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. Simon s appearance and demeanor is that of a wizened bee gee whos seen some serious shit. 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 check. The film centers on the title character as he attempts to become a god through magic rituals. Simon, king of the witches is available to stream on epix, popcornflix, shout factory tv and tubi. Simon, king of the witches 1971 hd720p whole movie. 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 1971 trailer hd 1080p youtube. The film doesnt really take itself too seriously though.
Simon sinistrari, the magus who lives in a storm drain, is the star of 1971 ultraobscuro psychedelic occult cinema classic simon king of the. There is some grain and a bit of mild print damage throughout but the key word here. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The print used here has seen better days, but overall this is a decent presentation.
It was surely inspired by russ meyers masterwork beyond the valley of the dolls which came out a year prior. Tv series, beyond the valley of the dolls and numerous biker films. Simon, king of the witches simon king of the witches 1971 trailer. Simon king of the witches looks good on this dvd, presented here in what looks like its original aspect ratio framed at 1. Staring gerald york, george paulsin, brenda scott and norman burton. Though he lives in a storm drain and sometimes talks to trees, hes deadly serious about his witchcraft. King of the witches is also noteworthy for featuring some of the earliest cg effects in film, having been done when the technology was in. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. People perceive him as either a street magician, a pathetic vagrant, or all around cool guy. 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. Famous people born on this day include musashimaru koyo and maria tognazzi. Simon, king of the witches 1971 trailer horror film gorillas. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Another very obscure trailer for a very very obscure film starring andrew prine.
Commander usa simon king of the witches 1971 youtube. Simon, king of the witches 1971 by spookyflix admin february 2, 2019 7. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Extras include two handsomely produced featurettes, the first being an. The building is said to have only one ghost, quite a famous one as well. Together, the two lovers search for the proper spell to make themselves into gods. We recommend smoking something while you finish a cheap bottle of california red before watching this after midnight. Simon, king of the witches dvd, 2008 for sale online ebay. A nearly perfect example of counterculture hippie horror from a bygone.
As the lead in simon, king of the witches, he shows us just how talented he truly is, creating a character who is so utterly fascinating that, much like his buddy turk, we immediately want to know more about him. Simon king of the witches 1971 bluray simon is a modern day warlock. Kessler probably had less than a quarter of the budget meyers had but money wouldnt have helped save simon king of the witches anyway. I wonder now if that was a typo and the wiseass had meant hippy rather than happy, for simon is a movie. Simon, king of the witches 1971 r 1h 39min horror april 1971 usa 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.
The possession, the scummiest movie perhaps ever put out by a major studio. Simon andrew prine is a selfprofessed warlock and magician who lives in a. Simon, king of the witches dvd 1971 dark sky films. Real cryptid eyewitness encounters, sighting reports and paranormal investigations the willard library ghost. In uk knock three times by dawn was in the top 5 hits.
The devils rain 1975, trailer william shatner duration. Review simon, king of the witches bluray authority. Simon, king of the witches is a 1971 american horror feature film directed. Prine is both funny and charming in the party sequence, where simon reads tarot cards and tries to sell some of his trinkets, but it. This must be the most unusual movie of its type i have seen.
A randomly comprehensive survey of extraordinary movie experiences from the art house to the grindhouse, featuring the good, the bad, the ugly, but not the boring or the banal. Simon is a californian sorcerer who lives in a storm sewer who befriends a. Simon, king of the witches 1971 horror movie art, old. A cult film even cult film fans may not have heard of. Simon, king of the witches 1971 the movie database tmdb. Simon sinestrari is one of the few true male witches that exist. The night stalker tv series from a screenplay written by. 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. Like a bunch of hippies were just having fun and trying to make a groovy horror film with a bunch of psychedelic black magic. You will see some wear issues here, from debris to nicks to burns, but with this kind of movie, its a little unreasonable to expect a pristine source print. Simon, king of the witches 1971 feature horror film gorillas. The paranormal series ghosts and demons part 2 slideshow of the best paranormal captured on film. 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. Simon, king of the witches 1971 posted by doc conjure at 12.
Is simon capable of fooling the gods, and will his normal friends be an aid or a problem to the process. It follows the trials of simon, a gifted warlock who lives in a storm drain. In that special week of may people in us were listening to joy to the world by three dog night. There is so much going on in this movie you really need to see it more than once to understand the storyline, events and eventual ending. Simon sinestrari is one of the few true male witches. Simon, king of the witches 1971 watch on epix, popcornflix. His ultimate goal is to leave the earth to become a god, and the time for this event is at hand.
Simon, king of the witches 1971 r 99 min horror april 1971 usa 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. Bruce kessler s simon king of the witches was released in 1971. By the early 1970s, actor andrew prine had appeared in numerous films and television series, but 1971 s simon. Back in the mid1980s, when simon, king of the witches would occasionally turn up on the usa network, the wiseass in charge of writing the descriptions for the new york times television listings had nothing more to say about the movie than happy broomstick, andy. It was sunday, under the sign of taurus see birth chart on may 2, 1971. I was captivated at the start when simon introduced himself.
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