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Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) 6.4
In a fantastical 40's where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome. Director:Martin CampbellWriter:Joseph Dougherty |
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Title: Cast a Deadly Spell (TV 1991)
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Amos Hackshaw
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| Clancy Brown | ... | ||
| Alexandra Powers | ... |
Olivia Hackshaw
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Charles Hallahan | ... |
Det. Morris Bradbury
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Arnetia Walker | ... |
Hypolite Kropotkin
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Tugwell
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Det. Otto Grimaldi
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| Lee Tergesen | ... |
Larry Willis /
Lilly Sirwar
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Ritch Brinkley | ... |
Owl Wagon Manager
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Jaime Cardriche | ... |
Zombie
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John De Bello | ... |
Coroner
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| David Downing | ... |
Thadius Pilgrim
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Colin Drake | ... |
Butler Meadows
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In 1948 Los Angeles, everyone uses magic- everyone except hard-boiled private detective H. Phillip Lovecraft, who refuses for "personal reasons." Lovecraft is hired by a mysterious rich man to recover a stolen book, the Necronomicon. Investigating, he finds that the book holds the key to taking over the world by magical means, releasing the "Old Ones". (Contains several in-jokes to H.P. Lovecraft's horror fiction and also the hard-boiled detective genre.) Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
7 September 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Détective Philippe Lovecraft See more »Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
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$6,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Lovecraft: I believe it, just don't use it.
Hackshaw: Why?
Lovecraft: Personal reasons.
Hackshaw: And they are?
Lovecraft: Personal.
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Written by Ib Glindemann (as Dan Kirsten)
Courtesy of Ole Georg/Capitol Production Music
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Amos (David Warner) Hackshaw refers to his butler as Meadows, which implies that the man has a respectable history to him. Servants are usually addressed by their first names; only those who had a "respectable" earlier career (such as a teacher) are addressed by their surnames. See more »Goofs
The bedroom in Connie Stone's 1948 house appears to have a round smoke detector immediately to the upper left of the door. See more »Quotes
Hackshaw: You don't belive in magic?Lovecraft: I believe it, just don't use it.
Hackshaw: Why?
Lovecraft: Personal reasons.
Hackshaw: And they are?
Lovecraft: Personal.
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"Travel Near East #1"Written by Ib Glindemann (as Dan Kirsten)
Courtesy of Ole Georg/Capitol Production Music
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Wonderfully written and acted movie of an alternate 1948 Los Angeles where ALMOST everyone uses magic. Picture if you will, our founding fathers being sorcerers and alchemists rather than scientists and engineers! Fred Ward, Clancy Brown and the rest have (pardon the pun) made magic with this movie. David Warner shows his range as Mr. Hackshaw and Ms. Moore is just plain sultry.
Of particular interest for the Lovecraft fans, trying to catch all of the covert and overt references to the realm that H.P. created before passing away well before his time.
Definitely worth your time and effort to find this gem. Movies this fun is difficult to find.