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Alan J. Adler (writer)
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Release Date:
March 1986 (USA) more
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You will wake up screaming... more
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A man seeks revenge on an evil magician who placed a curse on him. | add synopsis
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The Exterminator Dead At 60
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Entertaining horror film from the early 80's more (16 total)

Cast

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Robert Ginty ... Aaron McCallum
Lucinda Dooling ... Lenora Sinclair
John Sanderford ... Cameron
Viola Kates Stimpson ... Esther (as Viola Kate Stimpson)
Robert Glaudini ... DelGatto (as Bob Glaudini)

Tony Abatemarco ... Demon
Billy Scudder ... Demon
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78 min
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Filmed in 1981. more

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Entertaining horror film from the early 80's, 18 December 2008
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Author: cllangkjaer from Denmark

The Alchemist is a nice gem from back in the day. Directed by Charles Band in 1981 under the pseudonym "James Amante" This was just before he founded the company Empire Pictures. If memory serves me right, Empire was established then he was planning to make the movie Trancers, which he also directed and meant to be the self video distribution company for Charlie's direct to video movies. Sort of, Let's cut out the middleman. Due to the huge success of Trancers, the Empire name became the main label for future releases. The Alchemist was not released until 1986 in USA, under the Lightning Video label, this was two years after its European release. There might have been an earlier release under the Empire banner, but I have never come a cross one. Richard Band did the score to the movie and this was made back to back with the score to The House on sorority row. A CD is available with the music for both movies.

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