Equinox also known as the equinox a journey into the supernatural, and released on home video as the beast is a 1970 american. Though uncredited, producer dennis muren also served as a second director. Four friends with a longstanding but strained connection take a hiking trip into. A journey into the supernatural presented by jack h.
Roger morneau a trip into the supernatural full testimony. A retreat, spiritual direction guide and study resource is a guide through the various levels of the human person to the deepest. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. More than 20 years ago, sam and dean lost their mother to a demonic force.
Equinox, a channel 4 science documentary series, broadcast since 1986 equinox star. An early project from ilm wizard dennis muren, its a key influence on the evil dead, and conjures images that prefigure later muren magic like the batwinged beast in dragonslayer and return of the jedi s rancor pit sequence. In this episode, david is joined by josh hornbeck and martin kessler to discuss equinox, directed by jack woods. Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information. An equinox in astronomy is the event when the sun can be observed to be directly above the equator. I do not own the copy rights equinox also known as the equinox a journey into the supernatural, and released on home video as the beast is a 1970. A journey into the supernatural angulo negron, sebastian, anders, sandy on. Danforth appeared as several extras in the film and lent a hand animating cells, painting mattes, and constructing sets and equipment, but did none of the. Journey into the supernatural who developed and shot it with friends dave allen and jim danforth in 1967.
A journey into the supernatural, later expanded by producer jack h. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Equinox 1970 american supernatural horror film youtube. Supernatural takes viewers on a journey into the dark world of the unexplained. Journey into the supernaturalwho developed and shot it. Although he played bit parts in some of these movies, he is not an actor and has been confused with. A journey into the supernatural was picked up for distribution by producer jack h. The film focuses on four teenagers picnicking in a california canyon, where. A journey into the supernatural 1967 directed by dennis muren. Its the kind of film that seems ripe for exploitation by the likes of mystery. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Now, searching for the demon who destroyed their family, they encounter creatures that most believe exist only in folklore or superstition vampires, spirits, and even bloody clowns. Harris the blob, who shot new footage for the film with writerdirector jack.
A retreat, spiritual direction guide, and study resource sr. Journey into the supernatural who developed and shot it. Harris saw their film and hired writerdirector jack woods to film some new footage and expand the 70 minute short film into feature length and reedit it. Journey into the supernatural, and the 1970 jack h. Reminiscent of king kong and the scifi greats of the 50s, equinox would be ideally viewed in a drivein. Equinox w effects wizard dennis muren star wars synopsis. That film has also been known on vhs under the title the beast. A journey into the supernatural is a low budget cult classic b movie from 1968, which is featured in the criterion collection. Special effects guru dennis muren talks to ht about computer graphics, the equinox, and owning his own tux. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. In the tradition of interweaving character drama and the supernatural in such hits as smallville, a new kind of thrill ride takes viewers on a journey into the dark world of the unexplained.
The film was finally released in 1970 as equinox, shortened from the original title of equinox a journey into the supernatural. Patrick burke is an actor, known for the phantom of the opera 1989, equinox 1970 and the. He also directed his own feature film, the equinox. Mark thomas mcgee born 1947 in san gabriel, california is a screenwriter and author. I do not own the copy rights equinox also known as the equinox a journey into the supernatural, and released on home video as the beast is a 1970 american independent horror film. Harris into a feature film entitled equinox in 1970. The original version of this film is entitled the equinox. A trip into the supernatural a harrowing brush with the powers of darkness temcat transcript of roger morneaus story in his own words when i came out of the navy after ww2, i was lookingfor to take up a trade in montreal, canada and at. The original version of the movie that turned into the equinox we all know is quite inept, filled with poor acting, awful dialogue and stilted storytelling but as a techdemo it is really fun to watch since the special effects are far better than the rest of the movie would lead us to believe, especially when you consider the budget it was made on. Robin christophers films include equinox, general hospital, the equinox a journey into the supernatural, and empire city. Mark thomas mcgees films include equinox, sorceress, bad girls from mars, the equinox a journey into the supernatural.
It is notable because its director dennis muren later went on to do effects for star wars and was a founding member of ilm. In the tradition of interweaving character drama and the supernatural in such hits as smallville, a completely new kind of thrill ride takes viewers on a journey into the dark world of the unexplained in supernatural. Most of his movie work was for fred olen ray and jim wynorski. A journey into the supernatural faith lifestyle carpenter, venetia on. Since then, the film has gained a passionate cult following and inspired succeeding generations of horrorfantasy filmmakers. I saw this as a kid and must admit it creeped me out back then. Original version of cult thriller has marked differences from 1970 theatrical release. An early project from ilm wizard dennis muren, its a key influence on the evil dead, and conjures images that prefigure later muren magic like the batwinged beast in dragonslayer and return of the jedis rancor. Look up equinox in wiktionary, the free dictionary. After independent distributor tonylyn productions expressed interest in distributing the film, director jack woods was hired to direct. Each episode of this second season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1970 and were destined to eventually bear the criterion imprint. The equinox a journey into the supernatural 1967 mubi. A journey into the supernatural, with his friends dave allen and jim danforth. A journey into the supernatural was picked up for distribution by producer.
Equinox w effects wizard dennis muren star wars fandango. I watch it now and its more campy fun than scary, but its no denying that it is a valiant low budget effort, despite some very amateurish acting. The original, original, never released the equinox. Criterion reflections episode 30 jack woodss equinox. It was originally shot in 1967 under the title the equinox a journey into the.
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