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The Manitou

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400-year-old demonic Native American spirit.

Director

William Girdler

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Melvin Simon Productions,Mid-America Pictures,Simon Productions,Manitou Productions Ltd.

Awards

3 nominations

Harry Erskine

John Singing Rock

Karen Tandy

Susan Strasberg

Amelia Crusoe

Dr. Jack Hughes

Mrs. Karmann

Dr. Snow

Burgess Meredith

Dr. McEvoy

Mrs. Winconis

Mrs. Herz

MacArthur

10th-Floor Nurse

Anne Newman Bacal

Wolf, an orderly

Michael, an orderly

Neighbor

Mrs. Singing Rock

Neighbor

Carole Hemingway

16th Floor Nurse

Beverly Kushida

Anesthesiologist

Charles Kissinger

Operating Room Doctor

Michael Andreas

Operating Room Doctor

Mick Dyrenforth

Operating Room Nurse

Misquamacus

Misquamacas

Dr. Snaith

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John Singing Rock Harry Erskine Dr. Snow Misquamacus Dr. Jack Hughes Michael, An Orderly Dr. Mcevoy Macarthur

Karen, this is Dr. Hughes.
I've asked him to help us. - The Manitou

Karen, this is Dr. Hughes. I've asked him to help us.

It's really crazy.
[exhales] - The Manitou

It's really crazy. [exhales]

Ohh.
Mr. Erskine,
I want you to know - The Manitou

Ohh. Mr. Erskine, I want you to know

Hi.
Hi. - The Manitou

Hmm. Hmm. - The Manitou

Well, what...
what does that mean? - The Manitou

Well, what... what does that mean?

[monitor beeping] - The Manitou

[monitor beeping]

We're ready.
You can go ahead.
Skin knife. - The Manitou

We're ready. You can go ahead. Skin knife.

Awaken.
[gasping] - The Manitou

Awaken. [gasping]

Get him out of here!
[Woman on P.A.]
All personnel stand by. - The Manitou

Get him out of here! [Woman on P.A.] All personnel stand b...

[siren wails in distance] - The Manitou

[siren wails in distance]

She's very weak,
Mr. Erskine.
Keep it brief, please. - The Manitou

She's very weak, Mr. Erskine. Keep it brief, please.

[whispers]
Karen? - The Manitou

[whispers] Karen?

[groaning] - The Manitou

Who are you? - The Manitou

Here it is-- - The Manitou

[Amelia]
So, Harry, what did
the professor say? - The Manitou

[Amelia] So, Harry, what did the professor say?

Just assume for a moment sir - The Manitou

Just assume for a moment sir

Well you know what you have to understand is - The Manitou

Well you know what you have to understand is

[man]
Turn off the power! - The Manitou

[man] Turn off the power!

Hi. Um, I'm
Harry Erskine, - The Manitou

Hi. Um, I'm Harry Erskine,

You don't - The Manitou

Wait a minute. - The Manitou

Normally I wait three risings of the sun - The Manitou

Normally I wait three risings of the sun

Mr. Erskine. - The Manitou

I want you all to understand
that once I make this circle, - The Manitou

I want you all to understand that once I make this circle,

Enough for me to fight him - The Manitou

Enough for me to fight him

You all right,
Mr. Erskine?
Oh, yeah, I'm fine, fine. - The Manitou

You all right, Mr. Erskine? Oh, yeah, I'm fine, fine.

Hi.
Hi, how are you
tonight, Mr. Erskine? - The Manitou

Hi. Hi, how are you tonight, Mr. Erskine?

This ought to do it.
Oh, swell.
Thanks. - The Manitou

This ought to do it. Oh, swell. Thanks.

Guess this just
isn't your day. - The Manitou

Guess this just isn't your day.

John! - The Manitou

Misquamacus invoked
the spirit of the body - The Manitou

Misquamacus invoked the spirit of the body

[groans]
No! - The Manitou

Spirit of the Eagle,
give me strength. - The Manitou

Spirit of the Eagle, give me strength.

Get Dr. Hughes, quick! - The Manitou

Get Dr. Hughes, quick!

Dr. Hughes, please,
what happened? - The Manitou

Dr. Hughes, please, what happened?

Here we are,
living in a world - The Manitou

Here we are, living in a world

[grunts] - The Manitou

[Wolf screaming] - The Manitou

[Wolf screaming]

But that's impossible - The Manitou

But that's impossible

Manitou, take him
and kill him! - The Manitou

Manitou, take him and kill him!

[distorted voice]
You have... - The Manitou

[distorted voice] You have...

[gasping] - The Manitou

[chanting continues] - The Manitou

[chanting continues]

What is it?
It's the demon we call
the Lizard of the Trees. - The Manitou

What is it? It's the demon we call the Lizard of the Tr...

What the hell is
the matter with him?
Heading for the doctor. - The Manitou

What the hell is the matter with him? Heading for the doctor...

[rumbling] - The Manitou

John! - The Manitou

John? - The Manitou

[Harry]
What happened down here?
What caused all this ice? - The Manitou

[Harry] What happened down here? What caused all this ice?

[wailing]
Wind Manitous, - The Manitou

[wailing] Wind Manitous,

You're out of your
goddamned mind. - The Manitou

You're out of your goddamned mind.

Gitche Manitou - The Manitou

That was one hell of an earthquake - The Manitou

That was one hell of an earthquake

Don't be - The Manitou

What? - The Manitou

[chanting continues] - The Manitou

[chanting continues]

Harry, - The Manitou

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A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400-year-old demonic Native American spirit.

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Director: William Girdler

Writer: Graham Masterton, William Girdler, Jon Cedar

Production: Melvin Simon Productions,Mid-America Pictures,Simon Productions,Manitou Productions Ltd.

Genre: horror, sci-fi

Year: 1978

MetaScore: 47/100

ImdbRating: 5.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Apr 1978

Awards: 3 nominations

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