The Manitou
Midnite weekend screenings happen on Friday & Saturday nights (meaning arrive on Friday and/or Saturday night by 11:45pm for seating, the movie starts after midnite)!
Director: William Girdler Run Time: 104 min. Format: 35mm Rating: R Release Year: 1978
Starring: Tony Curtis, Susan Strasberg, Michael Ansara, Burgess Meredith
“Possession marked The Exorcist. Demonic Pregnancy erupted Rosemary’s Baby. Warnings followed The Omen. And The Manitou has it all combined!”
When Karen Tandy (Susan Strasberg) finds she has a rapidly growing tumor on the back of her neck that perplexes even the best San Francisco surgeon, she seeks guidance from her sometimes-lover Harry Erskine (a delightfully flamboyant Tony Curtis), a hack mystic with a specialty of forecasting the gastrointestinal futures of wealthy older women. Consulting a variety of experts in black magic and anthropology, Harry can’t ignore all the signs point to one thing – a Native American shaman is attempting rebirth through Karen’s body! Launching off of this insane premise, The Manitou never lets up, building to a wild psychedelic climax and peppered with unhinged performances including a confused-but-committed Burgess Meredith.
Trailer
UPCOMING SPECIAL SCREENINGS
SEE ALLHis Three Daughters
Three grown daughters come to be with their father in his final days
Gotham Shorts-to-Features: Block One
The Gotham presents its first ever Shorts-to-Features Showcase
Gotham Shorts-to-Features: Block Two
The Gotham presents its first ever Shorts-to-Features Showcase