Savage Beach

"Someone won't get out of this alive!"

1989 1h 32m EN

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★4.5TMDB · 67

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Synopsis

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Donna and Taryn are federal drug enforcement agents based in the Hawaiian isles. Upon the success of a drug bust, they receive a call from Shane Aviation to fly an emergency package of vaccine from Molokai to Knox Island. Unbeknownst to them, Philippine representative Martinez has convinced Captain Andreas to use a reconnaissance satellite to locate a sunken ship laden with gold that the Japanese had pilfered during World War II. Meanwhile, a storm forces Donna and Taryn to land their plane on a remote island which harbors the gold. The hijinks ensue when they are joined by a host of nefarious types who have learned of the gold’s location.

“Someone won't get out of this alive!”

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Cast

Dona Speir
Donna
Hope Marie Carlton
Taryn
John Aprea
Captain Andreas
Bruce Penhall
Bruce Christian
Rodrigo Obregón
Martinez
Michael Mikasa
Japanese Warrior
Michael J. Shane
Shane Abilene
Dann Seki
Admiral Kenji Inada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andy Sidaris
Writers: Andy Sidaris
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Bullets, Bombs, and Babes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andy Sidaris, shot by Howard Wexler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gary Stockdale. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Haight shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dona Speir and Hope Marie Carlton and John Aprea carry the top of the cast.

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AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Someone won't get out of this alive!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andy Sidaris directs. Howard Wexler behind the camera. Gary Stockdale scores. Michael Haight cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
3Part of the "Bullets, Bombs, and Babes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Andy Sidaris, shot by Howard Wexler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gary Stockdale. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Haight shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dona Speir and Hope Marie Carlton and John Aprea carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Someone won't get out of this alive!".
9IMDB entry: tt0098257 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 67 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "gold", "hawaii", "bikini", "sexploitation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Howard Wexler
Original score: Gary Stockdale
Editing: Michael Haight
Production design: Jimmy Hadder
Makeup / hair: Roseanne McIlvane
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Savage Beach (1989)

Part of

Bullets, Bombs, and Babes Collection

"Bullets, Bombs, and Babes" or "Bullets, Bombs, and Boobs" (BBB for short) is a series of B-movies produced between 1985 and 1998 by Andy Sidaris. All were action flicks featuring buxom gun-toting Playboy Playmates and Penthouse Pets with titles like Fit to Kill and Savage Beach. Most of Sidaris' "Triple B" series (later given the title L.E.T.H.A.L. Ladies) focused on the adventures of a team of secret agents and were mostly filmed in Hawaii. Several entries in the series were merely produced by him and were written and directed by others. Although the series featured recurring characters, continuity between films was not a priority and it was common for an actress who played a villain (and was killed off) in one film to re-appear in a subsequent film as a hero.