Pleasure Cove

Pleasure Cove
Genre	Comedy Drama
Written by	Lou Shaw
Directed by	Bruce Bilson
Starring	Tom Jones Constance Forslund Melody Anderson
Music by	Perry Botkin Jr.
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	David Gerber
Producer	Mel Swope
Production location	Santa Barbara, California
Cinematography	Jack Whitman
Editors	John Farrell J. Terry Williams
Running time	100 minutes
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Television David Gerber Productions Lou Shaw Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	January 3, 1979 (1979-01-03)

Pleasure Cove is a 1979 television film directed by Bruce Bilson and starring singer Tom Jones in his acting debut ^{[1] [2]} alongside Constance Forslund, Melody Anderson, Jerry Lacy, David Hasselhoff and Tanya Roberts. The film was intended to be a pilot for a potential television series to cash in on the popularity of series like Fantasy Island and Love Boat but was not picked up. It aired on NBC on January 3, 1979. ^[3]

Plot

The film follows the lives of staff and guests in a holiday island resort named Pleasure Cove. Raymond Gordon (Tom Jones) is a suave conman hiding in disguise at the resort run by manager Kim Parker (Constance Forslund) with whom he falls in love.

Cast

• Tom Jones as Raymond Gordon
• Constance Forslund as Kim Parker
• Melody Anderson as Julie
• Jerry Lacy as Chip Garvery
• Joan Hackett as Martha Harrison
• Harry Guardino as Bert Harrison
• Shelley Fabares as Helen
• David Hasselhoff as Scott
• Tanya Roberts as Sally
• Barbara Luna as Gail Tyler
• Ron Masak as Joe

References

1. "Pleasure Cove". The Indianapolis News. 9 August 1978. p. 15.
2. ""Looking Out My Window" by Tom Jones".
3. Todd, Catherine J. (1997-04-03). Making Waves. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN   9781444717372.

External links

• Pleasure Cove at The Internet Movie Database