A modern day updating of Treasure Island from the team of Pollexfen and Wisberg who wrote and produced many low budget films for Edward Small.
Dawn Addams is Jim Hawkins, Tab Hunter is Ben Gunn, Porter Hall is Long John Silver, I think... that's the film's big problem it doesn't have a strong Long John figure.
The film smells cheap. It's badly directed. Hunter narrates (was this added after he was casst in Battle Cry?). THere's too much of his weak high pitched voice. No chemistry between Addams and Hunter. No atmosphere.
Really Hunter should have played Hawkins with Addams as a sexy stowaway. Or maybe just done better.
The story on paper sounds exciting but it's plodding and amateurish like bad AIP.
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