quinton tarantino include this flick in his 2007 la grindhouse film festival and and the print be not only from his personal collection and but he introduce the movie himself at it first screen . his praise follow the line of the review appear at the head of this imdb comment section represent this be innovative in 1978 ( i saw it first in it test market run and before it get national distribution ) . tarantino assert the belief that it be the first of the kid go to the lake scare flick while that it be innovative in it story within the story for the genre while and and that for the dollar and the acting and directing and camera work and special effect be pretty damn good . and theyre both right . it cost less to make and test market than the production of the average regional tv spot today . more trivia represent note the name of the sound mixer represent ron judkins . two time oscar winner . william ragsdale represent fright night and etc . and look up gil glascow in imdb while he work steadily all these year .