Forced Alliance
Their plea for help turned into a night they would never forget.
1989 · 1h 32m · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Josh Spencer
Overview
Four young friends, en route to the coast for a weekend of surfing and fun are forced to seek help from a strange recluse when their car breaks down. Jack Rattigan is a strange man living in an even stranger house, a decaying relic of a bygone age. Is Rattigan insane? Or are his words and acts and expression of a mind tortured by mortal anguish? What is Rattigans secret? And what is the source of his power to mesmerise?
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