
Cast a Deadly Spell(1991)
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.



Dennis Hopper
H. Phillip Lovecraft

Penelope Ann Miller
Kim Hudson

Eric Bogosian
Sen. Larson Crockett

Sheryl Lee Ralph
Hypolita Kropotkin

Julian Sands
Finn Macha

Valerie Mahaffey
Trudy

John Epperson
Vivian Dart (as Lypsinka)

Debi Mazar
Manicurist

Alan Rosenberg
N.J. Gottlieb

Christopher John Fields
Lt. Morris Bradbury
Witch Hunt is a tv movie, comedy, fantasy, horror film released in 1994 exploring themes of infidelity, black magic, shrinking, murder, witchcraft, private detective. Directed by Paul Schrader, it stars Dennis Hopper, Penelope Ann Miller, Eric Bogosian. Magic and murder connect an actress, a private eye, a senator and a witch in 1950s Hollywood.
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