Hungry Wives (1972)

Réalisateur:

George A. Romero

Scénariste:

George A. Romero (writer)

Date de sortie:

18 avril 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Horreur

Accroche:

Every Night is Halloween.

Intrigue:

A bored, unhappy suburban housewife gets mixed up in witchcraft and murder.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Avis des utilisateurs:

Ruined By The Technical Aspects

Ensemble

Jan White	...	Joan Mitchell
Raymond Laine	...	Gregg Williamson (as Ray Laine)
Ann Muffly	...	Shirley Randolph
Joedda McClain	...	Nikki Mitchell
Bill Thunhurst	...	Jack Mitchell
Neil Fisher	...	Dr. Miller
Esther Lapidus	...	Sylvia
Dan Mallinger	...	Sergeant Frazer
Daryl Montgomery	...	Larry
Ken Peters	...	John Fuller
Shirlee Strasser	...	Grace
Robert Trow	...	Detective Mills (as Bob Trow)
Jean Wechsler	...	Gloria
Charlotte Carter	...	Mary
Linda Creagan	...	Patty
S. William Hinzman	...	The Intruder (as Bill Hinzeman)
Marvin Lieber	...	Jerry Randolph
Paul McCollough
Sue Michaels
Hal Priore
Louis Yochum
Virginia Greenwald	...	Marion Hamilton

Réalisé par
George A. Romero

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
George A. Romero		writer

Produit par
Alvin Croft	....	executive producer
Nancy Romero	....	producer (as Nancy M. Romero)
Gary Streiner	....	co-producer

Musique originale
Steve Gorn

Image
George A. Romero

Montage
George A. Romero

Maquillage
Bonnie Priore	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Bob Rutkowski	....	post-production supervisor
Vincent D. Survinski	....	production supervisor

Technicien du son
Rex Gleason	....	assistant sound recordist
Gerald Schutz	....	sound recordist

Effets spéciaux
Regis Survinski	....	special effects

Caméra et Département Electrique
John Fitzpatrick	....	electrician
John Fitzpatrick	....	grip
S. William Hinzman	....	lighting/additional photography

Dpartement Editorial
Paul McCollough	....	editorial

Companies de production

• Latent Image

Distributeurs

• Jack H. Harris Enterprises (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Wizard Video (1982) (USA) (VHS)
• Astra Video (1982) (UK) (VHS)
• Vista Home Video (I) (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• DisCus (1986) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (????) (Canada) (theatrical) (as "Hungry Wives")
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• VidAmerica (????) (USA) (VHS)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Jack's Wife (UK)
Season of the Witch (USA) (video title)

Durée:

130 min | UK:104 min | USA:89 min (edited version)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,37 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:16

Lieux de tournage:

Forrest Hills, Pennsylvania, USA

Société:

Latent Image

Guillemet:

[Joan is buying items in an antique shop]
Store Clerk: So, you're a witch?
Joan: Huh?
Store Clerk: Chalets, herbals, knifes, they're all witches tools you know.
Joan: Oh, I'm just interested in it.
Store Clerk: You're kidding! I mean, I was just kidding.
Joan: Well, I'm just interested in it.
Store Clerk: Hey, that is really great.

Connexions De Film:

figure dans Digging Up the Dead: The Lost Films of George A. Romero (2005) (V)

Bande son:

Season of the Witch

Ruined By The Technical Aspects

One problem I`ve always had with George A Romero movies is the fact that he`s a very poor director when it comes to technical aspects . THE CRAZIES suffer from this and despite liking the original DAWN OF THE DEAD my enjoyment of that movie was spoiled somewhat by the poor sound mixing which meant it was difficult for me to hear what the characters were saying

SEASON OF THE WITCH ( As it was called by channel 4 and the tv guides - though the onscreen title was JACK`S WIFE ) is almost unwatchable down to the fact it`s a technical disaster . The colour made me believe the film stock had been dipped in bleach and then dipped in several cans of paint . The editing is all over the place while the sound is composed of people mumbling their dialogue . Notice I said " people " and not " actors " , this is because there`s very little evidence that the people appearing in this movie are actors . If you look through the cast list for HUNGRY WIVES/ JACK`S WIFE/SEASON OF THE WITCH you`ll find that most of the people in the cast had never appeared in a movie before and most never appeared in a movie again , hardly surprising due to their lack of talent , check out the scene near the start of the film where the guy kisses his wife goodbye and stops about six inches from her forehead !

There might have been a good story here somewhere but like I said it`s impossible to hear what`s going on and the cinematography and editing gave me a headache