Dir. Laurence Harvey
USA 1973 35mm Running Time: 85 min.
Laurence Harvey (The Manchurian Candidate) directed in, starred in
and co-produced this sordid tale that would become his last screen
appearance.
Now, Laurence Harvey had always seemed a little strange,
but I dont think anyone expected this a film whose ads consisted
of the tagline he killed more than he could eat. A teenager escapes
from a car crash and finds herself on Arrow Beach, where she
encounters a photographer (Harvey) and his sister.
They offer a room
for the
night, but she finds herself being stalked by the man, who
is seeking to prey on her flesh. It turns out he was marooned on a
desert
island during the Korean War, and was forced to eat the bodies
of is co-pilots
to survive.
He thus acquired the taste for human meat which
he has had to indulge ever since. All in all, a bizarre movie and
an even
more bizarre final appearance by Laurence Harvey.(Mikita
Brottman) Warner Brothers disowned the film, and other than a brief
stint
on the exploitation circuit in 1976, it has remained relatively
unseen,
despite its now legendary cult status.
Also stars a young
Meg Foster
(she of the weird eyes) as the hippie chick Havey wants
to turn into dinner. At CineMuerte 2000 Tender Flesh wowed audiences
to the point
where they exited the theatre singing the theme song in
unison:
Who can tell us why...why we have to die...
Kier-La Janisse