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Director:
Harvey Hart
Writers:
John Buell (novel)
Robert Schlitt (writer)
Release Date:
October 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller | Crime more
Tagline:
Her business is pleasure. Until her date with ... The Pyx. more
Plot:
A detective investigating the death of a heroin-addicted prostitute uncovers evidence pointing to the existence of a murderous devil cult. | add synopsis
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Interesting, but flawed more (20 total)

Cast

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Karen Black ... Elizabeth Lucy

Christopher Plummer ... Dt. Sgt. Jim Henderson

Donald Pilon ... Dt. Sgt. Pierre Paquette
Jean-Louis Roux ... Keerson
Yvette Brind'amour ... Meg
Jacques Godin ... Superintendent
Lee Broker ... Herbie Lafram
Terry Haig ... Jimmy
Robin Gammell ... Worther
Louise Rinfret ... Sandra
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlie Beauchamp (as Charles Beauchamp)
Robert Beaulieu
Pierre-Paul Bélisle
Gilles Desormeaux
Jean Dubost
Jean-Guy Dubuc
Brian R. Erb
Marcel Fournier
Jacques Galipeau
Henry Gamer
Pierre Jolicoeur
Laurence Luczko
Wally Martin
Francine Morand
Thérèse Morange
Jean-Louis Paris
Gerard Parkes
Gérard Richard
John A. Sullivan
Petronella Van Dijk
Robert Viens
Julie Wildman
Bob Wyngaert
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La lunule (Canada: French title)
The Hooker Cult Murders
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Runtime:
108 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Company:
Host Productions Quebec more

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Soundtrack:
It all turned out the way I planned it more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting, but flawed, 13 July 1999
6/10
Author: anonymous from Ireland

Like Larry Cohen's bizarre (and wonderful) GOD TOLD ME TO (1975), THE PYX is an interesting mixture of horror and detective thriller. After a hooker (Karen Black) supposedly commits suicide by jumping from a high-rise building to her death, cop Christopher Plummer investigates and uncovers a strange religious cult led by Jean-Louis Roux. These scenes are intercut with events from the previous 24 hours, in which Black is encouraged by her sinister madame (Yvette Brind'Amour) to join the cult. Unfortunately, despite Black excellent performance, most of these scenes are plodding and dull, due to the fact that we know Black's fate. Also, these scenes are often inserted during the more interesting investigation scenes with Plummer, who also gives a fine performance. Still, there's enough unusual about THE PYX to make it worth watching. The Montreal setting with its mixture of English and French dialogue gives the film a disquieting atmosphere, and the cop scenes have an almost documentary feel about them. The badly panned-and-scanned US video release destroys Rene Verzier's camera work (as well as make one or two moments quite confusing).

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