The Spell
Brief Synopsis
A study in the occult with more than a passing similarity to Brian de Palma's "Carrie" (1977). An overweight teenager, taunted by schoolmates and unloved at home, turns her supernatural powers on her tormentors.
Cast & Crew
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Lee Philips
Director
Lee Grant
Marion Matchett
Susan Myers
Rita Matchett
Lelia Goldoni
Jo Standish
Helen Hunt
Kristina Matchett
Jack Colvin
Dale Boyce
Film Details
Also Known As
Spell
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1977
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.; NBC Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
A study in the occult with more than a passing similarity to Brian de Palma's "Carrie" (1977). An overweight teenager, taunted by schoolmates and unloved at home, turns her supernatural powers on her tormentors.
Director
Lee Philips
Director
Cast
Lee Grant
Marion Matchett
Susan Myers
Rita Matchett
Lelia Goldoni
Jo Standish
Helen Hunt
Kristina Matchett
Jack Colvin
Dale Boyce
James Olson
Glenn Matchett
James Greene
Stan Restin
Wright King
Rian Bellamy
Barbara Bostock
Jill
Doney Oatman
Jackie Segal
Richard Carlyle
Hugh
Kathleen Hughes
Fenetia
Robert Gibbons
Waiter
Arthur Peterson
Ross
Crew
Dick Berg
Executive Producer
Don L Cash
Makeup Artist
Shirley Crawford
Hairdresser
Joseph M Ellis
Assistant Director
Joseph M Ellis
Unit Production Manager
Eddie Foy
Casting
John Fresco
Music Supervisor
Gerald Fried
Music
Chuck Fries
Executive Producer
Thomas Fries
Assistant Editor
Milton Hubatka
Location Manager
Pete Hubbard
Transportation Captain
Marvin Kerner
Sound Effects Editor
Yvonne Kubis
Wardrobe
Lily Lacava
Script Supervisor
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director Of Photography
Toby Lovallo
Assistant Director
Robert Mackichan
Art Director
David Manson
Producer
John Mick
Music Editor
Kurt Neuman
Production Manager
Kurt Neuman
Production Manager
David H Newhouse
Film Editor
Larry Roberts
Special Effects
Norman Rockett
Set Decorator
Linda Sony
Production Coordinator
Malcolm Stuart
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ed Sunley
Wardrobe
Brian Taggert
Screenwriter
Barry D Thomas
Sound Mixer
Richard Valesko
Property Master
Michael Westmore
Makeup Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Spell
Genre
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1977
Production Company
CFI Hollywood; Chuck Fries Productions, Inc.; NBC Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 20, 1977
