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SIMON KING OF THE WITCHES 1971 PSYCHEDEDLIC OCCULT MAGIC WITH ULTRA VIOLET WIDESCREEN DVD-R!

Name: SIMON KING OF THE WITCHES 1971 PSYCHEDEDLIC OCCULT MAGIC WITH ULTRA VIOLET WIDESCREEN DVD-R!
SKU: 23716
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Simon, King of the Witches is a 1971 American exploitation horror film directed by Bruce Kessler and starring Andrew Prine, Brenda Scott, George Paulsin, Norman Burton and others. The film centers on the title character as he attempts to become a god through magic rituals.

The misleading advertising campaign, which set up Simon as a demonic sex orgy film cashing in on the Charles Manson trials, seriously hurt the film at the box office. The film is practically bloodless, with only brief nudity (which, again against the norm, actually serves a purpose in the story) but no explicit sex and no parallels whatsoever with Manson. Like many other more eccentric 1970s low budget genre films, Simon has become a cult film over the years, albeit an extremely marginal one.

Andrew Prine, always a welcome face in B movies, has the lead role as Simon in one of the wackiest, most ‘out-there’ films of the early 70s. Simon is a bohemian magician who lives in a rain gutter, wowing audiences with his mystical talents. When he falls for the daughter of a prominent city official, expected problems ensue which are met head-on by a highly unorthodox rebuttal.

This is a trippy, ‘turned-on’ freakfest, loaded with waggish characters and situational discord…a quite likable film, too, which appropriately features Warhol Factory entouregette Ultra Violet. Sexmagic rituals, psychedelia, and gay overtones contribute to the slappy appeal of this under-appreciated counterculture wonder.

–EyeAskance

color, mono, widescreen. DVD-R comes packaged as shown in color DVD case, wrapped in plastic!

Category: Exploitation