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Writer (WGA):
Joseph Dougherty (written by)
Release Date:
7 September 1991 (USA)
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In a fantastical 40's where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome. full summary | add synopsis
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Magic
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Los Angeles
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Necronomicon
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Landlady
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Won Primetime Emmy.
Another 3 nominations
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Blend of tension and humour
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Fred Ward | ... | Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft | |
| David Warner | ... | Amos Hackshaw | |
| Julianne Moore | ... | Connie Stone | |
| Clancy Brown | ... | Harry Bordon | |
| Alexandra Powers | ... | Olivia Hackshaw | |
| Charles Hallahan | ... | Det. Morris Bradbury | |
| Arnetia Walker | ... | Hypolite Kropotkin | |
| Raymond O'Connor | ... | Tugwell | |
| Peter Allas | ... | Det. Otto Grimaldi | |
| Lee Tergesen | ... | Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar | |
| Ritch Brinkley | ... | Owl Wagon Manager | |
| Jaime Cardriche | ... | Zombie | |
| John De Bello | ... | Coroner | |
| David Downing | ... | Thadius Pilgrim | |
| Colin Drake | ... | Butler Meadows |
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96 min
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Lovecraft is hired to recover the Necronimicon, a mystical book that appears in many of Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos stories.
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Anachronisms: The bedroom in Connie Stone's 1948 house appears to have a round smoke detector immediately to the upper left of the door.
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Followed by Witch Hunt (1994) (TV)
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It is rare to find a film that can actually be funny and still mount very real tension (Ghostbusters and Galaxy Quest are two examples that have succeeded). This film does so in very good noir-ish style. Rife with inside jokes that should appeal to any fan of the hard-boiled detectives, horror movies, Lovecraft and film noir. Fred Ward and David Warner are perfectly suited in this film.