Monday, September 22, 2014

Television and Cinema Verities: William Girdler Edition



"Manitou was something that had never been done before. So I did it. It's a cross between 'The Exorcist' and 'Star Wars.' It has a lot of shock in it as well. I'm a director who believes a lot in the instant shock theory…”

- The late director William Girdler discusses his last film, The Manitou (1978) with Starlog Magazine, in 1978.

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