Season of the Witch

Original title: Hungry Wives

1972
R
2h 10m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

4.1K

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Joedda McClain in Season of the Witch (1972)

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Witch Horror Drama Horror

A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

4.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Gregg
(as Ray Laine)

Ann Muffly

Shirley

Joedda McClain

Nikki

Bill Thunhurst

Jack

Neil Fisher

Dr. Miller

Esther Lapidus

Sylvia

Dan Mallinger

Frazer

Daryl Montgomery

Larry

Ken Peters

John

Shirlee Strasser

Grace

Robert Trow

Detective Mills
(as Bob Trow)

Jean Wechsler

Gloria

Charlotte Carter

Mary

Lynda Marnoni

Patty
(as Linda Creagan)

S. William Hinzman

The Intruder
(as Bill Hinzeman)

Marvin Lieber

Jerry Randolph

Paul McCollough

Party Guest

Director
- George A. Romero
Writer
- George A. Romero
All cast & crew
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Trivia
According to director George A. Romero, in the commentary track he did for The Crazies (1973) in 2002, this is the only one of his films he'd like to remake. He cited lack of money as a reason for unhappiness with this production as it turned out.

Goofs
The name on the MasterCharge card Joan uses to buy her witchcraft supplies is "George A Romero".

Quotes
Shirley: [reading from the Witchcraft primer] 'The religion offers, further, a retreat for emotional women, repressed women, masculine women and those suffering from personal disappointment or nervous maladjustment.' Christ, what other kind of women are there? No wonder this stuff's getting so damn popular.

Alternate versions
Originally filmed and released in 1971 under the title "Hungry Wives" which ran at 130 minutes, the movie was re-edited for foreign distribution and re-released as "Jack's Wife" a year later, running at 104 minutes. In response to George A. Romero's successful release of "Creepshow" in 1982, "Jack's Wife" was released on home video as "Season of the Witch" with the running time trimmed further to 89 minutes. The current video version runs 104 minutes which is the original overseas version titled "Jack's Wife."

Connections
Featured in The Dead Will Walk (2004)

Soundtracks
Season of the Witch
Written and Performed by Donovan

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Early exploration of Romero themes, not without interest

This early film from horror master George A. Romero is like a test run of various themes--alienation, identity, disaffectedness--that would mark his later work such as "Martin" and "Knightriders." For most of the way, it's a dated and talky production, but it ends with a tense and scary climax, which showcases Romero's brilliance in editing and directing to build maximum suspense. While one of Romero's weakest films overall, it still is interesting to watch and a lot better than its reputation would suggest.