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5.3/10   551 votes
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Director:
Janet Greek
Writer (WGA):
Tracy Tormé (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
23 September 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
A chance encounter. A dream come true. A man would do anything for a girl like Miranda. more
Plot:
A young lawyer, after falling in love with a beautiful woman, finds that she has an extremely mysterious past. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Tim Daly ... Jeff Mills (as Timothy Daly)

Kelly Preston ... Miranda Reed
Rick Rossovich ... Derek Clayton
Audra Lindley ... Mrs. White

Anthony Crivello ... Aldys

Diana Bellamy ... Grace Woods

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... Lt. Lee
James Watkins ... Tim Weatherly (as James Louis Watkins)

Kyle T. Heffner ... Herbie Green (as Kyle Heffner)

M.C. Gainey ... Brock
Sally Kemp ... Marilyn DeWitt
Stefan Gierasch ... Edgar DeWitt

Bob McCracken ... Simmons
Karen Elise Baldwin ... Mona (as Karen Baldwin)
Roderick Cook ... Ed Kennerle
Cynthia Steele ... Receptionist

Richard Fancy ... Sgt. Barry
Peter Schreiner ... Barry

John DeMita ... Brad
Diane Racine ... Woman in Coven
Alexandra Morgan ... Pamela

Christopher Lawford ... Phil
Dale Cummings ... Frye
Harold Diamond ... Man
Don Woodard ... Steve
Marisa Redanty ... Alice
Thomas F. Maguire ... Priest
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John Finnegan ... George (uncredited)

Melodee Spevack ... Young Witch (uncredited)
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Directed by
Janet Greek 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Tracy Tormé (written by)

Produced by
Howard Baldwin .... executive producer
Kate Benton .... co-producer
Steve Berman .... co-producer
Todd Black .... co-producer
Mickey Borofsky .... co-producer
Richard Cohen .... executive producer
Robert Doudell .... associate producer (as Bob Doudell)
Brian Russell .... producer
Tracy Tormé .... associate producer
Joe Wizan .... producer
 
Original Music by
Basil Poledouris 
 
Cinematography by
Adam Greenberg 
 
Film Editing by
Steve Mirkovich 
 
Casting by
Ellen Meyer 
Sally Stiner 
 
Production Design by
Rodger Maus 
 
Set Decoration by
Tom Bugenhagen 
 
Costume Design by
Libby Charlton 
 
Makeup Department
Bridget Cook .... head hair stylist
Tony Lloyd .... makeup artist
Rick Stratton .... makeup effects design
 
Production Management
Robert Doudell .... unit production manager (as Bob Doudell)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Kelley .... second assistant director
Margaret Nelson .... second second assistant director
Craig West .... first assistant director (as Craig R. West)
 
Art Department
Roland E. Hill Jr. .... set designer (as Roland Hill)
Keith A. Kropf .... head painter
Joseph Musso .... production illustrator
 
Sound Department
Michael Hilkene .... supervising sound editor
Joe Kenworthy .... production sound mixer
Gregg Landaker .... sound re-recording mixer
Eric Lindemann .... special sound effects
Steve Maslow .... supervising sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Burt Dalton .... special effects
William A. Klinger .... special effects (as William Klinger)
Bud Lee .... special effects
 
Stunts
Doug Coleman .... stunt coordinator (as Douglas Coleman)
Doug Coleman .... stunts (as Douglas R. Coleman)
Eliza Coleman .... stunts (as Liza Sweeney)
David D. Darling .... stunts (as David Darling)
Linda Fetters .... stunts
Kerry Rossall .... stunts
Frank James Sparks .... stunts (as Frank Sparks)
Melodee Spevack .... stunts (as Melody M. Spivack)
Steve Vandeman .... stunts (as Steve H. Vandeman)
Randy Vantine .... stunts
Georgia L. Wells .... stunts (as Georgia Wells)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Moshe Levin .... camera operator
Michael Douglas Middleton .... unit still photographer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Timothy Alverson .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Tim Boyle .... score mixer
Lionel Newman .... music supervisor
Tom Villano .... music editor
 

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Runtime:
99 min | West Germany:94 min (video)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16
Company:
Indian Neck Entertainment more

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Movie Connections:
References Willow (1988) more
Soundtrack:
Siren's Song more

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User Comments

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
I liked it., 24 January 2007
8/10
Author: infocyde from United States

Some of the commentators have ragged on this movie for it being predictable, and some parts of it are, but some parts of the ending really surprised me. Again, I saw this movie originally when I was about 19, so maybe what would be obvious now weren't so obvious to me back then. Anway, given the context of the late 80ies when Spellbinder was made there was all this talk about Satanism, most of which later proved to be just urban legend type of stuff, probably made the movie for me a little more spooky in the 80ies then say if someone just randomly saw it now. Anyways, the movie I thought had a pretty cool plot that had some surprises, the acting was good, Kelly Preston was hot, and the movie freaked me out a little back in the day, so I'm giving the movie 8 out 10 stars. I haven't found it on DVD yet, if I did I would buy it and add it to my collection.

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