“An eerily poetic mood piece, where sea sirens menace the gentle romance of a young sailor and an amusement park “mermaid”... this low-budget film is a haunting try for something different...”
In his first staring role, Dennis Hopper plays Johnny, a young sailor on shore leave in Venice Beach, California, who falls for a mysterious woman (Linda Lawson) performing as a mermaid at a carnival. As their relationship deepens, Johnny becomes entangled in eerie suspicions that Mora may be a real siren responsible for drowning her past lovers… Reality and illusion blur in this obscure cult film, revived in 2020 by director Nicolas Winding Refn.
