Satan's Princess

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Satan's Princess
Directed by Bert I. Gordon
Screenplay by Stephen Katz [1]
Produced byBert I. Gordon [1]
Starring Robert Forster
CinematographyThomas F. Denove [1]
Edited byBarbara Boguski
Music byNorman Mamey [1]
Release date
1990
Running time
90 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Satan's Princess is a 1990 film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Robert Forster and Lydie Denier. [2]

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Plot

The title character is the head of a modeling agency for women, and who has hired a runaway girl to help her. A police officer goes undercover to find the runaway, but the evil 'princess' catches on to him and the investigation.

Cast

Production

Satan's Princess went through many titles during production including Heat From Another Sun, Princess of Darkness, and Malediction. [1]

Release

Satan's Princess was released directly to video in the United States. [1]

Reception

In a contemporary review, Variety noted that "mundane performances lift this mundane direct-to-video release", noting that Robert Forster, Lydie Denier, and Caren Kaye all "deserve more challenging assignments than this potboiler." [1]

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References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Prouty 1994: "No page number in the book. Review is dated "January 14, 1991""
  2. "Satan's Princess (1990) - Bert I. Gordon | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

Sources

  • Prouty, Howard H., ed. (1994). Variety Television Reviews 1923-1992. Garland Publishing Inc. ISBN   0-8240-3796-0.