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Welcome to Arrow Beach
Welcome to Arrow Beach
	Poster of release
Directed by	Laurence Harvey
Written by	; Laurence Harvey; Jack Gross, Jr.
Based on	story by Wallace Bennett
Produced by	; Laurence Harvey; Jack Cushingham
Starring	; Laurence Harvey; Joanna Pettet; Meg Foster; Stuart Whitman; John Ireland
Cinematography	Gerald Perry Finnerman
Music by	Tony Camillo
Production; company	Brut Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	May 1974;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Welcome to Arrow Beach is a 1974 American horror film directed by and starring Laurence Harvey in his final film appearance. Following its limited theatrical release, an edited version of the film was reissued in 1976 under the title Tender Flesh.^[1]

Plot

Robbin Stanley, a young hitchhiker, left stranded after a car crash and wandering on a California beach, is taken in by Jason Henry, a photographer and Korean War veteran, who lives in a nearby beach front house with his sister Grace. After Jason confides that Grace has some mental problems, Robbin soon begins to suspect that the opposite applies and that the mansion is home to some very strange goings-on.

Cast

Laurence Harvey as Jason Henry
Joanna Pettet as Grace Henry
Stuart Whitman as Deputy Rakes
John Ireland as Sheriff Duke Bingham
Meg Foster as Robbin Stanley
Gloria LeRoy as Ginger
David Macklin as Alex Heath
Dodie Heath as Felice
Altovise Davis as Deputy Molly
Elizabeth St. Clair as Head Nurse
Robert Lussier as Deputy Lippencourt
Jesse Vint as Hot Rod Driver
Tony Ballen as Pharmacist
John Hart as Doctor
Andy Romano as Bryant
Florence Lake as Landlady

Production

Filming began in February 1973. Harvey was very ill during the shoot from cancer. Harvey died in late 1973 before the film's release.^[2] Lou Rawls sings the opening song "Who Can Tell Us Why".

The full-length running time of the film is 99 minutes.

Reception

The film took a year to be released. The Los Angeles Times called the film "a dreary, tedious tale".^[3]

Harvey said the film was "vaguely reminiscent of Suddenly Last Summer... it could be labeled a contemporary parable about innocence in a very sick world".^[4] He later called the film a thriller "which makes no comment on anything."^[5]

References

^ "Welcome to Arrow Beach". AFI Catalog. American Film Institute. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ Norma Lee Browning (6 Aug 1973). "Laurence Harvey as active as ever". Chicago Tribune. p. c11.
^ Thomas, Kevin. (Dec 17, 1976). "As the Worm Turns: 'Squirm'". Los Angeles Times. p. IV-21 – via Newspapers.com.
^ A. H. WEILER (Feb 4, 1973). "This Is 'Front Page' News: CARRY ON, CARRYCOT! AFTER "CABARET" SOME WELCOME! This Is Front Page' News". New York Times. p. 117.
^ Louise Sweeney Film critic of The (Oct 15, 1973). "Laurence Harvey: Boy Scout figures are gone". Christian Science Monitor. p. 9.