"Bullets! Demons! The end of the world! Can’t hold a man like this!"

1991

1h 36m

6.1(115 votes)

TV Movie

Mystery

Comedy

Horror

Fantasy

Overview

In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.

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Cast & Crew

29 members

Acting

Fred Ward

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft

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David Warner

Amos Hackshaw

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Julianne Moore

Connie Stone

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Clancy Brown

Harry Bordon

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Alexandra Powers

Olivia Hackshaw

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Charles Hallahan

Det. Morris Bradbury

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Arnetia Walker

Hypolite Kropotkin

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Raymond O'Connor

Tugwell

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Peter Allas

Det. Otto Grimaldi

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Lee Tergesen

Larry Willis / Lilly Sirwar

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Becky Mullen

Amber Peru

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Ritch Brinkley

Owl Wagon Manager

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Jaime Cardriche

Zombie

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John De Bello

Crooner

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David Downing

Thadius Pilgrim

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Colin Drake

Butler Meadows

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James Eustermann

Werewolf

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Bradley James

Boy #2

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Scott Lincoln

Bartender

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Michael Reid MacKay

Gargoyle

Production

Robert Mickelson

Boy #1

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Beckie Mullen

Drop Dead Babe

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Sound

Curt Sobel

Band Leader

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Ken Thorley

Mickey Locksteader

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Lana Underwood

Little Girl

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Kevin Weaver

Owl Wagon Dishwasher

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Crew

George P. Wilbur

Owl Wagon Cook

Acting

Jenny O'Hara

Amber Peru

Costume & Make-Up

Brian Penikas

Oatmeal Monster

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