Encounter with the Unknown
| Encounter with the Unknown | |
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| Directed by | Harry Thomason |
| Produced by | Joe Glass |
| Written by |
Jack Anderson (written by) Joe Glass (written by) Hillman Taylor (written by) Harry Thomason (written by) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography |
James W. Roberson Charles Thuston |
| Edited by |
Irwin Cadden Brian H. Hooper |
Release dates | 1973 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Encounter with the Unknown is a 1973 American film directed by Harry Thomason.
Plot summary
The film presents three allegedly true stories of the supernatural. In the first tale, a witch places a lethal curse on the three young men who were inadvertently responsible for her son's death. In the second, a boy's dog disappears in the vicinity of a hole in the ground from which frightening sounds have been emanating; the boy's father agrees to be lowered into the hole to see if he can recover the dog, and to find out what's making the noise. The final story involves a strange, disoriented girl and the married couple who attempt to give her a ride home. According to the opening narration, the stories are based on research conducted by Dr. Jonathan Rankin, a parapsychologist, but this is evidently a fictional device as no record of the name "Jonathan Rankin" exists in parapsychological studies.[1] The third tale, in fact, is simply a version of the Vanishing hitchhiker, a popular urban legend. The stories themselves are narrated by Rod Serling, but the opening and closing portions of the film feature a second, uncredited narrator.[2] The film was shot in Little Rock, Arkansas, at locations which include the Capital Hotel and Mount Holly Cemetery.[3]
Cast
- Rod Serling as Narrator (voice)
- Robert Ginnaven as Father Duane
- Gary Brockette as Frank Cameron
- John Leslie as Randy Powell
- Tom Haywood as Dave Terrell
- Fran Franklin as Mrs. Davis
- James N. Harrell as Brother Taylor
- John Cissne as Johnny Davis
- Mary Jane Wilson as Mrs. Wilson
- Lyle Armstrong as Second Priest
- Charles Rumph as Student
- Kevin Bieberly as Jess
- Annabelle Weenick as Mother
- Robert Holton as Joe
- Frank Schaefer as Barber
- Ken Carson as Doctor
- Bob Glenn as Constable
- David Haney as First Man
- Bill Thurman as Second Man
- Syl Schumann as Third Man
- Charlie Dell as Jonas
- Rosie Holotik as Susan
- Michael Harvey as Senator
- Judith Fields as Senator's Wife
- August Sehven as Paul
- Gene Ross as Susan's Father
- Beverly Dixon as Susan's Mother
- Mitchell Wood
- Phyllis Moore
- Joe Reynolds
- Rose Hughes
- Gary White
- Becky Fain
- Mike Thompson
- Becky Gaines
Soundtrack
- Robert Farrar
- Becky Fain - "Rememberin' (How It Used To Be)"
- Johnny Pearson - "Graveyard" and "Sleepy Shores"
See also
References
External links
- Encounter with the Unknown at the Internet Movie Database
- Encounter with the Unknown is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- The Bloody Pit of Horror - Encounter with the Unknown
- Arkansas.com, movie locations