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Spellbinder

- A chance encounter. A dream come true. A man would do anything for a girl like Miranda

After leaving work one night, Los Angeles attorney Jeff Mills and his colleague rescue a young, beautiful woman from an abusive boyfriend. Jeff soon becomes romantically involved with her and embroiled in the web of intrigue that follows her, despite a string of ominous happenstances and repeated warnings from his secretary.

Release Date : 1988-09-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Witching Hour

Cast

Character Name : Miranda Reed

Original Name : Kelly Preston

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jeff Mills

Original Name : Tim Daly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Derek Clayton

Original Name : Rick Rossovich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. White

Original Name : Audra Lindley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Aldys

Original Name : Anthony Crivello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grace Woods

Original Name : Diana Bellamy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lt. Lee

Original Name : Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim Weatherly

Original Name : Julian Christopher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herbie Green

Original Name : Kyle T. Heffner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brock

Original Name : M.C. Gainey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marilyn DeWitt

Original Name : Sally Kemp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edgar DeWitt

Original Name : Stefan Gierasch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Simmons

Original Name : Bob McCracken

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mona

Original Name : Karen Elise Baldwin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Cynthia Steele

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman in Coven

Original Name : Diane Racine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pamela

Original Name : Alexandra Morgan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alice

Original Name : Marisa Redanty

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Witch

Original Name : Melodee Spevack

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-02-26

**_Timothy Daly and Kelly Preston enjoy a romance and grapple with cultists in SoCal_** A lawyer in Los Angeles (Daly) helps a woman (Preston) abused by a mysterious man. As they develop a relationship, he discovers that there’s a secret group of people who don’t want him to have her. “Spellbinder” (1988) is occult-oriented thriller/horror in the vein of “The City of The Dead” (1960), “The Wicker Man” (1973/2006), “Race With The Devil” (1975) and “Bay Coven” (1987). Thankfully, the story is more compelling than the original “Wicker Man” and “Race With the Devil.” I’d put it on par with “Bay Coven” albeit with slightly better production values since it had a limited theatrical release. Daly makes for a likable protagonist while Kelly never looked better. The flick is comic booky and is reminiscent of Marvel’s Werewolf By Night from the 70s. While readily available on streaming now, it was hard to find for decades. Travolta evidently used his Sciencefictionology connections to make the film disappear since Preston, his wife since 1991, appears top nude and the story revolves around a dubious cult. (Kelly unfortunately passed away in 2020). The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, and was shot Los Angeles, Santa Monica YMCA and El Matador State Beach in Malibu. GRADE: B

kevin2019

@kevin2019

2024-05-24

"Spellbinder" draws most of its inspiration from the undisputed genre classic "The Wicker Man" (1973) and it manages to add a few extra touches of its own (the satanists making a blood sacrifice). It also draws some additional inspiration from Dennis Wheatley's classic "The Devil Rides Out" (1968) with the satanists relentlessly pursuing Miranda (Kelly Preston) after she has gone missing. However, this film also expertly misleads you throughout until the very end - the police arrive on the scene during the climatic action of the denouement, but not to arrest anyone. No, they are actually here to actively participate in the sacrifice of Jeff Mills (Timothy Daly) - and the director Janet Greek has done a splendid job and she has delivered a well paced and thoroughly engaging film.