Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing simon, king of the witches near you. Arguably the most unique american genre films of the 70s, and one of the most often ignored. Factory sharing label credit on the disc and packaging issued simon on bluray sold via ronin flix and internationally by diabolik with a fresh scan of the film s interpositive that looks just as vivid while bringing down the boosted white levels and soaking in richer black levels. Another very obscure trailer for a very very obscure film starring andrew prine. If you like 70s pseudowitchcraft nonsense served with a nice dose of psychedelic visuals, incoherent plotting and some nudity, simon king of the witches might be well worth your time. Btw its totally inspired me to live in a storm drain now haha. Its utterly, ineffably, pricelessly and even nonironically wonderful. Simon, king of the witches film, supernatural horror.
The film follows the eversosubtly named simon sinistrari andrew prine. One of the greatest and mostly hilariously campy movies about the occult ever made april 17, 20 by jason louv leave a comment simon sinistrari, the magus who lives in a storm drain, is the star of 1971 ultraobscuro occult cinema classic simon king of the witches. Simon, king of the witches is a 1971 film directed by bruce kessler and starring andrew prine. Simon, a young man with magic powers, invokes the help of the evil forces in order to take revenge on a man who cheated him with a bad cheque. Simon, king of the witches 1971 hd720p whole movie youtube. Le film simon, king of the witches 1971 vostfr film complet. We arent here to bring you shiny shelf warmers, were here to bring you videotapes to watch.
The cover was quite worn so when my bf picked it up off my pile of books, he misplaced the comma and reminded me this was still in my watch list. A cult film even cult film fans may not have heard of. King of the witches home online store powered by storenvy. Simon, a young man with magic power, invokes the help of the evil forces in order to take revenge of a man who cheated him with a bad cheque. Its decadent and dreamlike, but not as stuffed full of stuff as a bhansali film. Music, film, books and pop culture from the the real the one that wasnt completely stupid. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. King of the witches simon sinestrari andrew prine is what youd call a bluecollar warlock. Simon, king of the witches 1971 hd720p whole movie duration. Download simon, king of the witches 1971 yify torrent. By the early 1970s, actor andrew prine had appeared in numerous films and television series, but 1971s simon. Where simon, king of witches fails is there are entirely too many ingredients in this witchs brew. And thats without mentioning sallys fashions in the second series. Simon king of the witches exploitation movie poster.
Le film simon, king of the witches 1971 vostfr admin 20170527t21. Andrew prine is great in the lead and the film might work better as a cultural artifact than an actual horror picture but regardless, it remains an interesting and well made movie and dark sky has done a very nice job on the. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The hunger film from the featuring david bowie, susan sarandon and catherine deneuve. Two drug dealing punks that are key to the movies ending are only briefly introduced, and never fully developed. The first really respectable version came out on dvd from dark sky in 2008, featuring a colorful sd rendering of the film with optional english subtitles. Our videotapes are sourced from recycled materials to emulate the seedy video store feel that inspired us in the first place. King of the witches finally gave him a starring role, and he soon found himself topbilled in a string of horror and exploitation drivein pictures. Got the book of this at the annual library book sale. At the time, the bestknown coven in pasadena was the first church of tiphareth operated by sara cunningham aka lady sara. One night, simon gets thrown in the slammer for vagrancy and hooks up in a mentor role with. Like a bunch of hippies were just having fun and trying to make a groovy horror film with a bunch of psychedelic black magic. Simon king of the witches is a wild mix of seventies psychedelics and occult quirk that makes for a truly quirky watch. Naked brenda scott in simon, king of the witches king of the witches 1971 more brenda scott nude scenes in simon, king of the witches 1971 add this video to playlist.
We recommend smoking something while you finish a cheap bottle of california red before watching this after midnight. The erotic witch project 3 9 the witches of breastwick 5 simon 4 lust in space. Charles tatum from awarded the film one out of five stars, writing, this film tries to be serious, almost like an expose, but it fails miserably. Download simon, king of the witches 1971 yify torrent for. Simon, king of the witches was released on special edition dvd by dark sky films in 2008. Simon king of the witches 1971 graphic illustration. Simon, king of the witches is marketed as a bloody. Andrew prine in simon, king of the witches 1971 ultra violet in simon, king of the witches 1971. He holds absolutely no romanticism at all towards his work and reacts to everything else with laconic amusement. But if youre a fan of all things 70s, then simon, king of the witches has enough nostalgic touches to make it worth a rental.
Simon the character is a vagrant warlock the term he uses to describe. Simon, a young man with magic powers, invokes the help of the evil forces in order to take revenge. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The film centers on the title character as he attempts to become a god. Andrew prine simon george paulsin turk brenda scott linda. Simon, king of the witches is a 1971 american exploitation horror film directed by bruce kessler and starring andrew prine. Simon, king of the witches 2002 cast and crew moviefone. The tv series is quite a social document of life for a young person in britain in the late 1980s, complete with phones that have dials, toad in the hole for school dinner and not a computer in sight. Catherine wears an extensive amount of ysl throughout the movie she plays a bisexual vampire seducing susan sarandon since her lover david bowie begins to rapidly age. Simon, king of the witches 1971 bruce kessler synopsis. One of the greatest and mostly hilariously campy movies about the occult ever made april 17, 20 by jason louv leave a comment simon sinistrari, the magus who lives in a storm drain, is the star of 1971 ultraobscuro.
