Ernest Borgnine

Eddie Albert

Ida Lupino

William Shatner

Keenan Wynn

Tom Skerritt

Joan Prather

Woody Chambliss

John Travolta

Claudio Brook

Lisa Todd

George Sawaya

Erika Carlsson

Tony Cortex

Anton LaVey

Diane LaVey

Robert Wallace

James Ashton

Gerald Hopman

Gabe Essoe

Robert Fuest

Louis Peraino

Jack R. Woltz

Rafael Portillo

James A. Corbett

Ellis Burman Jr.

Tony Garber

Sandy Howard

Terry Morse Jr.

Álex Phillips Jr.

Lea Stalmaster

Carlos Grandjean

Mario Cisneros

José Rodríguez Granada

Nikita Knatz

Linwood G. Dunn

Gene Eliot

Manuel Topete

Don Weed

Rafael Delong

Michael Kahn

Al De Lory

Michael S. Glick

Thomas L. Fisher

Cliff Wenger

Federico Farfán

Carol Wenger

Peter E. Berger

Horror

The Devil's Rain

Sandy Howard Productions

Bryanston Distributing

United States of America

English

_**The Satanic Rites of Ernest Borgnine**_

A group of goat-sucking buffoons have set up shop in a desolate ghost town in the Southwest wherein the leader (Borgnine) is hell-bent on getting a book of blood contracts from the Preston family, who live nearby. William Shatner and Tom Skerritt play the Preston brothers while Eddie Albert is on hand as a psychic researcher. 

"The Devil’s Rain" (1975) comes in the tradition of satanic-themed movies of the 60s and early 70s, such as “The Devil Rides Out” (1968), “The Brotherhood of Satan” (1971) and “Race with the Devil” (1975). The success of “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968) and “The Exorcist” (1973) naturally attracted filmmakers to the topic. Rob Zombie's "The Lords of Salem" (2012) is a worthy modern example of the genre. 

Unfortunately, “The Devil’s Rain” illustrates what can go wrong when the topic is handled without wise restraint. The cast, locations, colorful sets/props and special effects are fine, even great, but the cartoonish satanism is so over-the-top it's more amusing than scary, which isn’t helped by a painfully dull tale, bad storytelling, protagonists you don’t care about and too much filler (like melting faces at the end that goes on and on).

The trivia concerning the flick is more interesting than the film itself. Examples include: Borgnine’s claim that the movie was funded by the Mafia and he didn’t even get paid (after all, how can you force the Mob to pay up?); the Shatner-cast mask that looks like Michael Myers’ mask in “Halloween” (1978); Travolta’s theatrical debut in a small role; John’s receiving a copy of Dianetics on set from Joan Prather (who is notable on the feminine front), which led to Travolta converting to Sciencefictionology; and the presence of LaVey & his wife in small roles. 

If you’re not in the know, LaVey capitalized on the emerging interest in satanism in the early 60s and sprung his ‘church’ of satan in 1966. "The Devil Rides Out" and "Rosemary's Baby" went into production the next year. 

The film runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot in Durango, Mexico.

GRADE: C-/D+ (3.5/10)

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