The Wizard of Gore (1970)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1970
Running Times: 95 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Mayflower Pictures
Executive Producer: Fred M. Sandy
Producer: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Production Manager: John Sezonoy
Unit Manager: Gary Isaacson

SCRIPT
Script: Allen Kahn

DIRECTION
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Assistant Director: Allison Louise Downe

PHOTOGRAPHY
Directors of Photography: Alex Ameri, Daniel Krogh
Colour Lighting Coordinator: William S. Stein Jr
Stills: Roger Gee

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Eskandor Ameripoor (real name: Alex Ameri)
Assistant Editors: Daniel Krogh, Ray Szegho

MUSIC
Music: Larry Wellington

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Robert Lewis

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Technical Special Effects: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Technical Design Unit Chief: Roger Strauss

MISCELLANEOUS
Property Communications: Barry Lewis

LOCATIONS
Locations: Chicago, Illinois, USA

CAST
Ray Sager (Montag the Magnificent)
Judy Cler (Sherry Carson)
Wayne Ratay (Jack)
Phil Laurenson (Greg)
Jim Rau (Steve)
Don Alexander (Detective Kramer)
John Elliot (Detective Harlan)
Karin Alexana (stage girl #1)
Jack Gilbreth (maitre d'hotel)
Corinne Kirkin (stage girl #2)
Monica Blackwell (stage girl #3)
Sally Brody (stage girl #4)
Karen Burke (stage girl #5)
Eric Kelner Raynard (coroner)
Sheldon Reis
Julie Yager
Charlotte Bell
Ali Ameri (real name: Alex Ameri) (stage hand #1)
David Atlas (stage hand #2)
Patty La Du (waitress)
Stephen Field

PLOT SUMMARY

A stage magician performs a bizarre show where he appears to skewer a female audience member with swords, drills and other sharp implements. But when some of the women turn up dead, apparently of the same 'injuries' they sustained during the show, the police are baffled...

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Mayflower Pictures
Video Distributors: Continental Video Inc; New Star Video; Rhino Video; Something Weird Video
DVD Distributors: Something Weird Video; Image Entertainment (ID 6102 SWDVD - Special Edition)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

New Zealand
Rating: R16

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: not rated

TIMELINE

1968
September
Day Unknown: USA - production begins

1970
October
23: USA - theatrical release

2000
April
4: USA - DVD release (Image Entertainment (ID 6102 SWDVD - Special Edition))

POSTER TAGS

The Maniac Magician Whose Tricks Really Work!

An Astounding Walk Down the Bloody Corridors of the Occult!

Scenes So Far Beyond Any You've Ever Seen That No Description Is Possible

In devastating color

LINKS

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Extra Weird (2003)
Film House Fever (1986)
Mad Ron's Prevues from Hell (1987)

KEYWORDS

detectives, gore, illusions, magic, mutilation, surrealism, torture, twist endings

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009