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23 October 1970 (USA) moreTagline:
The Maniac Magician Whose Tricks Really Work! morePlot:
A TV talk-show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician whom has the ability to hypnotize and control the thoughts of people in order to stage gory on-stage illusions using his powers of mind bending. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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How quaint. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ray Sager | ... | Montag the Magnificent |
| Judy Cler | ... | Sherry Carson |
| Wayne Ratay | ... | Jack |
| Phil Laurenson | ... | Greg |
| Jim Rau | ... | Steve |
| Don Alexander | ... | Det. Kramer |
| John Elliot | ... | Det. Harlan |
| Karin Alexana | ... | Stage Girl #1 |
| Jack Gilbreth | ... | Maitre d'Hotel |
| Corinne Kirkin | ... | Stage Girl #2 |
| Monica Blackwell | ... | Stage Girl #3 |
| Sally Brody | ... | Stage Girl #4 |
| Karen Burke | ... | Stage Girl #5 |
| Eric Kelner Raynard | ... | Coroner |
| Sheldon Reis | ... | Audience Member |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
95 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USAFun Stuff
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Filmed in 1968, unreleased until 1970. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the beginning of the movie, after Montag has chopped his head off with the guillotine, and his body starts grabbing at the head, you can see the hair of the actor behind the guillotine poking out on the right side. moreFAQ
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While its strange, mystical sense of suspense aids it, this movie is pretty mediocre in all other aspects, and yet I still find myself enjoying it. It's got terrible acting, bad picture quality and shaky, flawed transitions between scenes (and even stranger ones when it tries to demonstrate the Wizard's "power"), but it's still enjoyable. I wouldn't call this a horror movie so much as a strange combination of fantasy and gore, but it fits my Halloween bill well enough. The Wizard of Gore doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but then, like Phantasm, it isn't really supposed to.
There is a 2007 remake of this around, and I might just be inclined to check it out, to see what modern film-making could do for this little gem...