Warlock (1989)

Director:

Steve Miner

Writer (WGA):

David Twohy (written by)

Release Date:

11 January 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

Satan also has one son.

Plot:

A warlock flees from the 17th to the 20th century, with a witch-hunter in hot pursuit.

Plot Keywords:

Warlock | Boston | Book | Cemetery | Insulin

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Julian Sands	...	Warlock
Lori Singer	...	Kassandra
Richard E. Grant	...	Giles Redferne
Mary Woronov	...	Channeler
Kevin O'Brien	...	Chas
Richard Kuss	...	Mennonite
Allan Miller	...	Detective
Anna Levine	...	Pastor's Wife
David Carpenter	...	Pastor
Kay E. Kuter	...	Proctor
Ian Abercrombie	...	Magistrate #1
Kenneth Danziger	...	Magistrate #2
Art Smith	...	Scribe
Robert Breeze	...	Jailor
Frank Renzulli	...	Cabbie
Brandon Call	...	Little Boy
Nancy Fox	...	Boy's Mother
Harry Johnson	...	Farmer
Juli Burkhart	...	Daughter-in-Law
Rob Paulsen	...	Gas Station Attendant
Peter Sherayko	...	Cop
Gyl Roland	...	Ticket Agent
Meta King	...	Flight Attendant
Bill Dunnam	...	Railroad Employee
Wendy Feiner	...	Passenger

Directed by
Steve Miner

Writing credits (WGA)
David Twohy		(written by) (as D.T. Twohy)

Produced by
Morgan Michael Fottrell	....	associate producer
Arnold Kopelson	....	executive producer
Steve Miner	....	producer
Brian Yuzna	....	executive producer (1991 version for Trimark Pictures)

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
David Eggby

Film Editing by
David Finfer

Casting by
Melissa Skoff

Production Design by
Roy Forge Smith

Art Direction by
Jon Gary Steele

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Williams

Costume Design by
Louise Frogley

Makeup Department
Leslie Ann Anderson	....	hair stylist
Carl Fullerton	....	visual makeup effects
Pat Gerhardt	....	makeup artist
Neal Martz	....	visual makeup effects
Peter Montagna	....	assistant makeup artist
Peter Montagna	....	special makeup effects artist
Dan Platt	....	special makeup effects artist
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Morgan Michael Fottrell	....	unit production manager
Ann Wycoff	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Earl Beesley	....	first assistant director
Frank Capra III	....	second assistant director
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director

Art Department
Craig B. Ayers Sr.	....	greensman
Edwin M. Brewer	....	property master
Jo Brown	....	head scenic
Kelly Deco	....	scenic paint foreman
Doug Lefler	....	storyboard artist
Claire Levinson	....	set dresser
Marc Meisels	....	set dresser
Josh Olson	....	art department coordinator
Tal Wallace	....	mason foreman
W. Wayne Walser	....	construction coordinator
Everett D. Wilson	....	scenic artist
Gary Wissner	....	assistant art director
Christopher Gilman	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ken Beauchene	....	boom operator (as Ken Beauchane)
G.W. Brown	....	adr editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Tom Hammond	....	foley editor
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound effects editor
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joan Rowe	....	foley walker
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee Strosnider	....	sound mixer
James M. Tanenbaum	....	sound mixer
Lee Tinkham	....	foley mixer
Todd Toon	....	assistant sound editor
Jerry Trent	....	foley walker
Randy Vandegrift	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Ken Pepiot	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Esther Barr	....	effects animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures (as Ester Barr)
Bronwen Barry	....	effects assistant animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Michael Bigelow	....	motion control supervisor: Dream Quest Images (as Mike Bigelow)
Jeff Burks	....	animation supervisor: Dream Quest Images
Jeff Burks	....	effects animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Dan Chaika	....	effects assistant animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures (as Daniel Chaika)
Nina Chierichetti	....	rotoscope artist: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Rene Clark	....	production assistant: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Lee Crowe	....	effects assistant animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures (as Lee Sperling)
C. Marie Davis	....	visual effects editor: Dream Quest Images (as Marie Davis)
Isobel DeLuca	....	administrative assistant: Perpetual Motion Pictures (as Isobel De Luca)
Charles L. Finance	....	production supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Alex Funke	....	blue screen photography: Perpetual Motion Pictures
James Green	....	matte photographer: Dream Quest Images
Fidel Gruber	....	intern: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Robert Habros	....	visual effects supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Patrick Read Johnson	....	visual effects coordinator/miniature construction: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Bill Knoll	....	effects assistant animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures (as William Knoll)
Kevin Kutchaver	....	effects animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Laine Liska	....	stop-motion animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
George Lockwood	....	optical camera operator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Richard Malzahn	....	software programer: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Mauro Maressa	....	animation supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Jeff Matakovich	....	optical supervisor: Dream Quest Images
Barry A. Nolan	....	plate photography supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Don Nolan	....	software programer: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Patricia Peraza	....	effects animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures (as Patty Peraza)
Kathleen Quaife-Hodge	....	effects animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Robert Scifo	....	matte artist: Dream Quest Images (as Bob Scifo)
Keith Shartle	....	visual effects producer: Dream Quest Images
Ed Thompson	....	effects inbetweener: Perpetual Motion Pictures
James Valentine	....	rotoscope supervisor: Dream Quest Images
Randy Weeks	....	effects assistant animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
David S. Williams Jr.	....	optical department supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Megan Williams	....	effects animator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
James Balsam	....	motion control camera operator: Dream Quest Images (uncredited)
George Muhs	....	visual effects: Dream Quest Images (uncredited)

