A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 5, 1973
Original Title:
Hex
Alternate Titles:
Charms
Grassland
The Shrieking
Genres:
Drama | Horror | Western
Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Max L. Raab Productions
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 92
Set in rural Nebraska following the First World War, six veterans on motorcycles ride into the sleepy little town of Bingo. The locals are friendly until one of the vets beats a local kid in a drag race, after which the six are driven out of town. After coming upon a small farm, the fugitives are allowed to hide out by the two sisters who run the place. Things go smoothly until one of the vets, after smoking the locoweed growing nearby, tries to rape one of the hosts. Being part Native American, her sister decides to get revenge by casting a hex that steadily does in each of the unwelcome guests.
Art Direction:
Frank Paul Sylos
Gary Weist
Assistant Director:
Charles Myers
Assistant Editor:
Stanford C. Allen
Associate Producer:
Bill McCutchen
Costume Coordinator:
Richard Butz
Dick Butz
Costumer:
Andrea E. Weaver
Director:
Leo Garen
Director of Photography:
Charles Rosher Jr.
Editor:
Danford B. Greene
Antrinig Mahakian
Robert Belcher
Executive Producer:
Max L. Raab
Original Music Composer:
Charles Bernstein
Patrick Williams
Producer:
Clark L. Paylow
Screenplay:
Stephen Katz
Leo Garen
Second Assistant Director:
Joseph DeMartini
Set Decoration:
Ralph Sylos
Walter M. Scott
Sound:
Douglas O. Williams
Don J. Bassman
John R. Carter
Special Effects:
Milt Rice
Story:
Vernon Zimmerman
Doran William Cannon
Stunt Coordinator:
Bud Ekins
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