Savage Beach

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Savage Beach
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Promotional film poster
Directed by Andy Sidaris
Written byAndy Sidaris
Starring Dona Speir
Hope Marie Carlton
John Aprea
Bruce Penhall
CinematographyHoward Wexler
Edited byMichael Haight
Music byGary Stockdale
Distributed byMalibu Bay Films
Release date
  • October 1989 (1989-10)(USA)
Running time
92 minutes
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

Savage Beach is a 1989 action adventure film written and directed by Andy Sidaris and starring Dona Speir, Hope Marie Carlton, John Aprea, Bruce Penhall. It is the fourth installment in the Triple B film series.

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Plot

Two FBI agents are sent to the Philippines to deliver a much needed vaccine. Their mission runs into peril when they encounter Captain Andres who is trying to recover a fortune in gold lost during World War II. [1]

Cast

Release

Savage Beach was shown theatrically on October 13, 1989 in New York. [2] [3]

Reception

From contemporary reviews, "Lor." of Variety declared the film to be a "entertaining action pic" stating that "Filmmaker Andy Sidaris ensures that most of the action is campy fun with his oddball dialog and predilection for having the female cast strip in the least likely situations." concluding that "Action fans who favor a tongue-in-cheek approach will enjoy this one." [3]

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References

  1. "Savage Beach". TCM. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. "Extra Movie Timetables". New York Daily News . October 13, 1989. p. 48. Retrieved July 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Lor. 1991, p. 42.

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