The Alchemist

1983
18
1h 18m

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A man seeks revenge on an evil magician who placed a curse on him.A man seeks revenge on an evil magician who placed a curse on him.A man seeks revenge on an evil magician who placed a curse on him.

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3.8/10

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Robert Ginty

Aaron McCallum

Lucinda Dooling

Lenora Sinclair
(as Lucinda Dooline)

John Sanderford

Cameron

Viola Kates Stimpson

Esther
(as Viola Kate Stimpson)

Robert Glaudini

DelGatto

Tony Abatemarco

Demon

Billy Scudder

Demon

Director
- Charles Band
Writer
- Alan J. Adler
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A bit better than it should be.

1871- Robert Ginty's wife is hexed by an evil magician, and a duel ensues. Tragically, the wife ends up dead, and Ginty is cursed to eternal life as a Jeckyll/Hyde type beast. 1955- A woman en route and her male hitch-hiker have car troubles in the remote forest...but it may be more than mere chance that they are in Ginty's "neck of the woods".

What transpires is a watchable, albeit rather juvenile horror film, one that will be unlikely to surface as anyone's favorite film, but entertaining enough to be recommendable to most genre fans. Effects range from weak to fairly impressive, and performances are fairly serviceable for a minor picture of this type.

All in all, not too bad...though hardly essential viewing.

EyeAskance
May 15, 2008
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Trivia
Producer Charles Band didn't originally intend to direct the movie, but was forced to step into the director's chair regardless when the original director was fired after shooting 2 to 3 days of footage.

Goofs
About 43:00 minutes into the film, Lenora has been wearing the coat Aaron put around her. In the next shot (43:39), as she approaches the cemetery, she is no longer wearing the coat.