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A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.A neglected, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft with unexpected consequences.
Raymond Laine
- Gregg
- (as Ray Laine)
Robert Trow
- Detective Mills
- (as Bob Trow)
Lynda Marnoni
- Patty
- (as Linda Creagan)
S. William Hinzman
- The Intruder
- (as Bill Hinzeman)
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- TriviaAccording to director George A. Romero, in the commentary track he did for The Crazies (1973) in 2002, this is the only one of his films he'd like to remake. He cited lack of money as a reason for unhappiness with this production as it turned out.
- GoofsThe name on the MasterCharge card Joan uses to buy her witchcraft supplies is "George A Romero".
- Quotes
Shirley: [reading from the Witchcraft primer] 'The religion offers, further, a retreat for emotional women, repressed women, masculine women and those suffering from personal disappointment or nervous maladjustment.' Christ, what other kind of women are there? No wonder this stuff's getting so damn popular.
- Alternate versionsOriginally filmed and released in 1971 under the title "Hungry Wives" which ran at 130 minutes, the movie was re-edited for foreign distribution and re-released as "Jack's Wife" a year later, running at 104 minutes. In response to George A. Romero's successful release of "Creepshow" in 1982, "Jack's Wife" was released on home video as "Season of the Witch" with the running time trimmed further to 89 minutes. The current video version runs 104 minutes which is the original overseas version titled "Jack's Wife."
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Dead Will Walk (2004)
- SoundtracksSeason of the Witch
Written and Performed by Donovan
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Ranks right up there with "The Witch Who Came From the Sea" and "The Stepford Wives" in the obsolete sub-genre of 70's women's lib horror. Arguably George Romero's most unusual and underrated film, this is less a horror film than a sociopolitical bitchslapping of the male-dominated American dream. Although witchcraft does play a part in this, the focus is largely on our leading lady's middle-aged, menopausal anguish...a feeling of solitary confinement in a pseudo-sterile life with an abusive/absent husband, thankless daughter, and a circle of ingenuine, gossipy "friends".
This is a very well done low-budget film, and comes highly recommended...although rigid horror buffs may end up disappointed. 7/10
This is a very well done low-budget film, and comes highly recommended...although rigid horror buffs may end up disappointed. 7/10
- EyeAskance
- Nov 25, 2003
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- George A. Romero's Season of the Witch
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- $90,000 (estimated)
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