The Manitou (1978)

Burgess Meredith: Dr. Snow

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• Dr. Snow : Just assume for a moment, sir, that this woman - she's a young woman?

  Harry Erskine : Yeah, a young woman.

  Dr. Snow : Just assume that she has a problem, now assume also this problem has to do with Indian magic. Well, my God, son, you do have one Hell of a problem!

• Dr. Snow : What you have to understand is that the magic of ancient Indian tribes was very, very powerful. They were, in fact, one of the great magical societies of modern times, of pure ethnic occult art. And, er, they were,

  [wiping a bookcase] 

  Dr. Snow : Ugh, this is a mess! They were, er, undiluted with European conceptions and preconceptions. The whole concept of the Indians, the whole concept of life and death and inner space was rolled up in the Indians' demon, the equivalent demon. That demon would be possessed of monstrous, monstrous power!

  MacArthur : Then what you're saying, Doc, is we're out of luck?