Name: Leonora
Director: Derek Strahan
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985-03-01
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 3
Cast: Mandi Miller, David Evans, Leon Marvell, Angela Menzies-Wills, Ron Becks

A Grand Prix driver, his wife, and a reincarnated lover walk into a bar... no, seriously.

Soapy melodrama80s fever dreamBewitched but make it cursed

Overview

Drama

This movie revolves around Simon Erricson, a Grand Prix driver now turned car dealer, his wife Leonora, and the director of Simon's new television ad, Mark. Basically, Mark and Leonora have met in a previous life and are destined to be together, no matter what.

Content warning

satanism witchcraft open marriage bewitchment

Fate versus free willMarital possessionOccult obsessionIdentity erasure

Standout Aspects

Costume

Peak 80s occult chic, shoulder pads meet pentagrams

Writing

"Previous life" dialogue delivered with straight faces

Best for:Solo·Friends

Heads up:Sexual Content

Director

Derek Strahan

ReleasedMar 1, 1985

Runtime1h 25m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Budget$350K

Bruder Releasing Inc.

Top Cast

Angela Menzies-Wills

Helena

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Derek Strahan directed, wrote, AND composed the score because apparently nobody stopped him. The 2.0 TMDB rating suggests they should have.

Cultural

This film captures that peculiar 1980s obsession with 'respectable' Satanism—wealthy people doing witchcraft in nice houses, like a cursed episode of Dynasty.