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Don't Go Near the Park poster
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MASTER SCORE 50.6 / 100
1979·Horror·1h 20m

DON'T GO NEAR THE PARK

“They were cursed to eternal life at the cost of their souls!”

In the prehistory of man, 12,000 years ago, two members of a superhuman tribe abuse the treasured secret of eternal youth. They use the methods of ritual cannibalism on the children of their own tribe and when discovered by the 'Queen' of the tribe, they are cursed to an eternity of old age with no chance to ever die. Now, in present day Los Angeles, their only hope to recapture eternal youth is the ritualistic sacrifice of a 16-year-old female virgin. Their existence is discovered by an investigative reporter and a young runaway child and this leads to an unexplained and terrifying confrontation

Above the Line
Lawrence David Foldes·DirectorLawrence D. Foldes·ScreenplayLinwood Chase·ScreenplayBilly Oakes·GripChris Ledesma·Original Music ComposerDan Perry·Editor
Cast
Aldo Ray·TaftMeeno Peluce·NickTammy Taylor·BondiBarbara Bain·Patty / Tra / Griffith's Wife / PetranellaRobert Gribbin·Mark / GarLinnea Quigley·Bondi's MotherChris Riley·CowboyLara Morann·Bondi at 8 YearsEarl Statler·GriffithCambra Foldes·Patty's Victim
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 2
Lawrence D. Foldes·DirectorEarl Statler·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Lawrence D. Foldes·ScreenplayLinwood Chase·ScreenplayLinwood Chase·Story
Camera· 5
Billy Oakes·GripBob Rich·Camera OperatorWoody Chase·Still PhotographerM. Marcos·Second Unit CinematographerC.S. Wally·Second Unit Cinematographer
Editing· 1
Dan Perry·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Chris Ledesma·Original Music ComposerSteve Fuji·Sound RecordistAnthony Salinas·Sound
Art & Design· 9
Robert A. Burns·Art DirectionDouglas J. White·Makeup EffectsDon Angier·Special Effects Makeup ArtistDouglas J. White·Special Effects Makeup ArtistJohn Weldon·Assistant Art DirectorSteve Lawrence·Assistant Makeup ArtistSheila Zwirn·Assistant Makeup ArtistRobert Lovy·Graphic DesignerJustin Chart·Assistant Makeup Artist
Production· 3
George Foldes·Executive ProducerLawrence D. Foldes·ProducerMarcos Morales·Production Manager
Other Departments· 4
William De Diego·CinematographyHarry Woolman·Special EffectsNicholas J. Vincent·GafferMike Kass·Gaffer
By the Numbers
50.6
OF 100
Master Score
3.5
OF 10
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