Saturday, August 1, 2020

South African Demon



THE DEMON-1979-Bill Carson (Cameron Mitchell) is a former army colonel with ESP who is hired by a husband and wife to find their daughter who's been abducted in Johannesberg. Meanwhile an American teacher Mary Jones (Jennifer Holmes) seems to be stalked by the killer who Carson described as "out of our species". Meanwhile Mary's cousin Jo (Zoli Marki) is dating some jerk. When Carson discovers the killer's hideout the father goes there for revenge and is killed. The mother thinks Carson set the whole thing up and shoots him right between the eyes. After this, both woman go out on separate dates. The killer murders Jo and her boyfriend and the teacher is terrorized (part of the time topless) until she stabs the killer with scissors. 

The actual reason for the killings is (with the exception that it's inane movie making) never really explained and the story is so drawn out and boring it will have you yawning in no time. 

Top billed Cameron Mitchell doesn't have much of a role. Writer/director Percival Rubens made a few more South African based films with North American stars. Star Jennifer Holmes was a semi-regular on the US TV show "Newhart" after this.

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