Satanis (1970)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Ray Laurent

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Satanism | Worship | Female Frontal Nudity | Independent Film

Cast

Isaac Bonewits	...	Himself
Anton LaVey	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Satanis: The Devil's Mass
Succubus

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:X | Canada:16+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Movie Connections:

Edited into Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (1986)

mildly interesting documentary

I wasn't sure what to expect of this going into it, except that I knew Anton LaVey was the head of the Church of Satan, or something like that. Well, this is a documentary, with lots of interviews with La Vey's neighbors and neighbors to the actual church, and members of the church, and stuff like that, some of which is mildly interesting in a odd way, and some of it which is a bit on the boring side, really, as my eyes began to get heavy. Seems like Satanism is much more fun that it sounds like (to hear them tell it) and that Christians are nothing more than sticks in the mud, etc. Also hear the neighbors of the Church of Satan in San Francisco give their take on the goings-on there & some of the things that had come to pass(the lion that was living there for a while, for instance). I dunno, I sort of expected something much more shocking than this but it's really a rather mild documentary and despite a bit of nudity here & there, it's absolutely nothing to get all excited about. 5 out of 10.