Savage Water
VHS cover
Directed byPaul W. Kener
Written byKipp Boden
Produced byPaul W. Kener
StarringBridget Agnew
Ron Berger
Gil Van Waggoner
Pat Comer
Production
companies
Talking Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • July 11, 1979 (1979-07-11)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000[1]

Savage Water is a 1979 American thriller horror film[2][3] co-produced and directed by Paul W. Kener and written by Kipp Boden.[4] It stars Bridget Agnew, Ron Berger, Gil Van Waggoner, Pat Comer, Dewa DeAnne, Gene Eubanks, Kener, and Clayton King.

Premise

A group of people are vacationing in the Grand Canyon, where they paddle through the Colorado River on a white water rafting tour run by a man named Dave Savage. As the trip goes on, the vacationers fall prey to a mysterious killer.[2][3]

Cast

  • Gil Van Waggoner as Dave Savage[5]
  • Ron Berger as Doc Rogers
  • Bridget Agnew as JoAnne
  • Clayton King as Mike
  • Mike Wackor as Fry
  • Pat Comer as Darrell
  • So Mickelson as Ivy
  • Rashad Javeri as Mahomad
  • Dawn DeAnne and Dewa DeAnne as Susie
  • Valerie Kittel as Rhonda
  • Gene Eubanks as Doug Farris
  • Doug Jones as Dean Farris
  • Doug Warr as Leo
  • Raymond H. Smith as Judge[5]

Production

Savage Water was filmed on location in the Grand Canyon and along the Colorado River in Utah,[6] between Lees Ferry and Lake Mead.[5] Filming also took place in the Cataract Canyon between the cities of Moab and Hite,[5] as well as at the Apache Motel in Moab[7] and the Sandy, Utah Court House.[5] Screenwriter Kipp Boden was an actual Utah river runner.[1]

Savage Water was the last of four films produced by director Paul W. Kener's company Talking Pictures, Inc.[8]

Music

The film's theme music was provided by Doug Warr, and Kener's wife Karen and her band the KC Classics performed the song "Sherrie", which is used in the film.[1]

Release

Savage Water premiered on July 11, 1979, at the Grand Cinema in Moab, Utah, on a double bill with The Wendigo, another film produced by Talking Pictures.[7]

Home media

In May 2013, the film was released on DVD by Vinegar Syndrome as a double feature with the 1971 film Death by Invitation.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Albright 2012, p. 312.
  2. 1 2 Budnik, Dan (February 10, 2011). "Savage Water (1979)". Bleeding Skull!. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Hunter, Rob (October 3, 2018). "The Best Offshore Horror Movies You've Never Seen". /Film. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Albright 2012, p. 311.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Jones, Betty (September 28, 1978). "Hill accountant's hopes tied to 'Savage Water'". The Hill Top Times. Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ D'Arc, James (2010). When Hollywood Came to Town: The History of Moviemaking in Utah. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1423605874.
  7. 1 2 "Double film premiere to be held in Moab". The Times-Independent. Moab, Utah. June 28, 1979. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  8. ↑ Albright 2012, p. 312, 319.
  9. ↑ "Savage Water + Death By Invitation". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Savage Water / Death by Invitation – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

Bibliography

  • Albright, Brian (2012). Regional Horror Films, 1958-1990: A State-by-State Guide with Interviews. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786472277.
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