Spellcaster was filmed in '87 but released in '92. This explains why a member of the cast who was supposed to be a super hot chick was wearing leggings with a long shirt, a big slanted belt, and boots instead of a baby doll dress, tights, and Doc Martens. The movie itself centers around a contest, run by an MTV-like channel, in which seven people go to an Italian castle for the weekend to look for a million dollar check. Unfortunately for them, the castle's owner is an evil guy with a crystal ball who keeps waving his hand and killing them in ways appropriate to their greed. It's basically Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory for adults, if Willy Wonka was Satan.
Speaking of Satan, he is played by my childhood crush Adam Ant. I watched part of a movie called Rockula the other night which had Thomas Dolby in the cast, so I'm thinking of finishing that one so I can make a post about whether Dolby's character of Ant's character would win in a fight. Battle of the classic MTV pop stars!
She Waits is a terrific 70s TV movie starring Patty Duke as the lady whose new husband takes her to meet his mother, who lives in a huge house haunted by his old wife. Scary things happen. I'll explain it all later on Realm of the Uninvited. I know this is not a new statement, but wouldn't it be nice if TV movies went back to being fun to watch, instead of being horrible "based on a true story" movies about cancer?
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