The Manitou
1978
103 Min
When Karen (Susan Strasberg) tries to have a tumor removed, she discovers it’s actually the deformed fetus of an ancient Native American shaman ready to be reincarnated. Soon, the evil spirit bursts forth, and Karen turns to a sham psychic (Tony Curtis) and a contemporary medicine man (Michael Ansara) for a showdown with the murderous creature. Stella Stevens, Burgess Meredith and Jon Cedar co-star in this campy chiller.
The Manitou was directed by William Girdler, a fairly undistinguished director (though I would love to see a film he did five years before this one for the title alone, Three on a Meathook). It stars… read review