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The Astrologer (1975 horror film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Astrologer' (also known as 'Suicide Cult') is a 1975 American horror film directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Bob Byrd, Mark Buntzman, and James Glickenhaus.
Plot
A scientist who is investigating reports of the Second Coming of Christ ends up in conflict with a Satan-worshipping suicide cult.
Cast
*Bob Byrd as Alexei
*Mark Buntzman as Kajerste
*James Glickenhaus as Spy
*Alison McCarthy
*Al Narcisse
*Monica Tidwell as Kate Abarnel
*Ivy White as Indian Maiden
Production
"I'd inherited some money," Glickenhaus told 'The New York Times', "and I took all of it and lost it making a movie called 'The Astrologer.' I'd been to film school, but film school was oriented more toward the avant-garde in those days, and I didn't really know what a master was or a cutaway or a closeup. And I had great trouble conveying ideas, except in dialogue. So 'The Astrologer,' which was about 79 minutes long, was probably 60 minutes of dialogue. I mean, it was interminable. I didn't think it was interminable then. I thought it was great and interesting and fascinating to listen to." The film took him two years to produce from start to finish.
The film's soundtrack was composed by Brad Fiedel, in his debut.
Release
Glickenhaus convinced some drive-in theaters in the South to show the film. He later recalled, "Even though it was a terrible movie, people didn't absolutely hate it. But I realized by watching them that the only parts they liked were the parts with action."
Reception
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