A summer getaway turns bizarre when a brain-obsessed doctor meddles with life and death on the beach.
SUMMER OF SECRETS
A young couple venture into a summer beach house and make passionate love, unaware that they are being observed by a demented doctor who later uses the girl as part of a bizarre experiment.
Quick Answer
Summer of Secrets is a 1976 Australian comedy, mystery, and science fiction film directed by Jim Sharman about a young couple who encounter a doctor conducting brain experiments to resurrect his dead wife.
Programmer's Pick
Jim Sharman stirs together beachside romance, unhinged science, and a dash of stockinged camp for a genre-bending oddity. Where else can you find pantyhose and resurrection experiments sharing a summer rental?
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Jim Sharman
- Writer
- John Aitken
- Release
- 1976
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Also Known As
- The Secret of Paradise Beach, Original title: Summer of Secrets
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
Dr. Beverley Adams' attempts to revive his wife inject a wild, brainy twist into the classic beach getaway.
A seaside setting collides with science fiction and comedy, making for a uniquely odd summer destination.
The film sports a fixation on pantyhose and stockinged legs, giving its visual style a cheeky, fetishistic flair.
Rachel's return from the dead upends the summer for everyone, blending havoc with B-movie energy.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Dr. Beverley Adams' brain experiments
Resurrected wife Rachel
Rachel wreaks havoc on the beach house
seaside town and beach house
Questions from the Vault
When was Summer of Secrets released? +
Summer of Secrets was released in 1976.
Who directed Summer of Secrets? +
Summer of Secrets was directed by Jim Sharman.
How long is Summer of Secrets? +
The film has a runtime of 100 minutes.
What genre is Summer of Secrets? +
Summer of Secrets is a comedy, mystery, and science fiction film.
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