The Devil’s Rain

The Devil’s Rain (1975)

Absolutely the most incredible ending of any motion picture

A Satanist cult leader is burnt alive by the local church. He vows to come back to hunt down and enslave every descendant of his congregation, by the power of the book of blood contracts, in which they sold their souls to the devil.

Date of release
1975-07-01
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (102)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Horror
Director
Robert Fuest

Casting

Interesting facts

The Devil's Rain is a 1975 supernatural horror film directed by Robert Fuest, featuring an ensemble cast of William Shatner, Tom Skerritt, Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert, Ida Lupino and Keenan Wynn. John Travolta makes his debut film appearance in a minor role, and Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey is credited as the film's technical advisor and also appears in a minor role. The film centers around the Preston family, who are involved in a generations-long curse brought upon them by Satanic priest Jonathan Corbis (Borgnine).

Production

Although The Devil's Rain takes place in an unspecified part of the American Southwest, it was shot in Durango, Mexico and at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City. Filming took place in late 1974. During filming, actor John Travolta was introduced to Scientology after co-star Joan Prather gave him a copy of the book Dianetics, written by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

A mold of actor William Shatner's face taken during the production of The Devil's Rain was used by Halloween mask company Don Post Studios to create a mask that would later be purchased from a magic shop by the production team of the slasher film Halloween (1978); the mask, which the crew spray-painted white, was worn by actor Nick Castle as the film's antagonist, Michael Myers. The makeup effects in the film were designed by Thomas R. Burman.

Years after the film's release, Ernest Borgnine claimed that the film was financed using mafia money, and that he was never paid for his work. The film's distributor, Bryanston Distributing Company, was known to have close links to the Colombo crime family.

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