Le Sceau de Satan

Titre original : Cast a Deadly Spell

Téléfilm
1991
14A
1h 36m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,4/10

5,1 k

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David Warner and Fred Ward in Le Sceau de Satan (1991)

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Hard-boiled Detective Supernatural Horror Comedy Fantasy Horror Mystery

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueIn 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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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,4/10

5,1 k

MA NOTE

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A remporté 1 prix Primetime Emmy
- 1 victoire et 3 nominations au total

Anecdotes
HBO produced a sequel, entitled Chasse aux sorcières (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.

Gaffes
(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.

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

Générique farfelu
Unicorn Wrangler: Hollywood Animals

Connexions
Followed by Chasse aux sorcières (1994)

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

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Commentaire en vedette

8/10

Blend of tension and humour

It is rare to find a film that can actually be funny and still mount very real tension (Ghostbusters and Galaxy Quest are two examples that have succeeded). This film does so in very good noir-ish style. Rife with inside jokes that should appeal to any fan of the hard-boiled detectives, horror movies, Lovecraft and film noir. Fred Ward and David Warner are perfectly suited in this film.