The Manitou (1978)
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- PG
- 1h 44min
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- 15 Apr 1978 (Japan)
- Movie
A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400-year-old demonic Native American spirit.
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Awards:
- 3 nominations.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| Tony Curtis | ... |
Harry Erskine
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| Michael Ansara | ... |
John Singing Rock
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| Susan Strasberg | ... |
Karen Tandy
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| Stella Stevens | ... |
Amelia Crusoe
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| Jon Cedar | ... |
Dr. Jack Hughes
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| Ann Sothern | ... |
Mrs. Karmann
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| Burgess Meredith | ... |
Dr. Snow
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| Paul Mantee | ... |
Dr. McEvoy
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| Jeanette Nolan | ... |
Mrs. Winconis
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| Lurene Tuttle | ... |
Mrs. Herz
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Hugh Corcoran | ... |
MacArthur
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Anne Newman Bacal | ... |
10th-Floor Nurse
(as Ann Newman-Mantee)
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Jan Heininger | ... |
Wolf, an orderly
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Michael Laren | ... |
Michael, an orderly
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Cindy Stanford | ... |
Neighbor
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Tenaya Torres | ... |
Mrs. Singing Rock
(as Tenaya)
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Carole Hemingway | ... |
Neighbor
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Beverly Kushida | ... |
16th Floor Nurse
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| Charles Kissinger | ... |
Anesthesiologist
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Michael Andreas | ... |
Operating Room Doctor
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Mick Dyrenforth | ... |
Operating Room Doctor
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Loren Elaine | ... |
Operating Room Nurse
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| Felix Silla | ... |
Misquamacus
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| Joe Gieb | ... |
Misquamacas
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| Joe Dorsey | ... |
Dr. Snaith (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William Girdler | ||
Written by
| Graham Masterton | ... | (novel "The Manitou") |
| William Girdler | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Jon Cedar | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Thomas Pope | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Jon Cedar | ... | associate producer |
| William Girdler | ... | producer |
| Melvin G. Gordy | ... | executive producer |
| David Sheldon | ... | executive producer |
| Scott M. Siegler | ... | assistant associate producer (as Scott Siegler) |
| Melvin Simon | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Gilles de Turenne | ... | associate producer (as Gilles A. de Turenne) |
| Herman Weist | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Lalo Schifrin | ||
Cinematography by
| Michel Hugo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Bub Asman | ||
Editorial Department
| Jane Kass | ... | apprentice editor |
| Eva Ruggiero | ... | assistant editor |
| Gene Ruggiero | ... | supervising editor |
Production Design by
| Walter Scott Herndon | ||
Set Decoration by
| Cheryal Kearney | ||
Makeup Department
| Thomas R. Burman | ... | makeup artist (as Tom Burman) / special effects makeup (as Tom Burman) |
| Tom Hoerber | ... | makeup artist |
| Joe McKinney | ... | makeup artist / makeup supervisor |
| Graham Meech-Burkestone | ... | makeup artist |
| Donna Turner Culver | ... | hair stylist (as Donna Turner) |
Production Management
| Gilles de Turenne | ... | production manager (as Gilles A. de Turenne) |
| Hank Rifkin | ... | unit production manager: Simon Productions (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bob Bender | ... | first assistant director |
| Nikita Knatz | ... | second unit director |
| Alain Silver | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Jean Andrews | ... | painter |
| Norm Baron | ... | assistant art director (as Norman Baron) |
| Dominick Bruno | ... | property master |
| Bob Crismond | ... | assistant property master |
| Sabino Ferullo | ... | construction foreman (as Sam Ferullo) |
| Ken Gallihan | ... | leadman |
| H. John Ramos | ... | assistant property master (as John Ramos) |
| Richard Reseigne | ... | construction coordinator (as Dick Reseigne) |
Sound Department
| Glenn E. Anderson | ... | sound mixer (as Glenn Anderson) |
| Philip Boole | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Phil Boole) |
| Fred J. Brown | ... | sound effects creator (as Fred Brown) |
| Thomas Cunliffe | ... | boom operator (as Tom Cunliffe) |
| Charles Grenzbach | ... | re-recording mixer (as Bud Grenzbach) |
| Jay M. Harding | ... | re-recording mixer (as Jay Harding) |
| Michele Sharp | ... | sound effects creator (as Michele Sharp Brown) |
| Richard Tyler | ... | re-recording mixer (as Dick Tyler) |
| Don MacDougall | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Gene Grigg | ... | mechanical special effects |
| Dale Newkirk | ... | assistant special effects |
| Samuel E. Price | ... | assistant special effects (as Sam Price) |
| Tim Smythe | ... | mechanical special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Bill Hansard | ... | front screen designer and supervisor (as William Hansard) |
| Dale Tate | ... | photographic optical effects supervisor |
| Frank Van der Veer | ... | photographic optical effects supervisor |
| Richard Edlund | ... | mechanical special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Michael Adams | ... | stunts |
| Diane Carter | ... | stunts |
| Larry Holt | ... | stunts |
