Main Cast: Philip Anglim, Laura Dern, Alice Krige, Eric Stoltz, Alex Winter
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Adapted by Lewis John Carlino from the speculative novel by Anne Edwards, Haunted Summer recounts one of the most tempestuous "menage a quatres" of the 19th century. During an Italian holiday in 1816, novelist Mary Godwin (Alice Krige) meets the man she is destined to marry, bisexual poet Percy Byshe Shelley (Eric Stoltz). In so doing, Mary finds herself in emotional conflict with Shelley's possessive mentor Dr. Polidori (Alex Winter) and his fellow poet and erstwhile lover, the tortured Lord Byron (Philip Anglim). The erotic adventures that follow make the Gothic goings-on in Mary Shelley's subsequent novel Frankenstein seem like a day at the beach, though it is suggested that Frankenstein might never have happened had it not been for Mary's fateful "Summer of '16." Also figuring into the proceedings is one Claire Claremont, played by Laura Dern, who arguably delivers the film's best performance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Peter Berling - Maurice; Terry Richards - Fletcher; Don Hodson - Rushton
Credit
Mario Cotone - Associate Producer, John Thompson - Associate Producer, Jose Villaverde - Casting, Gabriella Pescucci - Costume Designer, Mauro Sacripanti - First Assistant Director, Ivan Passer - Director, Cesare D'Amico - Editor, Richard Fields - Editor, Yoram Globus - Executive Producer, Menahem Golan - Executive Producer, Christopher Young - Composer (Music Score), Stephen B. Grimes - Production Designer, Giuseppe Rotunno - Cinematographer, Yoram Globus - Producer, Martin Poll - Producer, John Thompson - Producer, Drew Kunin - Sound/Sound Designer, Lewis John Carlino - Screenwriter, Anne Edwards - Book Author