Simon and cuthbert both gain unwanted attention from. Its not just his acting that elevates the film to something better than it could never possibly be without him, its also his charisma that radiates. Is simon capable of fooling the gods, and will his normal friends be an aid or a problem to the process. Usually dismissed as a z film by people who dont quite get it, or dismissed for not being one by people looking for the immediate hilarity of manos.
Mar 05, 2017 simon, a young man with magic power, invokes the help of the evil forces in order to take revenge of a man who cheated him with a bad check. The witches is a 1990 dark fantasy comedy film directed by nicolas roeg, produced by jim henson and starring anjelica huston, mai zetterling, rowan atkinson, and jasen fisher, based on the 1983 childrens novel of the same title by roald dahl. Simon, king of the witches 1971 the movie database tmdb. Brenda scott breasts, butt scene in simon, king of the witches. Andrew prine, norman burton, brenda scott, gerald york, ultra violet, luanne roberts, bruce kessler. Simon, king of the witches dvd 1971 dark sky films. Though he lives in a storm drain and sometimes talks to trees, hes deadly serious about his witchcraft. Simon king of the witches code red bluray diabolikdvd. May 27, 2017 le film simon, king of the witches 1971 vostfr admin 20170527t21. Simon, king of the witches 1971 hd720p whole movie.
He lives in a storm drain, gets hassled by the cops, and is just trying to make a living in 1970s l. The hands of fate, simon is a different beast than most of anything. After being picked up for vagrancy, simon spends a night in jail with turk, a young hustler with connections to powerful people such as hercules, an aging hipster who hires simon to work one of his groovy parties. Think the deathmaster with spells instead of fangs. Simon sinestrari andrew prine is what youd call a bluecollar warlock. Also starring warhol factory regular ultra violet as sarah, and an array of trippy 2001styled special effects, simon king of the witches is a shining vehicle for andrew prine grizzly, the centerfold girls, who gives a mesmerizing performance as simon in this hip, funny, and often bizarre countercultural cult classic by director bruce kessler. Simon, king of the witches 1971 watch on epix, popcornflix. If that one flaw wasnt so fundamental, the aesthetics would easily make up for it.
Apr 28, 2009 but where simon, king of witches succeeds, and succeeds big time, is in andrew prines performance as the title character, simon. Simon sinestrari is one of the few true male witches that exist. Watch brenda scotts breasts, butt scene on aznude for free 2 minutes and 46 seconds. Simon says 16m53s features prine reminiscing about the making of what no one considered to be a horror film, largely shot on sets at mgm, as well as the character he developed as a human. Staring ultra violet, andrew prine, gerald york and george paulsin. His ultimate goal is to leave the earth to become a god, and the time for this event is at hand. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Given the hardsell by its distributor, it bombed and sank without a trace. Simon, king of the witches letterboxd your life in film. Mirzya would almost be a perfect movie for me, if it wasnt for one fatal flaw it has which completely ruined the movie for me the flaw is very spoilery, so proceed under the line break at your peril. The hippies and the squares in the film mingle uneasily, most notably a pair of bumbling drug dealers who keep herculess parties swinging while police officials play parlor games.
Simon, king of the witches 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mar 02, 2017 simon, king of the witches 1971 satanic sommelier. Simon, king of the witches alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. Simon, king of the witches is an entertaining film and an interesting time capsule of very early 1970s culture. But whatever, its a satanic hippie film, and thats good enough for me.
Like a bunch of hippies were just having fun and trying to make a groovy horror film. Review simon, king of the witches bluray authority. Andrew prines performance is what makes this film what it is, and i dont think the film would be nearly as good with another actor at the helm. Dec 14, 2006 another very obscure trailer for a very very obscure film starring andrew prine. There isnt much violence and only two deaths that i recall, but there are more than a few booby. Ver pelicula simon, king of the witches en espanol gratis. The film doesnt really take itself too seriously though. Simon, king of the witches is more like a thriller than involves wiccan elements, so dont expect blood soaked witchcraft from this movie. Simon is a californian sorcerer who lives in a storm sewer who befriends a. Its been one of those movies ive heard about for a long time, but could only track down thru grey market dealers. Actor andrew prine had appeared in numerous films and television series, but 1971s simon, king of the witches finally gave him a starring role, and he soon found himself topbilled in.
Simon, a young man with magic power, invokes the help of the evil forces in order to take revenge of a man who cheated him with a bad check. It was reissued on bluray dvd in 2017 by code red dvd. In the movie simon visits a coven of witches in pasadena. The only thing creepier than a graveyard, is a graveyard full of creepy grave stones. He becomes involved with the district attorneys daughter and lowlife drug dealers.
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