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In 1950s Hollywood, magic is legal and everyone uses it except for Philip Lovecraft. He has been hired by starlet Kim to uncover the reason for her stalled career. Suddenly her studio mogul died. And prime suspect? Lovecraft's best friend.
The year is 1953. The place, a Hollywood few remember. Magic is no longer just in the movies, it'spart of everyday life. From conjuring up a cup of coffee, to the reappearance of Shakespeare to rewrite ascript, magic is everywhere. Private Detective Phillip Lovecraft, one of the few who doesn't use magic, is onthe case. Sexy starlet Kim Hudson has hired him to uncover the reason for her stalled career. Hudson's sureher studio mogul husband, N.J. Gotlieb, has found someone else to take her place on screen and off. ButGotlieb turns up dead before Lovecraft can catch him in the act. His friend, licensed witch Hypolita Kropotkin,is the prime suspect.With Senator Larson Crockett and his Congressional Committee on Unnatural Activities in town tounearth the evil roots of magic, Lovecraft's got his hands full. Crockett plans to hunt down all known witchesand magicians and destroy them. A '50s witch hunt is in full swing. Can Lovecraft save his sorceress friend,dodge demons and solve a murder -- without magic?
- Dennis HopperH. Phillip Lovecraft
- Penelope Ann MillerKim Hudson
- Eric BogosianSen. Larson Crockett
- Sheryl Lee RalphHypolyta Kropotkin
- Julian SandsFinn Macha
- Valerie MahaffeyTrudy
- John EppersonVivian Dart
- Debi MazarThe Manicurist
- Alan RosenbergN.J. Gottlieb
- Christopher John FieldsLt. Morris Bradbury
- John DurbinBrackett
- Gregory BellShakespeare
- Terry CamilleriMinister
- Christopher DargaG-man #1
- Stanley DeSantisSidney
- Victoria DuffyMaid
- Zaid FaridFelix
- Ellen GersteinSidney's wife
- Clifton Collins Jr.Tyrone
- Robert GoolrickMalcolm Purdy
- Mark HabitMark Twain
- James HarperWinston
- Aaron HeymanMr. Skinner
- Kristin KahlerCherie
- Nancy Linehan CharlesBea