Thunder Island (film)

Thunder Island is a 1963 American action film directed by Jack Leewood, written by Don Devlin and Jack Nicholson, and starring Gene Nelson, Fay Spain, Brian Kelly, Míriam Colón, Art Bedard and Antonio Torres Martino.[1]

Thunder Island
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Leewood
Produced byJack Leewood
associated
Frank Marrero
Screenplay byDon Devlin
Jack Nicholson
StarringGene Nelson
Fay Spain
Brian Kelly
Míriam Colón
Art Bedard
Antonio Torres Martino
Music byPaul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
CinematographyJohn M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Production
company
Associated Producers Inc
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • September 1963 (1963-09)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was made by Robert L. Lippert's Associated Producers and released in September 1963, by 20th Century Fox.[2][3][4]

Actor Jack Nicholson co-wrote the screenplay.

Plot

Contract killer Billy Poole is hired to assassinate a South American dictator. When he arrives, he and associate Anita Chavez arrange to have an innocent bystander, advertising man Vincent Dodge, take them by boat to the intended victim's island compound, holding Vincent's wife Helen hostage.

Poole is able only to wound his target. After killing his accomplice Anita himself, Poole is shot by Vincent, who then rescues his wife.

Cast
  • Gene Nelson as Billy Poole
  • Fay Spain as Helen Dodge
  • Brian Kelly as Vincent Dodge
  • Míriam Colón as Anita Chavez
  • Art Bedard as Ramon Alou
  • Antonio Torres Martino as Colonel Cepeda
  • Esther Sandoval as Rena
  • José de San Antón as Antonio Perez
  • Evelyn Kaufman as Jo Dodge
  • Stephanie Rifkinson as Linda Perez

Production

Jack Nicholson co wrote the film early in his career. He and Don Devlin were paid $1,250. The film was shot in Puerto Rico. Robert L. Lippert was impressed with Nicholson's work and hired him as a writer and actor for Flight to Fury shot in the Philippines.[5]

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References
  1. THUNDER ISLAND. (1963, Monthly Film Bulletin, 30, 174. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1305824870
  2. "Thunder Island (1963) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  3. "Thunder-Island - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  4. "Thunder Island". Afi.com. 1963-10-16. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  5. McDougal, Dennis (2008). Five Easy Decades: How Jack Nicholson Became the Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times. John Wiley & Sons. p. 43. ISBN 9780471722465. thunder island jack leewood.
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