Spellbinder (1988)

Director:

Janet Greek

Writer (WGA):

Tracy Tormé (written by)

Release Date:

23 September 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

A chance encounter. A dream come true. A man would do anything for a girl like Miranda.

Plot:

A young lawyer, after falling in love with a beautiful woman, finds that she has an extremely mysterious past.

Plot Keywords:

Cult | Human Sacrifice | Beach | One Word Title | Witchcraft

Cast

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Finnegan	...	George (uncredited)
Melodee Spevack	...	Young Witch (uncredited)

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

Production Companies

• Indian Neck Entertainment
• Wizan Film Properties Inc.

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS/Fox (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

99 min | West Germany:94 min (video)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:M | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Company:

Indian Neck Entertainment

Movie Connections:

References Willow (1988)

Soundtrack:

Blind Alley

Great plot twist at the end of the movie!

A cool terror movie, that will leave you on your toes on the final moments and make you astonished at the amazing plot twist at the end. Ok, it's not a movie I'd be looking for, but if you can catch it on tube it's pretty entertaining and will give you subject for a few good conversations on plot twists.