And saturday night fever 1977 was released the year before grease which was released in. When shatner appears later in the film sans his eyes, he was the spitting image of halloweens michael myers, leading me to wonder if maybe it wasnt a prop from the devils rain that they used, rather than a captain kirk mask. This is the devils rain, a rain of devils not possessive, but describing more than one devil. The devils rain suffered such a critical drubbing that fuest immediately was forced to retreat to television, directing several nondescript tv movies and series episodes over the years. The devils rain 1975 is an unusual horror movie with a bit of a cult following, though even its fans generally dont quite grasp what it is driving the movies strange appeal.
The picture quality is as clean as it can get and nothing like 8mm films like the child or children shouldnt play with dead things. It is the bands first album in eight years, following 2003s covers record project 1950, and the first of original material since 1999s famous monsters. It was following a series of successful films all dealing with satan and the growing interest in the black arts, including the exorcist, beyond the door, and abby. Satanic shatner shocker the devils rain comes to bluray. The sound of istanbul 2005 i do 1921 save the green planet. The shoot was reportedly shortened from 8 to 6 weeks during production. The devil s rain is a 1975 horror film directed by robert fuest. The devils rain film, a 1975 horror film directed by robert fuest. The chief interest of the devils rain, one of the progeny spawned by the runaway. Arriving when it did, the devils rain looks like was made a decade too late. A satanist cult leader is burnt alive by the local church. Ernest borgnine, eddie albert, ida lupino, william shatner, keenan wynn countries. The devil s rain album or the title song, by the misfits, 2011. You would watch it because it was on, but it never was that good.
Absolutely ridiculous tripe, but it has shatner, borgnine, and travolta in it, which. Featuring william shatner as mark preston, ernest borgnine as jonathan corbis, tom skerritt as tom preston, ida lupino as mrs. The devils rain official trailer this negligible lowbudget horror film, set in the southwest but shot in mexico, surprisingly boasts a big cast of recognizable faces. The devils rain pop culture wiki fandom powered by wikia. One of the horror highlights of the 1970s is without a doubt director robert fuests maniacal, starstudded 1975 satanic shocker.
It was one of several bfilms in whichwilliam shatner starred in between the original star trek television series and star trek. Just how bad can the devils rain be, when its got captain kirk to save it. Yeah i know, i havent either, and it is the most meager element of the devils rain but probably one of its best moments in terms of quality of camp. Devils rain, a 1977 musical composition by thomas albert. I walked into the devil s rain a few minutes late and thought maybe id stumbled onto a sergio leone western vast empty spaces baked under the midday sun. The devils rain was one of the more lunatic and dire among the films jumping on the mid70s occult bandwagon inspired by the successes of rosemarys baby 1968 and the exorcist 1973 the devils rain was directed by robert fuest who had made an auspicious splash with the sublimely droll the abominable dr phibes 1971 and before that the little seen psychothriller. He has made only one additional theatrical feature, aphrodite 1982, a softcore sex romp shot in greece. John travoltas first film was the devils rain 1975 about a bunch of satanists in the american rural landscape who have terrible powers which enable them to melt their victims. From babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets attila kakarott duration. The poster tagline states, heaven help us all when the devils rain. Or maybe hellfire, or perhaps a hellfire of souls it. It was also a great excuse to get out of the house on weekend nights.
Sure, the movie has a lot of extremely cheesy moments, and it is certainly disappointing for a director like fuerst, who had previously directed the cult masterpiece. Absolutely the most incredible ending of any motion picture. Other cast members included tom skerritt, ernest borgnine, eddie albert, ida lupino, keenan wynn and john travolta in his film debut in a minor role. At some points in the story they are clearly referring to the reign of ol scratch. Its director, british journeymen robert fuest, was fresh off the onetwo popularity punch of the abominable dr.
Satanists in the middle west terrorize and sometimes melt the terrified locals. Director robert fuest creates an atmosphere of nihilism and dread in this classic 70s horror film starring the brawny brow ernest borgnine as jonathon corbissatan, eddie albert as dr. And like many 1970s horror films, the devils rain tacks on a completely unearned ending suggesting that the curse will persist nothing in the film explains why this would be the case but most people will likely shrug it off, just happy that the entire affair is over. It is also the only release by the bands lineup of jerry only, dez cadena, and eric.
At other times they mean that souls are going to rain down on the earth. The devils rain is a 1975 lowbudget horror film, directed by robert fuest. This is a 1970s era devil worship film, which is a genre quite apart from other horror movies. The devils rain is a fan created page that pays tribute to the 1975 film. Patriarch steve preston goes missing and worried mom emma ida lupino sends eldest son mark william shatner in search for his father. The devil s rain film, a 1975 horror film directed by robert fuest. What was a promising premise about a local family in an abandoned desert town succumbing one by one to a satanic cult wound up being a major critical and commercial failure, ultimately becoming an embarrassment to. Hopefully, you got to see the ending because if you missed it, you really wasted your time. The devils rain is a totally baffling film, somehow both more and less than the sum. The devils rain is the seventh studio album by horror punk band the misfits, released october 4, 2011 through their own label misfits records. Not surprisingly, a bit part by john travolta as danny before he became the worlds most famous sweathog helped this one. Few films are as completely off the rails while simultaneously boring their audiences for a considerable amount of their running time as the devils rain. The film is remembered primarily for its ending, in which most of the cast melts.
