Cruise Into Terror Explained

Director:	Bruce Kessler
Starring:	Dirk Benedict John Forsythe Frank Converse Christopher George Lynda Day George Jo Ann Harris Lee Meriwether Ray Milland
Music:	Gerald Fried
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Producer:	Douglas S. Cramer Aaron Spelling
Editor:	Dennis Virkler John Wright
Cinematography:	Arch Dalzell
Runtime:	100 minutes
Company:	Aaron Spelling Productions
Network:	ABC

Cruise Into Terror is a 1978 American made-for-television^[1] horror film directed by Bruce Kessler.^[2] The film originally premiered February 3, 1978 on ABC.^[3] The all-star supporting cast features (in alphabetical order) Dirk Benedict, Frank Converse, John Forsythe, Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Lee Meriwether, Ray Milland, Hugh O'Brian, Stella Stevens, Roger E. Mosley, and Marshall Thompson.

Plot

A commercial pleasure ship, cruising near the Gulf of Mexico, brings aboard a sunken Egyptian sarcophagus which contains the son of Satan.

Cast

• Dirk Benedict as Simon Mclane
• Frank Converse as Matt Lazarus
• John Forsythe as Reverend Charles Mather
• Christopher George as Neal Barry
• Lynda Day George as Sandra Barry
• Jo Ann Harris as Judy Haines
• Lee Meriwether as Lil Mather
• Ray Milland as Dr. Isiah Bakkun
• Hugh O'Brian as Captain Andrews
• Stella Stevens as Marilyn Magnesun
• Roger E. Mosley as Nathan
• Marshall Thompson as Bennett

Notes and References

1. Web site: Churchill . David . So Bad It's Good?: Cruise Into Terror (1978) . Critics at Large . 26 September 2020.
2. Web site: Cruise into Terror (1978) . The Terror Trap . 26 September 2020.
3. News: Previewing Three TV Movies: 'Deadman's Curve' on CBS. Feb 3, 1978. Los Angeles Times. e19.