Witches' Brew

Witches' Brew

Credits
Title:	Witches' Brew
Director:	Richard Shorr; Herbert L. Strock
Writers:	Syd Dutton; Richard Shorr
Producers:	Jack Bean; Donna Ashbrook; Kool Lusby
Composer:	John Parker
Cinematography:	Norman Gerard
Editors:	Herbert L. Strock
Production
Distributed by:	United Artists
Released:	October 31st, 1980
Rating:	PG
Running time:	98 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$700,000
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Witches' Brew is an American independent film of the horror and comedy genres. It was directed by Richard Shorr with a script written by Shorr and Syd Dutton based on the novel written by Fritz Leiber. Additional sequences were directed by Herbert L. Strock. The film was distributed theatrically through United Artists and premiered on October 31st, 1980. The movie stars Richard Benjamin as Joshua Lightman with Teri Garr as Margaret Lightman, and Lana Turner as Vivian Cross.

Cast[]

Actor	Role
Teri Garr	Margaret Lightman
Richard Benjamin	Joshua Lightman
Lana Turner	Vivian Cross
James R. Winker	Linus Cross
Kathryn Leigh Scott	Susan Carey
Bill Sorrells	Nick Carey
Kelly Jean Peters	Linda Reynolds
Jordan Charney	Charlie Reynolds
Nathan Roth	Ben Cohn
Barbara Minkus-Barron	Saleswoman
Bonnie Gondell	Marcia Gordon
Lawrence Guy	Carl Groton
Carlos Royval	Patrol officer #1
Tony Kulik	Patrol officer #2
Gerald Ray	Meter officer #1
Charles "Corky" Behrle	Meter officer #2
Richard Stobie	Security officer
Joyce McNeal	Nurse
Edmund Stoiber	Doctor
Kerry Stein	Funeral director
Shepard Saunders	Minister
Jon Reigrod	Schwartz
Deborah Kim Moore	Female student
Steve Bond	Mike
Gaye Nelson	Tina
Al Ginsburg	History professor
Lennie Bleecher	Literature professor
Robert Zaigue	French professor
Elen Farran	Joanna Arnholt

Notes & Trivia[]

This film has also been released under the title Which Witch Is Which?.
Witches' Brew is basically an updated remake of Weird Woman, directed by Reginald Le Borg an released in 1944. It is also a remake of the 1962 film Burn, Witch, Burn, directed by Sidney Hayers. It is based on the 1943 novel Conjure Wife by author Fritz Leiber.
There are a total of thirty credited cast members in this film.
This movie was actually filmed in 1978, but wasn't released until 1980.
Associate producer Kool Marder is credited as Kool Lusby in this film.
Composer John Carl Parker is credited as John Carpenter
Actor James Winkler is credited as James R. Winker in this film.
Actress Barbara Minkus is credited as Barbara Minkus-Barron in this film.
Actor Angus Scrimm is credited as Lawrence Guy in this film.
Actor Corky Behrle is credited as Charles "Corky" Behrle in this film.
Actress Debbie Javor is credited as Deborah Kim Moore in this film.
This is the final film work for actress Lana Turner. In the horror genre, Turner is also known for playing the role of Beatrix Emery in the 1941 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Witches' Brew was released on home video in VHS format by Embassy Home Entertainment.
This is Richard Shorr's first work as a director. He has also worked as a sound editor on the 1974 musical version of Son of Dracula, and a sound effects editor on Poltergeist III in 1988.
This is Syd Dutton's only work as a screenwriter. Dutton also worked as a matte artist on the 1982 version of Cat People, a visual effects artist on Psycho III, and a visual effects artist on the 1998 version of Psycho.
Actor Richard Benjamin is also known for playing the role of tourist Peter Martin in Westworld in 1973. The film was written and directed by Michael Crichton and also starred Yul Brynner and James Brolin.
Actress Teri Garr is also known for playing Inga in the 1974 Mel Brooks comedy Young Frankenstein.
Actress Kathryn Leigh Scott is also known for playing the role of Nuria in the "Who Watches the Watchers?" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Recommendations[]

Burn, Witch, Burn
Weird Woman
Witchcraft
Witchouse

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