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Witchery
Credits
Title: Witchery
Directed by: Fabrizio Laurenti
Written by: Harry Spalding; Daniele Stroppa
Produced by: Joe D'Amato
Music by: Carlo Maria Cordio; Randy Miller
Cinematography: Gianlorenzo Battaglia
Edited by: Rosanna Landi
Production
Production: Filmirage
Released: May 20th, 1989
Rating: Unrated
Running time: 95 min.
Country: Italy
Language: English
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Witchery is an Italian feature film of the witchcraft subgenre of horror. It was directed by Fabrizio Laurenti (as Martin Newlin) with a script written by Harry Spalding and Daniele Stroppa. It was produced by Filmirage and premiered on May 20th, 1989 in the Philippines. It premiered in Italy on August 6th, 1989. The film stars David Hasselhoff as Gary with Linda Blair as Jane Brooks.

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  • The original Italian title for this film is La Casa 4 - Witchcraft, which redirects to this page. It is also known by its shortened title, La Casa 4.
  • The tagline for this film is "It can seduce your soul".
  • This movie had a T rating in Italy.
  • There are a total of sixteen credited cast members in this film.
  • Production on Witchery began on March 16th, 1988. The movie was filmed in parts of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts. Scenes of the hotel were filmed at 1000 Glades Road in Scituate. [1]
  • This film does not have a Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes. It has a Popcornmeter score of 14% baed on more than 250 user reviews, averaging 2.2 out of 5.
  • On Letterboxd, this film has a weighted average review score of 2.45 out of 5 based on 2,524 posted reviews.
  • In the DVD release of the film from the U.K., several minutes were cut from a scene where a woman is sexually violated by the Devil. [2]
  • Actor Robert Champagne, who plays Freddie Brooks, is credited as Bob Champagne in this film.
  • Actor Jamie Hanes, who plays Jon, is credited as James Hanes in this film.
  • At the time of production, actor David Hasselhoff was married to co-star Catherine Hickland. They were married on March 24th, 1984. They were divorced shortly before the release of this film on March 1st, 1989. Catherine would go on to marry a man named Michael Knight. Coincidentally, this was the name of David Hasselhoff's character on Knight Rider.
  • Fabrizio Laurenti originally wanted to cast Bette Davis as the Lady in Black. Incidentally, Davis is said to have dabbled in witchcraft in her spare time.
  • The 1999 film Witchouse also takes place in Massachusetts.
  • Actress Linda Blair is best known for playing the role of the demonically possessed child Regan MacNeil in the 1972 cult classic The Exorcist.
  • Actor David Hasselhoff is best known for playing Michael Knight on the action/sci-fi series Knight Rider as well as his more prominent role of Mitch Buchannon on the action-drama series Batywatch. Hasselhoff parodied his Baywatch character in the 2012 film Piranha 3DD.
  • Carlo Maria Cordio's musical score for this film was actually taken from Killing Birds. It was used again in the 1990 film Beyond Darkness, which is a spiritual sequel to this film. [3]

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  1. IMDB; Witchery (1989); Filming Locations & Filming Dates.
  2. DVD Compare; United Kingdom - Stax. Prism Leisure (UK).
  3. Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.