Witch Hunt (1994)
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55% of users liked it
(421 ratings)
While investigating an infidelity case, an unconventional private detective discovers a far-reaching conspiracy in the magical world of 1950s Hollywood -- and in this film, the word "magical" is meant literally. Director Paul Schrader's comic mystery, originally made for cable, is set… More While investigating an infidelity case, an unconventional private detective discovers a far-reaching conspiracy in the magical world of 1950s Hollywood -- and in this film, the word "magical" is meant literally. Director Paul Schrader's comic mystery, originally made for cable, is set in an alternate universe where witchcraft is commonplace and magic just another modern convenience. The magic trend is particularly prominent in Hollywood, where detective H. Phillip Lovecraft is considered unusual for preferring to do things the old-fashioned, non-magical way. Still, Lovecraft is successful enough to be hired by famed movie star Kim Hudson, who suspects that she's being cheated on by her husband, wealthy producer N. G. Gottleib. It seems like a cut-and-dry case, until Gottleib winds up dead, the victim of a magic spell. Lovecraft's subsequent investigation finds this murder is part of a conspiracy centering around a secret, magic-run brothel and somehow involving Senator Lance Crockett, a McCarthy-like conservative leading a popular campaign to outlaw magic. When Crockett frames one of Lovecraft's friends as the witch responsible for Gottleib's death, it is up to Lovecraft to reveal the truth before his friend is burned at the stake. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Schrader
- Genres
- Television, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 10, 1994 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
A demonstrably inferior sequel to the wonderful Cast A Deadly Spell
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Cast
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Dennis Hopper
as Detective H. Philip Lovecraft
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Penelope Ann Miller
as Kim
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Eric Bogosian
as Crockett
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
as Hypolita Kropotkin
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Julian Sands
as Finn Macha
- John Epperson
- John Durbin
- Zaid Farid
- Christopher John Fields
- Ellen Gerstein
- Clifton Collins Jr.
- James Harper
- Aaron Heyman
- Valerie Mahaffey
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Debi Mazar
as The Manicurist
- Dennis Paladino
- Jill Pierce
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Alan Rosenberg
as N.J. Gottlieb
- Alan Poul
- Steve Susskind
- Lynn Tufeld
