In Miami, Florida, biker gang leader Edward "Diablo" Santer is about to be executed for murder when he proclaims his innocence and vows revenge from the grave. When a mysterious biker comes to town during Spring Break festivities, leaving several teenagers electrocuted to death, some begin to suspect that Santer has made good on his promise.
Nicolas De Toth
Skip
Sarah Buxton
Gail
Rawley Valverde
Ronnie
Lance LeGault
Rev. Bates
Michael Parks
Doc Willet
John Saxon
Strycher
Ben Stotes
Al
Kristy Lachance
Lori
Gregg Todd Davis
Ralph
Yamilet Hidalgo
Trina
John Baldwin
Mad John
Luis Valderrama
Dawg
Fred Buch
Mayor Loomis
Debra Gallagher
Rachael
Turk Harley
Malcom
Christina Kier
Kimberly
Buffy Dee
Kimberly's 3rd Client
Tony Bolano
Diablo
Shana Rodman
1st Hitchiker
Donna Lee
TV Reporter
Teresa Maria Rojas
Hotel Maid
James Di Cuia
Demon Biker
Dan Fitzgerald
Prison Warden
Barry Schreiber
Desk Sergeant
Mitzi Lively
Student
Joe Del Campo
Cop in Cemetery
Jennifer Hingel
2nd Hitchiker
Earl L. Simpson III
Van Driver
Ferdie Pacheco
Football Jock
Bill Wohrman
Beach Cop
Greg Gerard Bernet
Kimberly's 2nd Client
Frank Logan
Kimberly's 1st Client
Lisa Vidal
Girl at Pool
Jennifer Coleman
Girl with Al
Tom Boykin
Fratter
Jay Amor
Boy on Beach
Michelle Lee Nahm
Girl on Beach
Kirk Alderman
College Guy
Sally Carlson
Howard Neu
Policeman
Rollin Jarrett
Cop (uncredited)
Stephen A. Maier
Beach Ball Boy (uncredited)
Kathleen Carrier'e Pefferkorn
College Girl (uncredited)
Bam Rubenstein
Biker Enforcer (uncredited)
Daniel Selby
Reggie (uncredited)
Director, Screenplay, Story
Umberto Lenzi
Director, Screenplay, Story
James Justice
Story
Vittorio Rambaldi
October 1, 2024
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**_Dynamic comic book slasher on the shores of southeast Florida_**
The execution of a motorcycle gang leader just north of Miami upsets his gang members and dead bodies start piling up during Spring Break. John Saxon plays the determined police chief while Sarah Buxton and Nicolas De Toth appear as college students particularly interested in taking down the killer.
“Nightmare Beach” (1989) was produced by the same Italian company that made “Primal Rage” a year earlier and so involves some of the same people in the production, including the heroine and the writers. Despite arriving late in the game, it ranks with the most entertaining slashers of the ’80s. It’s full of pizzazz with its rockin’ soundtrack, Spring Break setting, scores of beautiful females and the hammy motorcycle gang straight out of “The Warriors.”
The well-done whodunit angle features something interesting that can be traced back to "Night, After Night, After Night" from twenty years earlier, as well as “The Centerfold Girls” from 1974. I don’t want to say anything more.
Needless to say, it's an undeservedly obscure slasher. Seek it out and enjoy.
It runs 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot at Fort Lauderdale and North Miami Beach, Florida.
GRADE: A-
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00