Written by | T.K. Brown III William P. Wood |
Directed by | Paul Wendkos |
Starring | Lloyd Bridges Cloris Leachman Edward Asner Anne Francis Tony Bill Donna Mills Robert Reed Moses Gunn |
Music by | Dominic Frontiere |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Lillian Gallo |
Production locations | Miami Villa Vizcaya - 3251 S. Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida |
Cinematography | Ben Colman |
Editor | Fredric Steinkamp |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Production company | ABC Circle Films |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 20, 1972 |
Haunts of the Very Richis a 1972made-for-TVthriller,broadcast as anABC Movie of the Week.
Plot
[edit]A group of rich tourists and business people fly to a mysterious tropical resort, the Portals of Eden, hosted by Seacrist. There, they spend their time rela xing and being pampered in paradise. Following a powerful storm after their first night, the guests suddenly find themselves all alone, with dwindling food and water, without communication with the outside world, and abandoned by the resort staff. The guests discover they have each recently experienced a brush with death, and they try to determine what it means. Dave had had aheart attack.Ellen a fatal reaction to arabies vaccine.Annette was given unfamiliarsleeping pillsby her husband. Lyle and Laurie had been in acar accident.Reverend Fellows had drowned. Al reluctantly realizes he may have fallen down some stairs while drunk. Conditions continue to deteriorate and some come to believe that they are inHell.As time passes, they receive clues about their fate. First, aseaplanelands to answer their distress call and the pilot assures them he will send help, although he cannot take any of them to safety. The group is elated but Laurie is depressed because she recognizes the pilot as Johnny Delmonico, a singer who had been recently reported in the news as having died in a plane crash. A second seaplane arrives later and the pilot explains that the storm was a hurricane and he had been held up with urgent relief efforts. The guests happily pack their bags to leave but return to find the plane gone, although there had been no engine noise. They realize that in this Hell, they are repeatedly given hope then have it taken away. Dave finds his own hopes of life with Ellen dashed when his clingy wife appears, apparently having committedsuicidebecause she couldn't bear to be without him.
Cast
[edit]- Lloyd Bridgesas Dave Woodrough
- Cloris Leachmanas Ellen Blunt
- Edward Asneras Al Hunsicker
- Anne Francisas Annette Larrier
- Tony Billas Lyle Dugan
- Donna Millsas Laurie Dugan
- Robert Reedas Rev. John Fellows
- Moses Gunnas Seacrist
- Beverly Gill as Miss Vick
- Todd Martin as Harris
- Michael Lembeckas Johnny Delmonico
Production notes
[edit]Haunts of the Very Richwas filmed around theMiami, Floridaarea, with the resort scenes filmed atVilla Vizcaya.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Haunts of the Very RichatIMDb
- Film Threat Bootleg Files: "Haunts of the Very Rich"
- Film summary at Fandango
- 1972 television films
- 1972 films
- 1970s psychological thriller films
- ABC Movie of the Week
- ABC Motion Pictures films
- Films shot in Miami
- Films directed by Paul Wendkos
- American psychological thriller films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
- American thriller television film stubs
- Psychological thriller film stubs