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The Touch of Satan

  • 19711971
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
2.3/10
3.1K
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The Touch of Satan (1971)
A young man meets a farm girl who is actually a witch.
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Horror
A young man meets a farm girl who is actually a witch.A young man meets a farm girl who is actually a witch.A young man meets a farm girl who is actually a witch.
IMDb RATING
2.3/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Don Henderson
  • Writer
    • James E. McLarty(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Michael Berry
    • Emby Mellay
    • Lee Amber
  • Director
    • Don Henderson
  • Writer
    • James E. McLarty(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Michael Berry
    • Emby Mellay
    • Lee Amber
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Emby Mellay in The Touch of Satan (1971)
    Emby Mellay in The Touch of Satan (1971)
    Michael Berry in The Touch of Satan (1971)
    Emby Mellay in The Touch of Satan (1971)
    Emby Mellay and Michael Berry in The Touch of Satan (1971)
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    Michael Berry
    • Jodie Lee Thompson
    Emby Mellay
    Emby Mellay
    • Melissa Strickland
    Lee Amber
    • Luther Strickland
    Yvonne Winslow
    • Molly Strickland
    Jeanne Gerson
    • Lucinda Strickland
    Robert Easton
    Robert Easton
    • Mr. Keitel
    Lew Horn
    Lew Horn
    • Deputy John Mason
    Sharon Crabtree
    • Young Lucinda
    John J. Fox
    • Attendant
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Mr. Gentry
    Frank Jansen
    Frank Jansen
    • Frank Larsen
    Ellen Bailey
    • Sarah Strickland
    Don Henderson
    • David Strickland
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Don Henderson
    • Writer
      • James E. McLarty(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Satan's "I am a friend and companion of the night . . . " speech is taken from H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Horror At Red Hook."
    • Goofs
      During the finale of the movie when Jodie walks up to Melissa at the pond there is a long shot that shows him standing directly in front of her. In the reverse shot he is shown standing several feet from her.
    • Quotes

      [at the pond]

      Melissa: This is where the fish lives.

    • Crazy credits
      In the version of this film that appeared on Mystery Science Theater 3000 there is a brief negative flaw in the closing credits. The cast begins to scroll up when suddenly the bottom of the credits drop and reappear.
    • Alternate versions
      The film was edited down for its appearance on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1998. Among the scenes edited were a conversation between Melissa and Lucinda, more graphic images of Lucinda killing the deputy, a conversation between Luther and Molly Strickland about Melissa and Jodie's relationship, and a scene where Melissa and Lucinda's father denounces them after the villagers attack.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Touch of Satan (1998)

    User reviews58

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    3/10
    Bad....but not horrible.
    Jodie meets Melissa and soon falls for her. But it turns out she's a witch and her 120 year-old sister is a psychotic murderer. You'd THINK this would destroy the couple's relationship...but, oddly, Jodie seems pretty chill about all this.

    Over the years, the folks with "Mystery Science Theater 3000" have made fun of many, many, many films. However, sometimes they must have had trouble securing rights to bad films, so they made fun of films that really didn't deserve it. Were these films classics? Not in the least. But a few of the films they made fun of were decent movies, such as "The Girl in Gold Boots", "Mitchell" and "Final Justice". Yet, because they were on "MSTK3000", tons of the show's fans went onto IMDB and gave the movies the lowest possible score. As a result, IMDB's old Bottom 100 List had a couple dozen movies on it that were parodied on "MSTK3000". I am not sure if this was the reason why, but IMDB changed their criteria for admission to this infamous list...increasing the minimum number of votes needed to 10,000 and thus eliminating very obscure low-budget films like these.

    Among the two dozen or so movies on the old Bottom 100 list was "The Touch of Satan". Did it deserve to be on the list...or was it like "Mitchell"...a film unfairly targeted for abuse? Yes...and no. While the film is bad, it's not horrid. And, considering the minimal budget and no-name actors, it really isn't that bad. Not exactly a ringing endorsement, but it was irritating with the old criteria that "The Touch of Satan" made the list and many truly horrendous films didn't...just because of the "MSTK3000 connection.
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    • Release date
      • August 23, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Night of the Demon
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Ynez, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Stupendous Talking Pictures International
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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