The Skydivers

The Skydivers

Infobox Film
name = The Skydivers


caption =
imdb_id = 0057507
producer = Anthony Cardoza
director = Coleman Francis
writer = Coleman Francis
starring =Kevin Casey
Eric Tomlin
Anthony Cardoza
Marcia Knight
Titus Moede
Keith Walton
Paul Francis
Jimmy Bryant
Harold Saunders
music = Stock music
cinematography = Austin McKinley
Lee Strosnider
editing = Bob Lusby
distributor = Crown International Pictures
released = November 13, 1963 (USA)
runtime = 75 min.
language = English

"The Skydivers" is a 1963 film directed by Coleman Francis. It stars Kevin Casey as Beth, Eric Tomlin as Joe, Anthony Cardoza as Harry, and Marcia Knight as Suzy. The film contains performances by influential Nashville guitarist Jimmy Bryant.

After being forgotten for three decades it got a second life in 1994, serving the basis for a "Mystery Science Theater 3000" episode (during which Dr Forrester describes it as like "" without the lucid plot"). At one point, the film was the lowest-rated of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

Plot summary

At a tiny airfield in a small, dusty California town, husband and wife team Harry and Beth run a jump school. Harry rebukes his old girlfriend Suzy, who hooks up with his fired mechanic Frankie to seek revenge. Meanwhile Beth is carrying on with the new mechanic, Joe. Lots of people jump out of planes throughout, while various weird characters mooch around.

The film ends with a curiously grim credit sequence of star names and head shots, but no music.

Alternative titles

"The Skydivers" is also known as "Fiend from Half Moon Bay" and "Panic at Half Moon Bay".

DVD releases

* The "MST3K" version of the film (accompanied by the uncut version, included as a bonus feature) was released by Rhino Home Video as part of the "Collection, Volume 1" DVD set.

External links

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