Nightmare Honeymoon

Nightmare Honeymoon is a 1974 American crime-thriller film directed by Elliot Silverstein, starring Dack Rambo and Rebecca Dianna Smith.^[1]

Nightmare Honeymoon
Film poster
Directed by	Elliot Silverstein
Written by	Lawrence Block S. Lee Pogostin
Produced by	Hugh Benson
Starring	Dack Rambo John Beck
Cinematography	Harry Stradling Jr.
Edited by	Fredric Steinkamp
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	United Artists (United States/Canada) Cinema International Corporation (International)
Release date	September 20, 1974 (1974-09-20)
Running time	95 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Newlyweds David and Jill Webb (Dack Rambo and Rebecca Dianna Smith) want nothing more than to consummate their marriage in New Orleans. But on their way to “The Big Easy,” they witness a murder. When the sadistic killer (John Beck) realizes he's been caught in the act, he knocks David unconscious and rapes Jill. Eventually, David learns the story of his wife's assault and sets out on a relentless vendetta to find the rapist and his partner and bring them to justice.^[2]

Cast

• Dack Rambo as David Webb
• Rebecca Dianna Smith as Jill Binghamton Webb
• John Beck as Lee
• Pat Hingle as Mr. Binghamton
• Roy Jenson as Sandy
• David Huddleston as Pete Carroll
• Jay Robinson as Ruskin
• Dennis Patrick as John Kenmore
• Dennis Burkley as Bubba

Reception

Hal C.F. Astell of Apocalypse Later website said, "No, this is not intelligent stuff and I'm not even sure why it's (still available). Maybe it's because Elliot Silverstein, a director more prolific on TV than cinema screens, also made such cult favourites as Cat Ballou, A Man Called Horse and The Car. ... John Beck is the best reason to watch this film, even though he could easily have won the Best Overactor award that year with his bug eyes and twitches. He's just plain old fun to watch and by the time we get to the finale I half expected Jill to run to him instead of her idiot husband..."^[3]