Hexenjagd in L.A.

Originaltitel: Cast a Deadly Spell

Fernsehfilm
1991
16
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

5163

IHRE BEWERTUNG

trailer wiedergeben1:31

1 Video

99+ Fotos

Hard-boiled Detective Supernatural Horror Comedy Fantasy Horror Mystery

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuIn a fantastical 40's where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.In a fantastical 40's where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.In a fantastical 40's where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,4/10

5163

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

1 Primetime Emmy gewonnen
- 1 Gewinn & 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
HBO produced a sequel, entitled Magic Murder (1994), which takes place in the 1950s during the red scare (magic is substituted for communism). Dennis Hopper played Lovecraft, in place of Fred Ward. Many characters reappear from this film, though some have different backstories.

Patzer
(Possibly intentional?) The handwritten spell (that leads to the creation of the oatmeal monster), written by Tugwell, varies every time it is shown. Even the kind of paper seems to be different in some shots. Most strikingly, it varies in handwriting style, boldness of the ink and the nature of the characters. In some shots, the third character looks like a Greek delta while in other shots it looks like a D. Another letter shifts from a [ to a C to an E and back again. The character named Lovecraft calls them runes, but generously speaking no more than half of the characters could possibly be runes.

Zitate
Olivia: That's quite a tie.
Lovecraft: Oh, thanks.
Olivia: Put up much of a fight?
Lovecraft: No, I snuck up behind it.

Crazy Credits
Unicorn Wrangler: Hollywood Animals

Verbindungen
Followed by Magic Murder (1994)

Soundtracks
Why Do I Lie?
Music by Curt Sobel
Words by Dennis Spiegel
Performed by Darlene Koldenhoven

Benutzerrezensionen60

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

"Dark comedy" ... unique and entertaining ........

Fred Ward is excellent as the 1948 private eye hired to find a stolen witchcraft book, the "Necronomicon". It had to be a unique film that blends noir, monsters, virgins, zombies, and magic into a "black comedy", and that film is "Cast a Deadly Spell". There are at least a bunch of surprises along the way, as our hero tries to locate the book. The sharp tongued dialog is perfect, droll, and often hilarious, as Fred Ward, the only one who doesn't use magic, tries to survive witches spells, gangsters, and solve the case. This movie proves that you don't need CGI, if you have a creative mind behind the script, and some excellent makeup for the monsters. - MERK