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Equinox [Criterion Collection]

Actor(s): Edward Connell, Barbara Hewitt, Frank Boers, Jr., Robin Christopher, Jack Woods
Director(s): Dennis Muren, Jack Woods
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Movie Details

Content Advisory: Not For Children
Movie Release: 1970
DVD Release: 06/20/2006
Format: DVD - Color
Edition: Restored/Remastered,Special Collection
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: English
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Number of Discs: 2
Run Time: 2 hrs 33 mins
Studio: Criterion
Members Wishing: 20
Genres: Action, Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Horror

DVD Synopsis

Four teens head into a forest in search of a long-lost scientist (played by science fiction novelist Fritz Leiber). Monitoring the kids' every move is a forest ranger (Jack Woods), who is in reality the ancient demon god Asmodeus. When the kids come across a precious book of incantations, the ranger conjures up an intimidating variety of horrible monsters and nightmarish visions, the better to retrieve the volume. The man responsible for the special effects in Equinox is Dennis Muren, who began the film as a nonprofessional 16-millimeter project in 1967. The picture was completed by director Edward Connell, using the same cast throughout (the actors' ages noticeably fluctuate from scene to scene). Long a Late Late Show staple, Equinox in time garnered a cult following, and later appeared on video under the title The Beast. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Edward Connell - Dave
Barbara Hewitt - Susan
Frank Boers, Jr. - Jim Hudson
Robin Christopher - Vicki
Jack Woods - Asmodeus

Member Movie Reviews

Jeff V. (burielofmel) from HARRIMAN, TN wrote on 6/10/2008...

2 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

The first time I saw this was just a couple of years after WKRP IN CINCINNATI went off of the air and I remember how cool I thought it was when I saw that Bonner, the guy who played HERB on WRKP was one of the main actors in this film. They eat Kentucky Friend Chicken and I think it's funny that they don't recognise the name MISTER ASMODEUS.

Update-I got this in June from here on the website. I can very highly recommend it. My previous review was based on a bootleg version I got on ebay years ago. The bonus features on this disc are amazing. It's one of the most interesting DVD / Bonuses I've ever watched. One of the girls in the movie was best friends with Stevie Nicks. It's weird thinking that while this was being made, the girl in the movie was hanging out with the woman who would be the welsh witch of Fleetwood Mac in about 8 years after the thing was being filmed. It's even more strange to imagine that the girl's future husband would one day also be married to Stevie NIcks. Then there is the Famous Monsters of Filmland connection. Forrest Akerman is on the bonus features in several places as well as his magazine Famous Monsters. Usually bonus features stick with stories of what goes on the set while the movie is being made but the features here go so deep into the lives of the film makers that you feel like you're looking at old photo albums and home movies of some old friends who just happen to have made a movie.