Witch hunt in LA
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Witch hunt in LA, alternate title: Lovecraft |
| Original title | Cast a Deadly Spell |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Martin Campbell |
| script | Joseph Dougherty |
| production |
Gale Anne Hurd , Ginny Nugent |
| music | Curt Sobel , Dennis Spiegel |
| camera | Alexander Gruszynski |
| cut | Dan Rae |
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Witch Hunt in LA is a horror comedy directed by Martin Campbell , in which a theme from HP Lovecraft is adapted and transported to America in the 1940s . He won an Emmy and was nominated for three other awards. The film was produced for the US television channel HBO . The main role is played by Fred Ward , who has worked with producer Gale Anne Hurd for the second time after Tremors - In the land of rocket worms .
action
In Los Angeles in 1948 everything is done only with magic . Private investigator Philip Lovecraft is the only man in town who doesn't use magic. That doesn't exactly make it easy for him when he is hired by the richest man in town, Amos Hackshaw, to retrieve the Necronomicon he has stolen ; a book of infinite wickedness, with which one can bring demons to life. But there is also a gang of gangsters looking for the book.
criticism
"Confused crime game set in the 1940s with an abundance of esoteric allusions, interwoven with a parodic subplot and staged in the color of a comic."
Trivia
- The film cost about $ 6 million.
- Fred Ward and Julianne Moore later appeared together for a second time in Short Cuts (1993).
- The film was shot in 37 days. The film was shot in Los Angeles .
Web links
- Witch hunt in LA in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Witch hunt in LA in the dictionary of international films