Spellbinder (1988)

A young lawyer, after falling in love with a beautiful woman, finds that she has an extremely mysterious past.

Director:

Janet Greek

Writer:

Tracy Tormé

Stars:

Tim Daly, Kelly Preston, Rick Rossovich

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tim Daly	...	Jeff Mills (as Timothy Daly)
Kelly Preston	...	Miranda Reed
Rick Rossovich	...	Derek Clayton
Audra Lindley	...	Mrs. White
Anthony Crivello	...	Aldys
Diana Bellamy	...	Grace Woods
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Lt. Lee
James Watkins	...	Tim Weatherly (as James Louis Watkins)
Kyle T. Heffner	...	Herbie Green (as Kyle Heffner)
M.C. Gainey	...	Brock
Sally Kemp	...	Marilyn DeWitt
Stefan Gierasch	...	Edgar DeWitt
Bob McCracken	...	Simmons
Karen Elise Baldwin	...	Mona (as Karen Baldwin)
Roderick Cook	...	Ed Kennerle

Storyline

When Los Angeles lawyer Jeff Mills and his friend Derek Clayton rescue a young beautiful woman from an apparently abusive boyfriend, the trouble starts. Jeff unknowing becomes involved with Miranda Reed and the web of intrigue that follows her. But as the two became lovers, Jeff learns that Miranda is on the run from the witches coven (to which she belongs). Miranda tells Jeff of her situation, but not the entire truth, and Jeff willingly helps Miranda out of her troubles, but creates his own.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | lawyer | beach | incantation | human sacrifice | 

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Taglines:

A chance encounter. A dream come true. A man would do anything for a girl like Miranda.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

La hora de los brujos

Box Office

Gross:

$1,938,049 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Indian Neck Entertainment, Wizan Film Properties Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 94 min (video)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Davey and Goliath (1960)

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Soundtracks

"If My Love Is Blind"
Composed & Performed by Maggie Heron

User Reviews

Never Mind "Fatal Attraction"...

If you liked "The Wicker Man", you'll love this tale of attraction, seduction and ultimate deception. By now, the "twist" ending won't even seem new to most horror/suspense fans, having seen something similar so many times before. It is nicely done, however, and there may still be a few people who are knocked off the couch when it happens. The old cliché "be careful what you wish for" has never been more apropos than in this story's case, and SPELLBINDER for its time was a lot better than most DTV movies had a right to be. Solid performances by all definitely help along a better-than-average script, and watch for that truly frightening performance by, of all people, AUDRA LINDLEY, (Mrs. Roper from THREE'S COMPANY and its spin off, THE ROPERS, for those of you too young to know or remember.) This one is long overdue for a nice, crisp DVD release, or even a remake!