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The Astrologer (1976)
Directed by Craig Denney
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Overview
Craig Alexander, a con-man “psychic” on the carnival circuit receives the opportunity to pilfer some legendary rubies in Kenya. His luck holds and he winds up the sole beneficiary of the ill-gotten wealth, which he parlays into an astrological broadcasting empire. But once he reaches the top, there’s only one direction he can go…
Rated NR | Length 77 minutes
Actors
Craig Denney | Darrien Earle | Rocky Barbanica | Boyd Hamlyn | Jacqueline Day | Lawrence Lee | James Moore | Harvey Hunter | Solomon Mathenge | Robert Ballagh | Joe Kaye | Diane Di Sibio | Allene Albano | Avon Adele | Julie Moon | Donald Davies | Arthyr Chadboure | Florence Marly | Mercedes Risconsin | Irmgard Pancritius | Géza Palásthy | Maria Palásthy | John Kaiser | Father Donald Kohane
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/24/2013 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
If ever there was a movie made for me and my deep love for singular visions brought to life despite the lack of any ability to so in any fashion resembling standard ideas of “correct”, this is it!
It does little good to describe the plot of this movie and doing so would only ruin the fun of the constant string of surprises that is THE ASTROLOGER. It’s the kind of movie where an abrupt change in time and location makes one think either a.) the reels are out of order or b.) a reel from a completely unrelated movie has slipped in. But then you realize HOLY SHIT! THAT WASN’T EVEN A REEL CHANGE and your mind is blown. As soon as you learn to expect the unexpected from this movie it does something to defy your expectations of “expected”!
It’s the kind of movie where the main character makes a movie that is basically THE ASTROLOGER within the movie and then we get to watch The Astrologer watch THE ASTROLOGER inside the movie THE ASTROLOGER for like 5 minutes!
It’s the kind of movie that inexplicably has songs by The Moody Blues.
It’s the kind of movie where someone says “Uranus explodes”.
It’s the kind of movie where long passages of clinical astro-babble are considered to be moving the plot forward.
It’s the kind of movie that has an entire dynamic dinner scene shot entirely in slow-motion.
It’s the kind of movie where someone shouts, “You’re not an astrologer, YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE!”
It’s the kind of movie where the story is propelled by newspaper headlines which are mostly in FOREIGN LANGUAGES!
And it’s all done without an ounce of irony. It’s all genuine, it’s all passion, it’s all GOOD.
This movie is only available on 35mm (there’s an unconfirmed report of a 16mm print in the possession of Something Weird) and I won’t die happy until thousands of people have experienced this incredible film.
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