Black Magic Woman (1991)
Directed by Deryn Warren
Genres - Mystery, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Sex Horror, Supernatural Horror |
Release Date - Apr 24, 1991 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Cavett Binion
This sexually-tinged supernatural thriller involves the owner of an art gallery (Mark Hamill) who falls victim to the seductive and dangerous wiles of a coven of suburban witches -- the kind who brew their magic potions in the microwave -- when he enters a torrid affair with the smoldering Cassandra (Appolonia). When their relationship is threatened by a half-hearted devotion to his long-suffering girlfriend (Amanda Wyss), Hamill finds himself the tormented victim of a barrage of hexes, which run the gamut from horrific hallucinations to subversion of his will... and ultimately lead to madness and murder. This is a well-crafted film, but the potential for steamy eroticism is strangely underplayed for a film packaged as an "erotic thriller" -- no doubt due to an obvious lack of sexual chemistry between the two bed-wrestling leads. Perceptive viewers will probably beat the "surprise" climax to the punch.
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extramarital-affair, girlfriend, killing, love, love-triangle, torment, vandal, voodoo, witch