Honeymoon Horror

"Honeymoon Horror" is a 1982 horror/slasher film directed by Harry Preston.

Plot

On an island retreat, an accidental fire leaves Elaine's (Cheryl Black) husband horribly burnt and presumably dead, after he learns that she has been having an affair.

One year later, she marries her lover and turns the island retreat into a popular resort for newlyweds called Lover's Island where three newlywed couples have come to celebrate their honeymoon. But when a hideously scarred madman shows up and begins killing the blushing brides, Elaine and the remaining victims struggle to survive ...until they shockingly learn the killer's true identity.

Trivia

Taking an original idea by L.L. Carney, director 'Harry Preston' wrote the script under the name of 'Deanne Kelly' .

Shot in two weeks at the Austin Patio Dude Ranch in Grapevine, Texas, filming was constantly interrupted by jets flying directly overhead - the Dude Ranch was built at the head of DFW Airport's main landing strip.

Made in 1982, this was one of the very first Direct to Video films purchased by Sony Home Video and released to the then brand new Video Rental Markets. To this day, this film is unavailable on DVD or sell through VHS and it grossed for Sony, in the rental markets alone world wide -- over $22 million dollars. They bought it for $50,000 from the Texas film makers.

According to director Harry Preston, quoted in 2008, "it would have been nice to have a piece of the action considering the purported returns worldwide. It is still a DREADFUL film because it was edited by Bill Pecchi who didn’t know shit from beans about editing, and even less about acting (he was the sheriff) so all things considered, the only claim to fame for me personally is the fact that this was the film that convinced me finally to quit directing (as I did in 1991) and confine my creative urges to writing books."

The cameo role of 'Deputy' was played by Jerry Meagher, owner and operator of a chain of North Texas and Oklahoma theaters, including the Chateau. Another of Meagher's theaters, the 183 Drive-In, is featured in Errol Morris's film The Thin Blue Line.

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