The Manitou (trailer)

Deliriously preposterous 1978 occult sci-fi horror mumbo jumbo starring Susan Strasberg, Michael Ansara, Stella Stevens and - wait for it - Tony Curtis! From the creative mind of William Girlder, the man who brought you the blaxploitation "Exorcist" clone "Abby", the bloody woodland "Jaws" ripoff "Grizzly" (affectionately referred to by some as "Paws") AND that beloved old family holiday classic "Three on a Meathook". So what's the story line this time around, you ask? Oh, you know, it's your typical movie about a 400 year old demonic Native American midget that suddenly starts growing out of a lump on some poor possessed San Francisco woman's back, ultimately resulting in them both magically being transported into outer space where the woman proceeds to battle said evil midget with psychedelic laser bolts that she shoots from her fingertips. You know, that type of thing...