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03/02/1984 Mystery, Fantasy, Horror 1h 30m
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A Strange and Beautiful Place - A Door Between Two Worlds

Overview

Royce Hagan returns from the sea to claim and inhabit a 2000 acre ranch in one of the last wild places left in central Florida. Old family friend Booker T Robertson is welcoming but warns him not to get "too close" to a strange family living in the woods nearby. Royce falls in love with Twyla, the oldest daughter, and discovers the bizarre secret of the Hole in the Wall and the enchanted people who live there.

  1. Carter Lord

    Director

  2. Charné Porter

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Julius Harris

    Booker

  2. Larry Miller

    Royce

  3. Casey Blanton

    Twyla

  4. Helen Blanton

    Mama Perdry

  5. John Hallock

    Papa Perdry

  6. Rhonda Mayhew

    Perdry Sister

  7. Sondra Mayhew

    Perdry Sister

  8. Jerry Robison

    Perdry Brother

  9. Jimmy Robison

    Perdry Brother

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Reviews

A review by Sierbahnn
Written by Sierbahnn on 2026-06-16
Cat People, but on a budget
This is clearly reminiscent of Cat People (1982), but without the fantastic casting, great directing, and amazing soundtrack. This instead relies on two shaky and one overacted main characters, a more disjointed narrative and no real atmospheric sound or set-design to bring it all together.

It is by no means an incompetent movie, and I get what it is going for, but it falls way short of its superior inspiration (and this was clearly inspired by the 1982 movie).
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,200,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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