Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.
Directed by Paul Schrader
infidelity
black magic
shrinking
sequel
murder
witchcraft
private detective
1950s
old hollywood
lovecraftian
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.8 / 5
Cast
Dennis Hopper
H. Phillip Lovecraft
Penelope Ann Miller
Kim Hudson
Eric Bogosian
Sen. Larson Crockett
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Hypolita Kropotkin
Julian Sands
Finn Macha
Valerie Mahaffey
Trudy
John Epperson
Vivian Dart (as Lypsinka)
Debi Mazar
Manicurist
Alan Rosenberg
N.J. Gottlieb
Christopher John Fields
Lt. Morris Bradbury
John Durbin
Brackett
Terry Camilleri
Minister
Crew
Paul Schrader
Director
Angelo Badalamenti
Original Music Composer
Jean-Yves Escoffier
Director of Photography
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Betsy Beers
Co-Producer
Ronnie Yeskel
Casting
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
ELSA KARJALAINEN
4.0★ · 03/21/26
Who's the real enemy here? The witches, the government, or the plot?
Who's the real enemy here? The witches, the government, or the plot?
The
7.0★ · 05/20/25
Way more fond of this on revisit. Still, central mystery is not that great and it is light on effects. It's also pretty fun and I'm more of a sucker for its lazy Hollywood noir.
Way more fond of this on revisit. Still, central mystery is not that great and it is light on effects. It's also pretty fun and I'm more of a sucker for its lazy Hollywood noir.
Greifff
4.4★ · 06/11/24
A work for hire film noir parody with special effects. Schrader tries his best to make something out of but turns out to be way more tongue in cheek. I wish I liked this more and probably would have if there was more confidence in itself to fulfill the imagination
A work for hire film noir parody with special effects. Schrader tries his best to make something out of but turns out to be way more tongue in cheek. I wish I liked this more and probably would have if there was more confidence in itself to fulfill the imagination
Mihajlo Tasić
4.0★ · 01/04/24
when u wanna write a movie but theres no plot just vibes
when u wanna write a movie but theres no plot just vibes