| John Moio | ... | stunt coordinator / stunts |
| Dar Robinson | ... | stunts |
| George Robotham | ... | stunts |
| Chuck Waters | ... | stunts |
| Jesse Wayne | ... | stunt double: Lurene Tuttle / stunts |
| Ted White | ... | stunts |
| Al Wyatt Sr. | ... | stunts (as Alan Wyatt Sr.) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gary Armstrong | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| William L. Asman | ... | camera operator (as William Asman) |
| Bill Beam | ... | dolly grip |
| Michael W. Blymyer | ... | best boy (as Michael Blymyer) |
| Bobby Burton | ... | gaffer |
| David Calloway | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Richard J. Edesa | ... | camera operator: second unit (as Richard Edessa) |
| David Fay | ... | key grip |
| Bert Mittleman | ... | still photographer |
| David Morales | ... | best boy grip |
| Herb Pearl | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Michael Scott | ... | second assistant camera (as Mike Scott) |
| Ronald Vidor | ... | first assistant camera (as Ron Vidor) |
| Dave Friedman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Ken Gates | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Michael R. Faeth | ... | costumer (as Michael Faeth) |
| Agnes Lyon | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Judie Burkett | ... | location coordinator |
Music Department
| Kenneth Hall | ... | music editor (as Ken Hall) |
| John Graves | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Victoria Gail Weisbart | ... | script supervisor (as Victoria Weisbart) |
Transportation Department
| Buster Kohloff | ... | transportation captain: location (as Buster Kohlhoff) |
| Fred Scobie | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Sylvia Alston | ... | administrative assistant |
| Jan Heininger | ... | assistant to producers |
| K. Lenna Katich | ... | assistant production accountant (as Lenna Katich) |
| Nikita Knatz | ... | title designer |
| Gina Neilson | ... | production secretary |
| Hank Rifkin | ... | executive consultant |
| Melvin Simon | ... | presents |
| Ken Swerilas | ... | production accountant |
| Herman Weist | ... | presents |
| Gigi Whitlock | ... | administrative assistant |
| John R. Woodward | ... | assistant to producer / assistant to producers |
Production Companies
- Mid-America Pictures
- Simon Productions
- Manitou Productions Ltd.
- Hollywood West Entertainment
- Hollywood West Entertainment (in co-production with)
- Melvin Simon Productions
Distributors
- AVCO Embassy Pictures (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
- AVCO Embassy (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Astral Films (1978) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Avis Film (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Herald Film Company (1978) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Triangel Produksjon A/S (1978) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1978) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Diasa (1979) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Film AB Corona (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1979) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Magnetic Video (1979) (United States) (VHS)
- Rivus (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- CBS (1981) (United States) (tv)
- Embassy Home Entertainment Australia (1983) (Australia) (video)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1983) (France) (VHS)
- PolyGram Vidéo (1983) (France) (VHS)
- Embassy Home Entertainment (1984) (Japan) (VHS)
- Charter Entertainment (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (VHS)
- Embassy Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Nelson Entertainment (1988) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Research Entertainment (2002) (Spain) (video)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Stingray (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
- Scream Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Films (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Videosonic (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Remdin Company (casting)
- Kramer & Reiss (publicity)
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (optical effects)
- Van der Veer Photo Effects (optical effects)
- Glen Glenn Sound Company (sound by)
- Cinemobile System (location equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Karen Tandy enters a San Franisco hospital suffering from a tumor growing in her neck. Her surprised doctors think it's a living creature, a fetus being born inside the tumor. Fortune-teller Harry Erskine dismisses it -- until one of his customers begins speaking in tongues and fatally throws herself down a flight of stairs, and Karen's surgeon attempts to cut off his own hand rather than excise her tumor. Erskine finally seeks help from another fortune teller, Amelia Crusoe, and her husband, to try to learn the cause of these supernatural events. When Karen's tumor gets larger, Dr. Snow speculates that within her tumor lives vengeful 400-year-old Indian spirit. Erskine travels to South Dakota to enlist the aid of Indian medicine man John Singing Rock to force the evil spirit out of Karen and back where it came. The Indian spirit is driven from Karen's tumor, but will it take over others before Singing Rock can send him back?
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| Taglines | Time could not stop him. Space could not hold him. Science could not destroy him. The MANITOU...it has awakened! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Shortly before the film's release, director William Girdler was killed in a helicopter crash in the Philippines while scouting locations for a future film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The soundtrack during the film's end titles consists of a poorly edited 25-second cue from one of Lalo Schifrin's themes being looped over and over again until reaching the last credit. See more » |
| Quotes |
John Singing Rock:
Gitche Manitou? Harry, you don't call Gitche Manitou. He... Harry Erskine: Oh yeah, well, he's going to get a person-to-person call from me... collect! See more » |