George romeros season of the witch 1972 horror movie legend george a. In a secluded mansion, the hilton patriarch curses his family on the hour of his death. Staring virginia greenwald, joedda mcclain, anne muffly and ray laine. Yet there is a real feminist heart beating in the film that raises it above grindhouse. There are so many movies called season of the witch. Romero, and starring jan white, raymond laine, and anne muffly. Because of the studios ifc midnight line, their streaming service is also wellstocked with dozens. My film came out first with the name, i remember when i heard the subtitle of halloween i couldnt believe they would use the same name as my film. The title of season of the witch was given to jacks wife aka hungary wives because of the featured donovan song in the film. George romeros 1972 film hungry wives was retitled season of the witch when halloween iii was released on home video and is the only one of the films to include donovans song season of the.
Watch season of the witch 1972 full movie free online streaming. So today cohost of the bad romance podcast, brownwyn isaac joined me so we could delve into some magical territory with season of the witch 1973. Filmed as jack s wife and subsequently cut down and retitled hungry wives for its theatrical release in an attempt to market it as a sexploitation film, season of the witch is arguably. Romero, turns out to be one of his most underated offerings. Season of the witch 1973 details and credits metacritic. The season of the witch title comes from the inclusion of a song, performed by donovan, with that title. A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife with gets mixed up in witchcraft with. Described by romero himself as a feminist film, season of the witch was originally made under the title jacks wife, with a small crew, giving romero the duties of an editor, cinematographer and screenwriter. Season of the witch is a 2011 american historical horror adventure film starring nicolas cage and ron perlman, and directed by dominic sena. I watched the anchor bay special edition of this flick the name on the video box is season of the witch, the actual movie has the title jacks wife, and in the theatrical trailer included on the. Season of the witch is a movie that was not seen in many theaters possibly not seen in many homes. A bored, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft and murder. Season of the witch 1973 cast and crew cast photos and info. A group of weary warriors transport a suspected witch believed to be responsible for spreading the devastating black plague.
An unfulfilled housewife looks for escape from her banal existence by dabbling in the occult, causing her life to spin hideously out of control. Romeros first film was the independent horror film, night of the living dead, and it remains the film. Rare horror trailers 4 season of the witch youtube. While somewhat slack in its pacing, the crazies, like season of the witch, still very much warrants rediscovery. Season of the witch is a 1982 american science fiction horror film and the third installment in the halloween film series.
Ive reverted the season of the witch poster to the original hungry wives poster per wp. These are not chance encounters films all rights reserved to. Season of the witch is a 1973 american film directed by george a. Season of the witch on dvd 010092 from starz anchor bay. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing season of the witch 1973 near you. Season of the witch partially found directors cut of. I love romero films, and ive been a fan of season of the witch for years. Season of the witch is a 1973 american drama film written and directed by george a.
Jacks wife romeros preferred title for the film anchor bay has released under the alternate name season of the witch, which is at least preferable to the original distributors porn chic. It is the first film to be written and directed by tommy lee wallace. The adventures of sherlock holmes 1984 season 0102 complete. A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife with gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences. Season of the witch 1971 part of a collection of rare horror trailers and forgotten gems.
The article states it was originally released as hungry wives, not season of the witch. This song, played loudly over a throwaway scene, sounds as if it was recorded by one group sans donovan, and then they played it over the radio and recorded donovan singing out of rhythm with it. Watch season of the witch now on your favorite device. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title season of the witch. The film follows a housewife in suburban pittsburgh who becomes involved in witchcraft after meeting a local witch.
The love witch is a forgotten early porn feature based on the flimsy premise that mere hedonism was enough to justify an hour of tedium. If the revived interest were to somehow prompt romero to make another film as. The film is about a housewife jan white who discovers with her friends that a local woman, marion virginia greenwald, practices witchcraft. Romero was still trying to jettison the horror directorstigma when he made his third film, season of the witch 1973, a kindof combination of a domestic drama and occult tale. It has a toe in the horror genre, but is really a clever account of a 40 ish womans. Does have moments of pure genius, it is george romero after all and while it is pretty cheesy overall, there is some definite good stuff here. Frustrated with her uncommunicative husband and distant daughter, a suburban housewife seeks solace in witchcraft. Ive watched it several times and havent gotten bored yet. Season of the witch is a 1973 horror film directed by george a. Originally calledjacks wife andor hungry wives, the film. Filmposter, which states that ideally, an image of the film s original theatrical.
Season of the witch released theatrically as hungry wives follows the exploits of joan mitchell a housewife who seeks to escape the. Hungry wives season of the witch original trailer george a. Soon, many of the heirs are murdered by a strange killer under the instructions of a witch. He had trouble finding distributors for the film, and was eventually distributed as a softcore pornography film called hungry. Where night of the living dead sandwiched some undistinguished, talky bits featuring actors of widely varying skill between the zombie horror, season of the witch is nearly all. Marketed as softcore porn while the film in truth held zero pornographic content, the movie failedand wasnt released until years later, after the success of romeros work of the late 70s, featuring a completely different cut titled season of the witch. Season of the witch, the third film from director george a. Romero february 4, 1940 july 16, 2017, creator of night of the living dead 1968, died at age 77. Frustrated at her current situation, joan seeks solace in witchcraft after. George a romero from the early 70s, looks cheap as hell, but it comes off pretty good, and entertaining. Season of the witch 1972 watch hot english movies free online. With susanna levi, jessica dublin, sergio ferrero, camille keaton. Cage and perlman star as teutonic knights who return from. Appearing as though she is a simple wife who stays at home, friends and neighbors are shaken when they discover she is a witch.
Anna is joined by broadcaster rowena alice lewis to discuss the underseen george a. February 28, 2020 44 minutes season of the witch 1973 with rowena alice. Season of the witch 1973 with rowena alice the final girls. Ron perlman plays up drama but kicks ass in season of the witch every day horror day 30. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. From babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets attila kakarott duration. Season of the witch 1973 having researched witchcraft for another film and learned of the womens liberation movement while working in television earlier in the 60s, george romero penned the pseudofeminist jacks wife to represent a combination of the two themes, basing the story around an unhappy housewife named joan. Season of the witch is a psychedelic folk rock song by scottish singersongwriter donovan and first released in september 1966 on his third american album, sunshine superman. The film is about a housewife jan white who discovers with her friends that a local woman, marion virginia. Also makes quite a statement about the bored housewife trope. They only kill their masters 1972 official trailer james garner, hal holbrook movie hd duration.
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