A Vacation in Hell
Encyclopedia
A Vacation in Hell is a 1979 made-for-television
film starring Priscilla Barnes and Maureen McCormick
as part of a group of lost vacationers being stalked through the Hawaiian
jungle. It was helmed by Roots
director David Greene
and has acquired a cult following, due in large part to subsequent re-airings in syndication.
), a mother (Barbara Feldon), her daughter (Maureen McCormick) and a swinging smooth operator (Michael Brandon
) round out the other endangered tourists.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
film starring Priscilla Barnes and Maureen McCormick
Maureen McCormick
Maureen Denise McCormick is an American actress, celebrity and recording artist. She is most widely known as a child actress who played Marcia Brady in the television series The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974.- Early life and career :...
as part of a group of lost vacationers being stalked through the Hawaiian
Hawaiian
Hawaiian may refer to:* People from Hawaii* Hawaiian language* Native Hawaiians* The Hawaiians, a football team in the World Football League from 1974 to 1975* Hawaiian Airlines, a commercial airline* Hawaiian music...
jungle. It was helmed by Roots
Roots (TV miniseries)
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
director David Greene
David Greene
David Norman Greene is a former American football quarterback of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia....
and has acquired a cult following, due in large part to subsequent re-airings in syndication.
Plot
Led by Denise (Priscilla Barnes), the dumb blonde that isn't as dumb as you think, a party of holiday-makers, all of them, except one, women, become lost in an island jungle and stalked by a deranged tribe of murderous natives. A feminist (Andrea MarcovicciAndrea Marcovicci
Andrea Louisa Marcovicci is an American actress and singer.- Biography :Marcovicci was born in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Helen , a singer, and Eugen Marcovicci, a physician and internist of Romanian descent. In her teens, she decided that she wanted to be a singer, but instead...
), a mother (Barbara Feldon), her daughter (Maureen McCormick) and a swinging smooth operator (Michael Brandon
Michael Brandon
Michael Brandon is an American actor who resides in the United Kingdom and United States.-Life and career:Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn, New York to Miriam and Sol Feldman...
) round out the other endangered tourists.
Cast
- Priscilla Barnes ... Denise
- Barbara Feldon ... Evelyn
- Andrea MarcovicciAndrea MarcovicciAndrea Louisa Marcovicci is an American actress and singer.- Biography :Marcovicci was born in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Helen , a singer, and Eugen Marcovicci, a physician and internist of Romanian descent. In her teens, she decided that she wanted to be a singer, but instead...
... Barbara - Maureen McCormickMaureen McCormickMaureen Denise McCormick is an American actress, celebrity and recording artist. She is most widely known as a child actress who played Marcia Brady in the television series The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974.- Early life and career :...
... Margret - Michael BrandonMichael BrandonMichael Brandon is an American actor who resides in the United Kingdom and United States.-Life and career:Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn, New York to Miriam and Sol Feldman...
... Alan - Ed Ka'ahea ... The Hunter