I have never considered Beverly Garland to be "smokin' hot" but in this film practically everyone does! Heck, again and again she is raped or practically raped by slobbering perverts and by the end of the film she has a new man in her life. Unfortunately, the film totally sucks--and not just because they try to convince us that Garland is like a pork chop in a pack of hungry wolves!
The film begins with Garland married to an abusive man. He's cruel, jealous, vicious and a step away from killing her. When this dirt-bag disappears from her life, you'd think she be thrilled but she spends much of the film looking for him! Lady--this guy is vile and you're better off without him! Later in the film, she learns that he'd lied about his past. Following some clues, she goes to a Deliverance-like town where the husband grew up and she is constantly trying to understand why he became the man he was. However, in the process, she is practically raped by one of her husband's old "friends" and yet she continues to hang around him or at least not call for help when he keeps attacking her. Eventually, she can't stop him and she is raped on top of a grave--while the husband watches!!!! Yet, her response is to go back home and wonder what made the men act that way!!! In fact, repeatedly throughout the film, Garland seems dumber than a can of tuna and even tries to reconcile with the husband!!! Until she FINALLY wakes up at the end of the film, she is bounced around like a brain-dead pinball. And, in the process, she takes off much of her clothes, there's talk about rape and sexual sadism and it's all a very trashy and stupid mess. This is like a film for sickos where they edited out all the really explicit stuff, so even pervs won't enjoy the mess.
The only ones who might enjoy it are bad movie fans or anyone who might have Beverly Garland and want to see her embarrass herself!! Yes folks, it's THAT bad!! By the way, if you don't know who Garland is, she is a very familiar face to TV, having played Steve Douglas' wife on "My Three Sons" and on such other shows as "Port Charles". All in all, she had almost 200 credits to her long career...yet I bet she NEVER could live down or forget STARK FEAR!!!
The film begins with Garland married to an abusive man. He's cruel, jealous, vicious and a step away from killing her. When this dirt-bag disappears from her life, you'd think she be thrilled but she spends much of the film looking for him! Lady--this guy is vile and you're better off without him! Later in the film, she learns that he'd lied about his past. Following some clues, she goes to a Deliverance-like town where the husband grew up and she is constantly trying to understand why he became the man he was. However, in the process, she is practically raped by one of her husband's old "friends" and yet she continues to hang around him or at least not call for help when he keeps attacking her. Eventually, she can't stop him and she is raped on top of a grave--while the husband watches!!!! Yet, her response is to go back home and wonder what made the men act that way!!! In fact, repeatedly throughout the film, Garland seems dumber than a can of tuna and even tries to reconcile with the husband!!! Until she FINALLY wakes up at the end of the film, she is bounced around like a brain-dead pinball. And, in the process, she takes off much of her clothes, there's talk about rape and sexual sadism and it's all a very trashy and stupid mess. This is like a film for sickos where they edited out all the really explicit stuff, so even pervs won't enjoy the mess.
The only ones who might enjoy it are bad movie fans or anyone who might have Beverly Garland and want to see her embarrass herself!! Yes folks, it's THAT bad!! By the way, if you don't know who Garland is, she is a very familiar face to TV, having played Steve Douglas' wife on "My Three Sons" and on such other shows as "Port Charles". All in all, she had almost 200 credits to her long career...yet I bet she NEVER could live down or forget STARK FEAR!!!