Stunts
Steven Chambers	....	stunts (as Steve Chambers)
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Jeffrey James Dashnaw)
Doc Duhame	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
David R. Ellis	....	stunt coordinator
Richard M. Ellis	....	stunts (as Richard Miller Ellis)
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts (as Tracy Lyn Keehn)
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
David Welch	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
William D. Barber	....	first assistant camera
Michael Becker	....	still photographer
John T. Connor	....	camera loader
Skip Cook	....	dolly grip
Robert Driskell	....	gaffer
Scott Fuller	....	second assistant camera
Rick Herrington	....	best boy
Walt Lloyd	....	camera operator
Roland Neveu	....	special photographer
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator
Bruce M. Pasternack	....	camera operator
Richard Ricci	....	rigging gaffer
Dylan Shephard	....	key grip
Cheryl Tyre Smith	....	second assistant camera
Michael Snyder	....	best boy
William M. Weberg	....	grip
Michael J. Wheeler	....	first assistant camera
Buddy Wilson	....	electrician

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Debi Manwiller	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carol Fisher-Mann	....	seamstress
Mary Law Weir	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Jerry Goldsmith	....	conductor
Robin Gray	....	scoring engineer
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (as Ken Hall)
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Lyle Christensen	....	driver: camera car
Eddie Lee Voelker	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Lee Blaine	....	production assistant
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Wendy Feiner	....	stand-in
Kenneth Mancebo	....	production accountant
Craig Pointes	....	location manager
Eliot Sekuler	....	unit publicist
Janet Lee Siegel	....	production coordinator
Andy Spilkoman	....	production assistant
Brad Stephens	....	publicist
Tracey Weddle	....	script supervisor
John Wildermuth Jr.	....	production assistant
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New World Pictures

Distributors

• Scotia International Filmverleih (1989) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Trimark Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Home Video (RCS) (Italy) (VHS)
• Trimark Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Vidmark Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Vidmark Entertainment (199?) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)

Special Effects

• Perpetual Motion Pictures
• Dream Quest Images

Also Known As:

Warlock: The Magic Wizard (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

103 min | Argentina:96 min | Germany:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA

Company:

New World Pictures

Trivia:

The film was originally completed in late 1988 and was one of the last films completed by distributor New World Pictures when they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The film's trailer was actually shown before early 1989 theatrical releases. Instead of going direct to video, Warlock was picked up and released in theatres by Trimark Pictures in 1991. It's box office success lead to a sequel, "Warlock: The Armageddon" in which Trimark also released theatrically.

Quotes:

Flight Attendant: [pointing to Giles' weathervane] May I take that?
Giles Redferne: Over my rotting corpse!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in My Name Is Bruce (2007)

Soundtrack:

CORAZONITA

An 80's horror movie thats GOOD!!

This is to me one of the most overlooked 80's horror films yet. Its also one of the best. The characters are well developed, and there's even an actual plot! The cast was perfect as well as the special effects which arn't cheesey at all. You don't see the typical teen girls getting butchered along with their boyfriends. You don't see undeveloped unlikeble characters. What you do see is a really good movie, that is totally underrated. Underrated is the key word to describe this movie, Lori Singer is a brilliant actress who is far too overlooked as well as Julian Sands. Its a "must see" movie for fans of quality horror movies.