A flop at the time but it holds up - stunning locations, creepy atmosphere, perfect music. I know Ken Hannam was a pain on the set but I feel it's well directed. It's certainly beautifully shot.
Nick Tate's fashions are distracting - wacky cap, tight shorts. I think the film made a mistake with the shaggy dog twist of the teacher coming back... I get it's meant to be "oh, irony" but the film would've been better
I also think that it would've been better as a woman in peril movie - Nick Tate is very good (it's a well acted film) it just would've been scarier with someone less physically strong... the girl could have fallen for John Waters. All you would have lost is the Geraldine Turner sex scenes.
The cast is strong. Elizabeth Alexander is captivating as the girl. John Waters menacingly enigmatic, playing his guitar. Charles Tingwell, very dishevelled, is the enigmatic doctor - he should've had a secret. I liked creepy Max Cullen.
Another draft could have made this a minor classic. As it is, this is entertaining. And the finale with Waters killing his partner, their kid and himself has unbearable resonance today.
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