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Dennis Hopper plays a detective named Lovecraft fighting actual witches in 1950s Hollywood. What more do you want?
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Witch Hunt (1994)

noir-but-make-it-witchycampy occult kitschred-scare-meets-black-magic

Overview

ComedyFantasyHorrorTV Movie

Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.

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sequelmurderblack magicold hollywoodlovecraftianshrinking1950sinfidelitywitchcraftprivate detective

Standout Aspects

Acting

Hopper's exhausted noir charm anchors the chaos.

Production

Gloriously artificial 1950s Hollywood backlot aesthetic.

Writing

Schrader's weirdo sequel to a TV movie nobody saw.

Best for:Solo: Midnight cult curiosity that demands your confused attention.·Rewatch: Unpacks better once you accept its glorious mess.
Heads up:Violence: Some ritualistic witch stuff, mostly campy not graphic.
Paul Schrader

Director

Paul Schrader

ReleasedDec 10, 1994
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
HBO
HBO Films

Top Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

H. Phillip Lovecraft

Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann Miller

Kim Hudson

Eric Bogosian

Eric Bogosian

Sen. Larson Crockett

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Hypolita Kropotkin

Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Finn Macha

Valerie Mahaffey

Valerie Mahaffey

Trudy

John Epperson

John Epperson

Vivian Dart (as Lypsinka)

Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar

Manicurist

Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg

N.J. Gottlieb

Christopher John Fields

Christopher John Fields

Lt. Morris Bradbury

John Durbin

John Durbin

Brackett

Terry Camilleri

Terry Camilleri

Minister

Christopher Darga

Christopher Darga

First G-Man

Stanley DeSantis

Stanley DeSantis

Sidney

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This is Paul Schrader's sequel to a 1991 HBO movie he didn't direct, making it possibly cinema's most inexplicable passion project.

Cultural

The film literalizes McCarthyism as witch-hunting—then makes the witches real, accidentally creating a 'both sides' allegory that probably wasn't intentional.

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