I walked into the devils rain a few minutes late and thought maybe id stumbled onto a sergio leone western vast empty spaces baked under the midday sun. He vows to come back to hunt down and enslave every descendant of his congregation, by the power of the book of blood contracts, in which they sold their souls to the devil. With ernest borgnine, eddie albert, ida lupino, william shatner. Corbis ernest borgnine is a satanic priest hellbent on recovering a. The devil s rain 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The devils rain 1975 reminds me of those cheap campy movies that were popular at driveins remember those. Still is the owner of probably the scariest tv commercial for a film ever. It was one of several bfilms in which william shatner starred between the original star trek. Its a goofy movie played straight with good direction by the man that gave us the vincent price phibes films, another love of mine, and solid acting even. The devils rain 1975 all in all, the devils rain is a facepaced movie. It was one of several bfilms in which william shatner starred in the hiatus between the original star trek television series and star trek.
Being a hollywood movie, the resources were there as well as the budget. John travoltas film debut was in this spunky, oneofakind devil cult horror. The quality of writing, acting and direction give a general and routine witlessness to this movie about a devil. The devils rain album or the title song, by the misfits, 2011. Vhs trailer for the 1975 satanic horror thriller the devils rain, directed by robert fuest, starring ernest borgnine, eddie albert, ida lupino and more. Its not a serious satanic movie, but it is a lot of fun. Watch the devils rain 1975 full hd free online c1ne. It was one of several bfilms in which william shatner starred between the original star trek television series and star trek. My earliest memory of the devils rain was when i was a young child and i remember asking my mother at the dinner table, what movie do you hate the most. The devils rain 1975 and you call yourself a scientist. There were distant whistles and moans on the sound track, the desert shimmered and there was eerie music sounding vaguely like the wails of a shortwinded harmonica player.
These days, the film is mainly remembered for its ludicrous finale, in which the majority of the cast melt away in the rather adverse weather described in the title. Watch the devil s rain 1975 full hd online for free. Sam richards, ida lupino as mrs preston, william shatner as mark preston, keenan wynn as sheriff owens, tom skerritt as tom preston, joan prather as julie preston, woody. The devils rain 1975 is a glorious curiosity, a personal favorite, and thanks to severin films spectacular new bluray release, one of the best reissues. So have you ever thought, what if the victims of the salem witch trials were actually guilty. New haven sda temple brooklyn, ny recommended for you 2. Unknown unknown the devils rain was released june 20 and runs 86 minutes. Now, as any video storewise person would be able to tell. Thanks to a completely wacko cast and a finale touted in the ads as absolutely the most horrifying ending of any motion picture ever, the devils rain became a familiar staple in u. The devils rain is a film directed by robert fuest with ernest borgnine, eddie albert, william shatner, keenan wynn, year.
All blazing trailers videos include links to purchase the films where. Other familiar names in the cast included tom skerritt, ernest borgnine. All of this would be good silly fun if the movie werent so painfully dull. Overview of devils rain, the, 1975, directed by robert fuest, with ernest borgnine, eddie albert, william shatner, at turner classic movies. Other familiar names in the cast included tom skerritt, ernest borgnine, eddie albert, ida lupino, keenan wynn and john travolta in his film debut as an early minor role. The devils rain 1975 roller boogie 1979 crossing the bridge. Devil s rain, a 1977 musical composition by thomas albert. The devils rain is a mid70s satanic cult film about a familys century long battle with a satanic priest, corbis ernest borgnine. Borgnine reportedly swore never to be in another film with a satanic topic due to strange accidents. They hid his book that holds his followers souls, and other ungodly powers. The devils rain is ostensibly a horror film, but it barely manages to be a horror. Download the devil s rain 1975 full hd online for free on pc, mac, linux, android, and ios.
With the enormous impact of rosemarys baby and the exorcist dictating what made for a successful horror film, the 1970s were flooded with all sorts of worldwide efforts involving devilish shenanigans. Movie 8 of 1975 and 29 overall in my journey through films of my lifetime. Robert fuersts the devils rain of 1975 is a rather cheesy, but at times also quite creepy little horror flick whose terrible reputation is certainly not completely justified. The american public was in something of a satanicpanic in the. Reallife s atanist anton lavey was used as an adviser on the film and has a minor part in it. The devils rain is a 1975 horror film directed by robert fuest. At the time of its making, the devils rain had one hell of a potential pedigree.
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