Review of The Manitou (1978) by Michael L — 14 Dec 2014
THE MANITOU is pure bad movie heaven! Tony Curtis, Ann Sothern, Stella Stevens and Susan Strasberg--what more can I say? Wonderful. But let me add to the list--Stella is basically in blackface (though why we don't know, or is she simply tan?) and then there's Susan who starts this whole thing with a tumor on her neck that winds up being the fetus of the reincarnation of a 400 year-old Native American spirit.
YES! You are reading this correctly. But there's more! Tony, Stella, and Ann are psychic healers who actually say, " the spirit looks like one of those wooden Indians that stand in front of cigar shops.
" Amazing, wonderful, late night fun.
This review of The Manitou (1978) was written by Michael L on 14 Dec 2014.
The Manitou has generally received mixed reviews.
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