The Manitou
Directed by:
William GirdlerCinematography:
Michel HugoComposer:
Lalo SchifrinCast:
Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Jon Cedar, Ann Sothern, Burgess Meredith, Paul Mantee, Jeanette Nolan, Felix Silla, Lurene Tuttle (more)VOD (1)
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What surgeons thought to be a tumor growing on the neck of patient Karen Tandy is actually a fetus growing at an abnormally accelerated rate. But when Karen reaches out to former lover and phony psychic Harry Erskine, he discovers that she is possessed by the reincarnation of a 400-year old Native American demon. Now with the help of a modern-day medicine man, Erskine must survive this ancient evil's rampage of shocking violence, and forever destroy the enraged beast known as the Manitou. (official distributor synopsis)
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Lightweight and increasingly overdone and stupid the closer we get to the end. The premise is excellent, but it should have been used in a serious manner à la The Exorcist. The lightness just doesn't do it justice, though admittedly it doesn't outright kill it.
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The Canadian-American film The Manitou has a great build-up in the sense of how bizarre it becomes, but also in the sense of how repulsive it is. It becomes more and more disgusting and bizarre. And that's what I really liked about it. In addition, we also get Tony Curtis, who could act even then and didn't turn down roles that other movie greats might have turned down. I enjoyed the film, but I'm glad it can’t be compared to the book yet.
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