Cast a Deadly Spell
In 1948 Los Angeles, everyone uses magic- everyone except hard-boiled private detective H. Phillip Lovecraft, who refuses for "personal reasons." Lovecraft is hired by a mysterious rich man to recover a stolen book, the Necronomicon. Investigating, he finds that the book holds the key to taking over the world by magical means, releasing the "Old Ones". (Contains several in-jokes to H.P. Lovecraft's horror fiction and also the hard-boiled detective genre.)
R
HD
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
1991
96 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Cast a Deadly Spell
- Duration : 96 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Joseph Dougherty
- Directors : Martin Campbell min
- Imdb : 6.7 (1467 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.4 (839 votes)
- Actors : Fred Ward, David Warner, Julianne Moore, Clancy Brown
Movie Storyline
In 1948 Los Angeles, everyone uses magic- everyone except hard-boiled private detective H. Phillip Lovecraft, who refuses for "personal reasons." Lovecraft is hired by a mysterious rich man to recover a stolen book, the Necronomicon. Investigating, he finds that the book holds the key to taking over the world by magical means, releasing the "Old Ones". (Contains several in-jokes to H.P. Lovecraft's horror fiction and also the hard-boiled detective genre.)