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A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.
Raymond Laine
- Gregg
- (as Ray Laine)
Robert Trow
- Detective Mills
- (as Bob Trow)
Lynda Marnoni
- Patty
- (as Linda Creagan)
S. William Hinzman
- The Intruder
- (as Bill Hinzeman)
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- TriviaAccording to director George A. Romero, in the commentary track he did for The Crazies (1973) in 2002, this is the only one of his films he'd like to remake. He cited lack of money as a reason for unhappiness with this production as it turned out.
- GoofsThe name on the MasterCharge card Joan uses to buy her witchcraft supplies is "George A Romero".
- Quotes
Shirley: [reading from the Witchcraft primer] 'The religion offers, further, a retreat for emotional women, repressed women, masculine women and those suffering from personal disappointment or nervous maladjustment.' Christ, what other kind of women are there? No wonder this stuff's getting so damn popular.
- Alternate versionsOriginally filmed and released in 1971 under the title "Hungry Wives" which ran at 130 minutes, the movie was re-edited for foreign distribution and re-released as "Jack's Wife" a year later, running at 104 minutes. In response to George A. Romero's successful release of "Creepshow" in 1982, "Jack's Wife" was released on home video as "Season of the Witch" with the running time trimmed further to 89 minutes. The current video version runs 104 minutes which is the original overseas version titled "Jack's Wife."
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Dead Will Walk (2004)
- SoundtracksSeason of the Witch
Written and Performed by Donovan
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To get the most out of 'Season Of The Witch' ignore the horror tag and put Romero's zombie movies out of your mind. This is more of a character study cum social document of an early 70s bored housewife's attempt to find meaning in her life. Faced with dull bourgeois conformity on one side, and a counter-culture that offers no real answers on the other, she eventually finds her own direction. Low budget, variable performances and all, I still found this to be a much more complex and accomplished movie than Romero's most recent effort 'Bruiser'. While it doesn't impress as much as his overlooked vampire gem 'Martin' (which shares certain similarities in approach and theme), it's not to be dismissed. It may not be entirely successful, but I highly recommend it.
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- $90,000 (estimated)
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