Tony curtis simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. What surgeons thought to be a tumor growing on the neck of patient karen tandy susan strasberg is actually a fetus growing at an abnormally accelerated rate. Strasberg, michael ansara, stella stevens and wait for it tony curtis. Tony curtis, ann sothern, stella stevens and susan strasbergwhat more can i say. The movie starts off with a bit of tonys great humor. Oh, you know, its your typical movie about a 400 year old demonic. Sep 29, 2010 tony curtis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Id like to tell you more about what happens to the manitou, not to mention tony curtis, but movies like the manitou are seasonal happenings, not artistic ones. This is impressive, considering the movie begins with an indian shaman being reborn through a tumor on a ladys neck. While it looks like a new friday the th movie wont.
Apr 12, 2011 the manitou is perhaps the greatest bad movie you have never seen. A psychic tony curtis recruits a witch doctor michael ansara to get a 400yearold indian medicine. This movie is hilarious i honestly think tony curtis hit rock bottom in his career when he agreed to be in this movie. Tony curtiss spectacular body of screen work consists of more than 140 films with starring roles in classics like spartacus, houdini, operation petticoat and. Its certainly the greatest movie about an evil indian midget who grows out of a ladys neck. In his later years, curtis made numerous television appearances. Tony curtis, susan strasberg, michael ansara a woman discovers she has an ancient indian man growing on her neck. Girdler died in a helicopter accident prior to the movies release. It is hilarious the movie starts off with a bit of tony s great humor. The flintstones stony curtis 1 episode 2003 guest 12 credits. Released october 25th, 2003, the manitou stars tony curtis, susan strasberg, michael ansara, stella stevens the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of out of 100. Manitou, the 1978 movie clip lets not do the cards. The film is based on an old legend about the american indian spiritconcept manitou.
Tony curtis was an iconic american actor who did more than a hundred films in his career spanning six decades. The whole burgess meredith sequence is priceless, as it seems like he keeps forgetting what movie hes in. Oct 11, 2010 the spirit of the 70s shines, through, as curtis and strasberg lack any of the overwrought drama that would sink an amicable divorce like theirs today. June 3, 1925 september 29, 2010 was an american movie actor. Harry tony curtis is a fortune teller confronted with real magic when his girlfriends tumor starts causing scary things to happen. Curtis symbolizes the golden age of hollywood and is legendary for his good looks, smooth charm and dashing and debonair style. Starring tony curtis, susan strasberg, stella stevens, jon cedar, ann sothern, burgess meredith, michael a. Tony curtis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The manitou 1978 a psychics girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 yearold demonic native american. A growth on a womans back turns out to be the reincarnation of an evil medicine man in this insanely strange cult horror hit. June 3, 1925 september 29, 2010 was an american film actor whose career spanned six decades but who was mostly popular in the 1950s and early 1960s.
It runs amok in the building until boyfriend tony curtis figures out that his love for karen can boost the hospitals electrical supply to zap the pesky beast. But let me add to the liststella is basically in blackface. It stars tony curtis, michael ansara and susan strasberg. For instance, were respectable actors like tony curtis and burgess meredith so in need of a payday that they agreed to take part in this nonsense. In the film, however, karen was played by the 40ish susan strasberg and harry tony curtis, around 52 at the time was. Based on the novel by graham masterton, the manitou seems to be an event film lost in time, or at least the memory of most horror fans today. Whenever it gets to be almost august, they start playing all over town. How can you make a movie about a 400yearold native american shaman who appears in the form of a tumorfetus on someones neck and have it turn out any other way. The manitou movie was faithful to its insane source. A 400year old indian shaman reincarnates himself as a tumor in a womans back, and a fortune telling charlatan tony curtis must harness the. Curtis through was revered as a talented actor all through, reached the pinnacle of success during the 1950s and 1960s. The manitou is an american horror movie from 1978 with tony curtis and susan strasberg, based on a 1975 book by graham masterton.
The manitou by william girdler tony curtis, michael. When i saw it was for sale, at a reasonable price, i thought i should add it to my video library and im glad i did. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Met tony curtis, michael ansara en susan strasberg.
