But ignoring all that, i enjoyed most of this movie. A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife with gets mixed up in. Featured in george romero between night and dawn order in the uk. Season of the witch is a psychedelic folk rock song by scottish singersongwriter donovan and first released in september 1966 on his third american album, sunshine superman. According to imdb this film has been released and is generally available to the public. The song is credited to donovan, although sometime collaborator shawn phillips has also claimed authorship. The film follows a housewife in suburban pittsburgh who becomes involved in witchcraft after meeting a local witch.
Season of the witch the chilling adventures of sabrina, book 1, a forthcoming 2019 novel by sarah rees brennan. Watch season of the witch 1972 full movie online 123movie watch season of the witch 1972 123movies online for free. The season of the witch mass market paperback 1972. Although ostensibly a very different film, season of the witch also explores the horror of such routines, this time from a feminist perspective. Season of the witch originally released as hungry wives is a 1973 american drama film written and directed by george a. A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife with gets mixed up. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title season of the witch. John carpenter and debra hill, the creators of halloween, return as producers. They only kill their masters 1972 official trailer james garner, hal holbrook movie hd duration. Like season, it was made when romero and his production company werent busy doing commercials and industrial films. Jacks wife and hungry wives is a feminist thriller which shares more than just a time period with last years the ice storm.
Heralded as one of the most terrifying films ever made, it was an early triumph from the horror master, who brought chills and gore. Released 1972, season of the witch stars jan white, raymond laine, ann muffly, joedda mcclain the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of 40 out of 100 on. Season of the witch 1972 aka hungry wives article 3263 by dave sindelar viewing date. Romero, in the commentary track he did for the crazies 1973 in 2002, this is the only one of his films hed like to remake. Season of the witch 1972 fantastic movie musings and. George romeros 1972 film hungry wives was retitled season of the witch when halloween iii was released on home video and is the only one of the films to include donovans song season of the. Worldwide shipping available as standard or express.
Season of the witch tshirt by poppopppow redbubble. Season of the witch 1972 black sunday 1977 supermarkt 1974 subwaystories tales from the underground 1997 radio inside 1994 appointment at eleven 1959 memories of murder 1990 uno koichiro no nurete noru 1982 cat girls gamblers naked flesh paid into the pot 1965 domination 1994 american guinea pig bouquet of guts and gore 2014. Season of the witch is a 1973 american drama film written and directed by george a. The legend of boggy creek 1972 tropic of cancer 1972 my bloody valentine 2009 dr. Romero february 4, 1940 july 16, 2017, creator of night of the living dead 1968, died at age 77. Season of the witch 1972 123movies 123 movies watch. Barely released in theaters and almost impossible to find on video until now, both films are gripping and accomplished, if uneven, additions to romeros body of work. Romero, and starring jan white, raymond laine, and anne muffly. An unfulfilled housewife looks for escape from her banal existence by dabbling in the occult, causing her life to spin hideously out of control. Find release information for season of the witch 1972 george romero on allmovie. In the time between night of the living dead and dawn of the dead, george romero made some very strange films. Season of the witch has been ranked 1997 times, wins 39. The film was shot with a small crew in 1972 on 16mm film in the north hills suburbs and pittsburgh. George romeros 70s feature season of the witch might feature.
The title of season of the witch was given to jacks wife aka hungary wives because of the featured donovan song in the film. Season of the witch 1972 george romero cast and crew. Season of the witch released theatrically as hungry wives follows the exploits of joan mitchell a housewife who seeks to escape the confines of her humdrum suburban existence through a. Frustrated with her uncommunicative husband and distant daughter, a suburban housewife seeks solace in witchcraft. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the.
Season of the witch 1972 the horror films of george. This film made me think about a lot of stuff, and i found it gritty, rough and interesting. Season of the witch is a 1982 american science fiction horror film and the third installment in the halloween film series. Evolution 2006 sleepless 2001 the hills have eyes 2 2007 cabin fever 2002 train to busan 2016 so sweet, so dead 1972 watch me when i kill 1977 4k the night of a thousand. After dabbling a little in witchcraft, joan, believing herself to have become a real witch, withdraws into a fantasy world and sinks deeper and deeper into her new lifestyle until the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred and eventually tragedy results. Season of the witch 1972 it came from the bottom shelf. Frustrated at her current situation, joan seeks solace in witchcraft after visiting a local tarot reader. It was first released theatrically under the title hungry wives in may, 1972 at its premiere in new york city. Perhaps the most unclassifiable of filmmaker george a. With jan white, raymond laine, ann muffly, joedda mcclain. Romero s works, 1972 s season of the witch sees the night of the living dead filmmaker returning to the realm of the supernatural for this bewitching tale of a housewife driven to an interest in the dark arts. Unusual witchcraft tale an unhappy wife with a neglectful and sometimes abusive husband finds herself drawn to the occult. Looking back, theres a lot to love in this very odd homage to feminism and witches.
My film came out first with the name, i remember when i heard the subtitle of halloween i couldnt believe they would use the same name as my film. Romeros works, 1972 s season of the witch sees the night of the living dead filmmaker returning to the realm of the supernatural for this bewitching tale of a housewife driven to an interest in the dark arts. Whats up everyone, im recapping george romeros film season of the witch. Romero featuring jan white, raymond laine, ann muffly country. He cited lack of money as a reason for unhappiness with this production as it turned out. However i and a number of my friends have been unable to. Season of the witch 1972 tt0069239 joan mitchell is an unhappy, middleaged suburban housewife with an uncommunicative businessman husband and a distant 19 year old daughter on the verge of moving out of the house. Today, i look at the second movie included in the collection and the third movie in george a. George a romero from the early 70s, looks cheap as hell, but it comes off pretty good, and entertaining.
I watched the anchor bay special edition of this flick the name on the video box is season of the witch, the actual movie has the title jacks wife, and in the theatrical trailer included on the tape the movie is called hungry wives. Joan mitchell is an unhappy, suburban housewife pushing 40, who has an uncommunicative businessman husband, named jack, and a distant 19yearold daughter, named. Some were hits, some were misses, and some, like season of the witch, were never even released. Romeros first film was the independent horror film, night of the living dead, and. A bored suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft and murder in this grimy, closequarters horror movie from. George romeros season of the witch 1972 horror movie legend george a. It is the first film to be written and directed by tommy lee wallace. Season of the witch also known as hungry wives and jacks wife was released in several different cuts in the years after its original release. Joan mitchell is an unhappy, suburban housewife who has an uncommunicative businessman husband, jack, and a distant 19yearold daughter, nikki, on the verge of moving out of the house. Find movie and film cast and crew information for season of the witch 1972 george romero on allmovie. Season of the witch not so subtlety tackles quite a bit. Watch season of the witch 1972 full movie free online.
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