Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)

[Kooshmeister]

Did a quick search and couldn't find a thread dedicated to this film. Saw it on HBO as a kid and it actually scared me. The gargoyle did, anyway. I couldn't sit through the ending, anyway. Rewatching it these last couple of years, though, has made me love it a lot and wish it were more well-known and respected.

[Andrew]

I have it in my collection, but wish we could get a DVD release.  Enjoyed it quite a bit, especially some of the things that make it all fit together, like the girl hunting the unicorn.  There's also the great scene with the "death by papercuts."

[Kooshmeister]

Ah yes, the papercut kill! 

[Mofo Rising]

The release was odd, since it was an HBO Original Movie back when HBO didn't really produce it's own material.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka-1ekOcRcQ

I really enjoyed the movie, although it's low budget often shines through. If you like this, I recommend checking out Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. The books, though, not the TV series.

I also quite enjoyed it's sequel, Witch Hunt, even if it lost Fred Ward. The magic-as-communism as metaphor works surprisingly well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVcYIJ0StHk