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- 1978
- PG
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
- 1978
- PG
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
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.
Written By: Graham Masterton, Jon Cedar, Thomas Pope
- 1978
- PG
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
- 1978
- PG
- AVCO Embassy Pictures
- 1 h 44 m
The Manitou
47
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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.
Written By: Graham Masterton, Jon Cedar, Thomas Pope
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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40% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
47
40% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
While Manitou does have its slower sections, the climax is a thing of beauty to be enjoyed forever, with crummy special effects, bad lightning, a star field, an Evil One symbolized by a cataract, and Tony Curtis struggling to maintain his dignity.
The special effects are superb, easy winners in an engaging inter-denominational free-for-all that blends Marvel Comics' Doctor Strange with Corman's The Raven. A successful excursion, spoiled only by the director's habit of plopping in postcard views of the Golden Gate Bridge instead of exteriors.
This bout between good and Satan includes some scares, camp and better than average credits.
This is silly stuff, and the gooey special effects make it ever sillier. Director Girdler--who died in a helicopter crash before the film was released--does a respectable job of making it all look rather slick and professional, but the big budget and all-star cast only add to the overall absurdity.
El sleazo profoundo trasho zilch.
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Production Company
Mid-America Pictures,
Simon Productions,
Manitou Productions Ltd.,
Hollywood West Entertainment,
Melvin Simon Productions
Release Date Apr 28, 1978
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG
Tagline Time could not stop him. Space could not hold him. Science could not destroy him. The MANITOU...it has awakened!
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