As taras begins to reclaim his ethnic rite, andrei falls in love with the daughter of. Harry brought to life by tony curtis is skeptical at first, of course, but sooner or later has no choice but to believe that this is no ordinary. Quirky as quirky can be, the movie does benefit from an interesting cast with curtis and ansara doing a fine job with the material. He is famous for his light comic roles, especially his musician escaping from gangsters in some like it hot 1959.
The manitou by william girdler tony curtis, michael ansara. San francisco working psychic harry tony curtis, who doesnt buy his own product, is mostly pleased that his exgirlfriend karen susan strasberg, who has a strange, swelling growth on her back, has asked to see him, early in the manitou, 1978. He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. It was based on the 1976 novel by graham masterton, which was inspired by an old legend about the american indian manitou spiritual concept. Released in 1978, it feels like a take on the highly successful and influential the exorcist from five years earlier. June 3, 1925 september 29, 2010 was an american film actor whose career spanned six decades but who achieved the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. Tony curtis has appeared in over 100 movies and often on tv as well. The manitou 2003 a psychic tony curtis recruits a witch doctor michael ansara to get a 400yearold indian medicine man off his girlfriends susan strasberg back.
Generally acknowledged as one of the silliest horror films ever made, the manitou should please camp buffs more than serious fans. A growth starts to appear on susan strasberg and her phoney medium man friend tony curtis gets worried and calls in an indian medicine man after first having a seance with frightening results. And while manitou does have its slower sections, the climax is a thing of beauty to be enjoyed forever, with crummy special effects, bad lightning, a star field, an evil one symbolized by a cataract, and tony curtis struggling to. The manitou is an american horror film from 1978 with tony curtis and susan strasberg, based on a 1975 book by graham masterton. With tony curtis, susan strasberg, michael ansara, stella stevens. Tony curtis plays a con who agrees to help an exgirlfriend when she discovers a. The manitou 1978 trailer hd tony curtis susan strasberg. Hes a psychic who has real talent, but he decides hed rather do. The manitou 1978 tony curtis, susan strasberg, stella. The manitou 2003 stream and watch online moviefone. This horror movie is a bit clunky but it has enough to make it watchable. Tony curtis, susan strasberg, michael ansara a woman discovers she has an ancient indian man growing on. Tony curtis chews up the script as he plays a charlatan who must rescue his former girlfriend from an evil medicine man skin walker.
The actor may be best known for his role in some like it hot, named by the american film institute as the funniest movie of the past 100 years. He has also acted in more serious and dramatic movies, like the defiant ones 1958, for which he received an academy. Lurid, ludicrous, and laughable and those are the good parts, the manitou is one of those movies that asks more questions that it answers. The manitou is a 1978 american horror film produced and directed by william girdler. In other words, manitou is a low budget yet ambitious ballstothewall hack job that leans on tony curtis to carry it the way the monogram horror films of the 1940s used to lean on bela lugosi. Taras yul brynner is a cossack champion who decides to find solace in his homeland after a lifetime of fighting. Tony curtis is probably best known for his role in the movies some like it hot marilyn monroe. He was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The book on which this movie is based is a superior book by graham masterson. His son, the wild and wishful andrei tony curtis, has a conflicted view toward traditional life. Tony curtis was born bernard schwartz, the eldest of three children of helen klein and emanuel schwartz, jewish immigrants from hungary. Stella stevens and burgess meredith add some class to the supporting parts and. Tony curtis received a best actor academy award nomination for his work in the defiant ones. Out of the growth is born a manitou an indian witch doctor. Lees ons privacybeleid voor meer informatie over hoe moviemeter met je privacy. Interestingly, his films covered a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. A psychic tony curtis recruits a witch doctor michael ansara to get a 400year old indian medicine. There is a strong possibility that william girdlers the manitou 1978 is the most preposterous horror movie of all time and with one of the most peculiar casts ever assembled. This was made in 1978,its now at time of writing 2014,i saw this movie on video when i was,it still had the impact now as it did back then. The manitou is perhaps the greatest bad movie you have never seen.
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