Spellcaster (1988)

A group of people are killed one by one while participating at a million dollar treasure hunt in a mysterious Italian castle.

Director:

Rafal Zielinski

Writers:

Ed Naha (story), Dennis Paoli (screenplay),

Stars:

Adam Ant, Richard Blade, Gail O'Grady

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Adam Ant	...	Diablo / Cyril St. Michael
Richard Blade	...	Rex
Gail O'Grady	...	Jackie
Harold Pruett	...	Tom
Bunty Bailey	...	Cassandra Castle
Kim Johnston Ulrich	...	Teri
Michael Zorek	...	Harlan
Martha Demson	...	Myrna
Traci Lind	...	Yvette (as Traci Lin, Traci Linn)
William Butler	...	Billy
Michael Deak	...	Andy
Donald Hodson	...	Bruno
Marcello Modugno	...	Tony
Dale Wyatt	...	Jamie

Storyline

Winning a trip to Italy through a contest, Jackie (O'Grady) and her brother Tom (Pruett) join other winners Myrna (Demson), Yvette (Lind), Terri (Ulrich), Harlan (Zorek) and Tony (Modugno). They settle into the rooms of an old castle, together with Cassandra (Bailey), a rock star playing along in the contest. Wanting to get a leg up on each other, they all try to sneak out and find the prize before it starts, to no avail. When the contest begins, they start to die one-by-one from a mysterious source within the castle. Figuring that evil forces are at work, the remaining members race to stop the assailant from finishing their work.

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Plot Keywords:

contest | castle | italy | treasure hunt | greed | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Czarownik

Filming Locations:

Odescalchi Castle, Bracciano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Empire Pictures, Taryn Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ed Naha originally wrote the script, but left at the last minute. It was eventually re-written by Dennis Paoli.

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Connections

References Sudden Impact (1983)

User Reviews

Featuring Adam Ant as the evil wizard...

and some awesome special effects (for the budget) too. Adam does suprisingly well in his cameo as Senor Diablo. The movie itself has the cheesy old 20-somethings-in-a-castle rountine and oppurtunities to show female nudity are wasted but I recommend it as a fun cheesy little camp horror flick.