Cast a Deadly Spell Page #8

Synopsis: In 1948 Los Angeles, everyone uses magic- everyone except hard-boiled private detective H. Phillip Lovecraft, who refuses for "personal reasons." Lovecraft is hired by a mysterious rich man to recover a stolen book, the Necronomicon. Investigating, he finds that the book holds the key to taking over the world by magical means, releasing the "Old Ones".
Director(s): Martin Campbell
Production: HBO Video
  Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
R
Year:
1991
96 min
389 Views


16 YEARS OLD!

CLEOPATRA WAS ONLY 14

WHEN SHE SURRENDERED

TO PASSION.

LISTEN, YOU WOULDN' TELL ANYBODY, NOW

WOULD YOU?

GRIMALDI, YOU POOR SAP,

DON'T YOU GET IT?

YOU SAVED THE WORLD!

THEY'LL PUT UP

A MONUMENT TO YOU!

YOU COULD HAVE LUNCH

AT THE WHITE HOUSE,

YOUR PICTURE:

ON THE COVER OF"LOOK."

AND ALL YOU'RE WORRIED

ABOUT IS YOUR WIFE,

AND YOU JUST SCREWED

A 16-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN.

( laughs )

YOU'RE MARRIED?

HUH, LISTEN,

YOU WOULDN'T TELL ANYBODY

NOW, WOULD YOU, PHIL?

COME ON,

GIVE ME A BREAK, HUH?

Olivia:

OTTO?

Grimaldi:

CUPCAKE, I'M AS

SURPRISED AS YOU ARE.

SURPRISED:

THAT YOU'RE MARRIED?

NO, SURPRISED BY YOU.

HOW'S THE HAND?

BROKEN.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU JUST MISSED THE SCREW

THAT SAVED THE WORLD.

I MISS:

EVERYTHING.

I EVEN MISS:

BEING A GOD.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

GRIMALDI TAKES YOU IN

FOR KILLING BORDEN.

WE WERE A HELL:

OF A TEAM, YOU

AND ME.

WE STILL COULD BE.

MAYBE SOMEDAY...

- PHIL?

- YEAH?

KISS ME BEFORE I FAINT.

( glass clinking )

LOVECRAFT?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

SORT OF.

HEY, I THOUGH YOU WERE GOING TO MIAMI.

THERE'S NO NEED TO NOW,

IS THERE?

I GUESS NOT.

WHAT'S THAT STUFF?

JUICE OF LEAVES:

OF THE ADDER'S TONGUE

WITH DISTILLED WATER,

HORSETAIL AND A PINCH

OF MUGWORT.

- AND THAT?

- MERCUROCHROME.

I'M A WITCH,

BUT I'M NOT A FANATIC.

BANDAGES I HAVE:

IN MY OFFICE.

KROPOTKIN?

- THANKS.

- FOR WHAT?

IT'S A LONG STORY.

I'LL GE THE PIROSHKIES.

Lovecraft:

I WAS TIRED AS HELL, BU I COULD AFFORD TO BE TIRED,

NOW THAT IT WAS OVER.

OVER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE--

FOR LOCKSTEADER AND WILLIS,

HACKSHAW AND BORDEN,

AND ALL OVER FOR CONNIE.

I NEEDED I TO BE MORNING.

I WANTED TO HEAR

DOORS OPEN AND CARS START,

HUMAN VOICES TALKING ABOU BASEBALL AND THE WEATHER.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE

THERE WERE STILL FOLKS

OUT THERE FACING LIFE

WITH NOTHING:

UP THEIR SLEEVES

BUT THEIR ARMS.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW IT YET,

BUT THEY'VE GOT A BETTER SHO AT HAPPINESS

AND A FAIRER SHAKE TODAY

THAN THEY DID YESTERDAY.

'CAUSE TODAY...

I'VE GOT THE BOOK.

I'VE ERASED

EVERY FEELING:

THAT CARRIES:

YOUR NAME:

EACH RESPONSE:

TO YOUR TOUCH:

HAS BEEN REPLACED

BUT SAY WHAT I MAY

IT'S NOT CONVINCING

WHY DO I LIE TO ME?

I AM FREE:

FROM THE MAGIC:

THAT YOU USED:

TO WEAVE:

BROKE THE SPELL:

THAT YOU ONCE:

HELD OVER ME:

I TEND TO PRETEND

BUT I'M NO GOOD AT I WHY DO I LIE TO ME?

IT MAY BE:

JUST MY WISHFUL THINKING

THAT I HAVE THIS LIFE

BEYOND YOU:

YOU'RE TOO TOUGH

TO ROOT OU OF MY MEMORIES

MY HEART'S

IN A FIX:

THERE'S NO

WORKING THROUGH:

TO ADMIT TO THE TRUTH

MEANS TO FACE:

WHAT I'VE HID

LOVE THAT CAME:

TO AN END:

BUT JUST WON'T QUI SO SAY WHAT I MAY

IT'S NOT CONVINCING

TO ME:

OH, WHY DO I LIE

TO ME?

( instrumental music plays )

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Joseph Dougherty

Joseph Dougherty is an American television producer, writer, and director. He has written for such television series as Thirtysomething, for which he won an Emmy Award and a Humanitas Prize.Dougherty has also written for Judging Amy, Saving Grace, Pretty Little Liars, and the HBO film Cast a Deadly Spell. more…

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