Well, there is not a lot to recommend here. A very young Anthony Geary stars as a Vietnam Vet and a bunch of women run around completely naked. How much of the movie is that? I have an edited for TV version that is only about an hour-long, so at least 20 mins were cut. He meets up with a woman, Yyala, but he can't find her later.
It does have Dyanne Thorne as Alotta, Queen of Witches. So there is that I guess. The biggest issue is that the movie is so slow.
I remember first wanting to see this for the overt association with hippie culture and witchcraft and it certainly has that. Alotta makes for a good if somewhat stereotypical 70s-era witch. But that doesn't make her less fun. Susan Damante as the water nymph/witch Yyala is less entertaining, but I think it is because her lines are so bad.
So to love Yyala, David has to get rid of his soul. A bargain the Witch Queen is happy to oblige him with. Then of course the horror ensues.
It is pretty typical of the Occult 70s right before the Exorcist hit the theatres. Lots of jumbled up occult ideas, lots of weird filming, and plenty of soft-core nudity. It also pretty much typifies what I call the "leftover hippie shit" of the 60 going into the 70s.
There is a pretty good review of it (with plenty of screencaps) at the Grind House Database.
Watched: 50
New: 34
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