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Equinox

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After student David (Edward Connell) receives a letter from Professor Waterman (Fritz Leiber) begging him to come as quickly as possible, he goes to visit the park where his teacher is staying. Also with him are his date, Susan (Barbara Hewitt), friend Jim (Frank Boers Jr.), and Jim's girlfriend, Vicki (Robin Christopher). After they are handed a mysterious religious text by an old man, the students find themselves menaced by park ranger Asmodeus (Jack Woods), who reveals himself as the devil.
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Walter Chaw Film Freak Central 08/18/2006
3.5/4
A sharp rebuke to the type of cinephile who judges the temple of his experience too cramped and delicate to ever "stoop" to Ray Harryhausen or Italian zombie flicks Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing 06/23/2006
2.5/4
Engaging if erratic. Go to Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 06/20/2006
2/5
Talk to enough people and you can find someone willing to call just about anything a classic Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/16/2005
2/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/02/2003
C
A sci-fi film, originally started as a student project... Go to Full Review James Sanford Kalamazoo Gazette 07/29/2002
2/5
"amusingly ridiculous drive-in chiller" Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Bill G 11/10/2024 Surprisingly creepy. Like Carnival of Souls in that the horror was effective but with worse acting and production. A pleasantly surprising blend of H.P. Lovecraft and WKRP with fun special effects See more Dave S 07/01/2024 This might sound like a pretty bold claim, but here it goes: Equinox could, quite possibly, be the most irritating movie ever made. When a pair of couples, none of whom possess an iota of common sense, venture into a remote park, they are set upon by none other than the devil himself (and his weird minions) after being saddled with an ancient text. The dialogue is absurd (‘I wouldn’t know a catatonic coma if it bit me!!’), the acting is consistently wooden, the special effects border on brutal, the production values are non-existent, and not a single situation is dealt with rationally (what to do after finding human remains in a cave? It’s time for a KFC picnic!!). Equinox has the distinct look of a movie made by people who have never seen a movie. See more Bruce M 12/26/2023 ITS ONE OF THOSE HORROR B MOVIES WITH A BUNCH OF CLUES ACTORS BUT STILL FUN TO WATCH HERE AND THERE ! See more Donald B 06/08/2020 A cheap looking, low budget "horror" movie from 1970. Impossible to take seriously when the characters are constantly making the worst possible decisions. It goes without saying that the acting and effects are awful. See more delysid d 01/19/2018 forget what the haters say about this one,,, this movie was well wicked See more 07/26/2016 Definitely not as bad as everyone says it is. This is one of the ultimate cult films & main sources of inspiration for Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead. See more Read all reviews
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Jack Woods

Director

Edward Connell

David Fielding

Barbara Hewitt

Susan Turner

Frank Bonner

Jim Hudson

Robin Christopher

Vicki

Fritz Leiber

Dr. Arthur Waterman

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Synopsis After student David (Edward Connell) receives a letter from Professor Waterman (Fritz Leiber) begging him to come as quickly as possible, he goes to visit the park where his teacher is staying. Also with him are his date, Susan (Barbara Hewitt), friend Jim (Frank Boers Jr.), and Jim's girlfriend, Vicki (Robin Christopher). After they are handed a mysterious religious text by an old man, the students find themselves menaced by park ranger Asmodeus (Jack Woods), who reveals himself as the devil.
Director
Jack Woods
Producer
Jack H. Harris
Screenwriter
Jack Woods
Distributor
Jack H. Harris Enterprises
Production Co
Tonylyn Productions Inc.
Rating
PG
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 6, 1970, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2020
Runtime
1h 20m
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