The Manitou (1978) Horror Sci-Fi
The Manitou (1978) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 4.87/10
IMDB: ☆ 5.4/10
Metascore: ☆ 4.7/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 4.5/10
The Manitou Plot Synopsis:
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?
Synopsis / Plot Summary: 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.
Tagline: Time could not stop him. Space could not hold him. Science could not destroy him. The MANITOU...it has awakened!
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The Manitou Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1978 (more 1978 movies)
Nominations: 3
What is The Manitou Streaming On?
The Manitou is Streaming on ShudderProduction Co.: AVCO Embassy Pictures
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Manitou Release Dates In Theaters: Apr 15, 1978, Blu-ray: Apr 16, 2019, DVD: Mar 06, 2007
Writers: Graham Masterton, William Girdler, Jon Cedar
Producers: Jon Cedar, William Girdler, Melvin G. Gordy, David Sheldon, Scott M. Siegler, Melvin Simon, Gilles de Turenne, Herman Weist
Musicians: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematographers: Michel Hugo
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The Manitou (1978) Cast (Click to Expand)
The Manitou Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Curtis | ... | Harry Erskine |
| Michael Ansara | ... | John Singing Rock |
| Susan Strasberg | ... | Karen Tandy |
| Stella Stevens | ... | Amelia Crusoe |
| Jon Cedar | ... | Dr. Jack Hughes |
| Ann Sothern | ... | Mrs. Karmann |
| Burgess Meredith | ... | Dr. Snow |
| Paul Mantee | ... | Dr. McEvoy |
| Jeanette Nolan | ... | Mrs. Winconis |
| Lurene Tuttle | ... | Mrs. Herz |
| Hugh Corcoran | ... | MacArthur |
| Anne Newman Bacal | ... | 10th-Floor Nurse (as Ann Newman-Mantee) |
| Jan Heininger | ... | Wolf, an orderly |
| Michael Laren | ... | Michael, an orderly |
| Cindy Stanford | ... | Neighbor |
| Tenaya Torres | ... | Mrs. Singing Rock (as Tenaya) |
| Carole Hemingway | ... | Neighbor |
| Beverly Kushida | ... | 16th Floor Nurse |
| Charles Kissinger | ... | Anesthesiologist |
| Michael Andreas | ... | Operating Room Doctor |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Tony Curtis, as Harry Erskine, passed away at age 85 in Henderson, Nevada, USA.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Also known as: Anthony Curtis | James Curtis - Michael Ansara, as John Singing Rock, passed away at age 91 in Calabasas, California, USA.
Sign: Aries, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: Mike Ansara - Susan Strasberg, as Karen Tandy, passed away at age 60 in New York City, New York, USA.
Sign: Gemini, Height: 5' 0½" (1.54 m)
Also known as: Susie Strasberg - Stella Stevens (b. October 1, 1938) – Amelia Crusoe
Sign: Libra, Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m) - Jon Cedar, as Dr. Jack Hughes, passed away at age 80 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Aquarius
Also known as: John Cedar | Jon Ceder - Ann Sothern – Mrs. Karmann
- Burgess Meredith, as Dr. Snow, passed away at age 89 in Malibu, California, USA.
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 5½" (1.66 m)
Also known as: Lieutenant Burgess Meredith | Burgess Meridith - Paul Mantee, as Dr. McEvoy, passed away at age 82 in Canoga Park, California, USA.
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m) - Jeanette Nolan, as Mrs. Winconis, passed away at age 86 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sign: Capricorn
Also known as: Jeannette Nolan - Lurene Tuttle, as Mrs. Herz, passed away at age 78 in Enc.
Sign: Virgo
Also known as: Lorene Tuttle - Hugh Corcoran (b. July 28, 1947) – MacArthur
Sign: Leo - Anne Newman Bacal (b. September 1, 1937) – 10th-Floor Nurse (as Ann Newman-Mantee)
Sign: Virgo
Also known as: Anne C. Newman Mantee | Anne Newman Mantee | Anne Mantee Newman | Anne Newman | Anne Newman-Mantee | Ann Newman-Mantee - Jan Heininger – Wolf, an orderly
- Michael Laren – Michael, an orderly
Also known as: Mike Laren | Michael Wilhelm | Michael Wilhelms - Cindy Stanford – Neighbor
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