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Simon, King of the Witches (1971) [R]

Featuring:
Andrew Prine, Brenda Scott, George Paulsin

Written by:
Robert Phippeny

Directed by:
Bruce Kessler


Release Date:
April 2, 1971

Original Title:
Simon, King of the Witches

Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Horror

Production Companies:
Fanfare Films

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 99

The Black Mass... The Spells... The Incantations... The Curses... The Ceremonial Sex...

Overview from TheMovieDB

Simon is a modern day warlock. Though he lives in a storm drain and sometimes talks to trees, he's deadly serious about his witchcraft. After being picked up for vagrancy, Simon spends a night in jail with Turk, a young hustler with connections to powerful people such as Hercules, an aging hipster who hires Simon to work one of his groovy parties. There he meets Linda, the DA's pill-popping daughter. In between romanic dallances and colorful sex magic ceremonies, Simon must contend with those who dare to challenge his magical prowess causing him to summon the dark world for his revenge.

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Overview from Open Movies

Simon Sinestrari is one of the few true male witches that exist. His ultimate goal is to leave the earth to become a god, and the time for this event is at hand. Is Simon capable of fooling the gods, and will his normal friends be an aid or a problem to the process?

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Simon, King of the Witches (1971) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.8/10

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Production

Art Direction:
Dale Hennesy

Assistant Director:
Art Levinson

Associate Producer:
Thomas J. Schmidt

Casting:
Pearl Kempton

Costumer:
Arnold M. Lipin

Director:
Bruce Kessler

Director of Photography:
David L. Butler

Editor:
Renn Reynolds

Gaffer:
Don Knight

Key Grip:
Eugene Barragy

Makeup & Hair:
Maurice Stein

Music:
Stu Phillips

Producer:
Joe Solomon
David Hammond

Production Assistant:
Larry Bishop

Property Master:
Barry Bedig

Screenplay:
Robert Phippeny

Script Supervisor:
Elaine Newman

Set Decoration:
Robert DeVestel

Sound Mixer:
Gene S. Cantamessa

Special Effects:
Roger George

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