The Haunting of Seacliff Inn is a 1994 American made-for-television mystery film starring Ally Sheedy and William R. Moses. It was written by Walter Klenhard and Tom Walla and directed by Klenhard. The film originally aired on USA Network on September 22, 1994.
| The Haunting of Seacliff Inn | |
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| Genre | Drama Horror Mystery |
| Written by | Walter Klenhard Tom Walla |
| Directed by | Walter Klenhard |
| Starring | Ally Sheedy William R. Moses Lucinda Weist Tom McCleister Maxine Stuart |
| Music by | Shirley Walker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Michael Scott |
| Producer | Timothy Marx |
| Production locations | Mendocino, California Camarillo, California |
| Cinematography | Rohn Schmidt |
| Editor | M. Scott Smith |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Production companies | Timothy Marx Productions MCA Television Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | USA Network |
| Release | September 22, 1994 |
Plot
editA couple starts to live in strange and scary situations when they move to an old house in a seaside town.
Cast
edit- Ally Sheedy as Susan Enright
- William R. Moses as Mark Enright
- Lucinda Weist as Sara Warner
- Tom McCleister as John
- Maxine Stuart as Lorraine Adler
- Shannon Cochran as Sheriff Tomizack
- Louise Fletcher as Dorothy O'Hara
- Jay W. MacIntosh as Caroline
- James Horan as Jeremiah Hastings
Reception
editTV Guide gave it two out of four stars, stating: "Although not terribly scary, THE HAUNTING OF SEACLIFF INN unfolds in an effectively moody, slow-paced fashion. Much too chatty, it does offer logical explanations for the so-called "supernatural" events, and also cleverly insinuates the legend of Jeremiah and Olivia into the Enrights' own troubled marital history."[1] Tony Scott from Variety magazine wrote: "Sheedy plays her role with striking confidence, and Moses, who had a longtime run as Perry Mason’s associate Ken Malansky, gives his role a becoming sincerity. Maxine Stuart charmingly plays the former owner of the house, and Fletcher gives the story some surprising substance. The Mendocino house itself is a gem, and production designer Anthony Tremblay tries parlaying it into something frightening. Tech credits are good but the story’s not there. A ghost story’s disappointing if the blood runs thin, not cold."[2]
References
edit- ^ "The Haunting Of Seacliff Inn". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ Scott, Tony. "Review: 'The Haunting of Seacliff Inn'". Variety. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2017.