Trance

Jul 1, 2002

1h 27m

★ 3.7

Let me put my spell on you

Overview

Catherine Leoni is a connoisseur of the illusionary arts. She learned her craft from her grandfather, Henry Santorini, a master magician with a disgraced past. Now in search of the fine line between reality and magic, she travels to Death Valley with her gangster husband Robert to meet Taylor Black, a mysterious magician who is about to replicate Santorini’s ruinous past. Adding to the mystery is Wally, who claims he can smell ectoplasm, and Robert’s hit man Bongo. Under Black’s power, Catherine is forced to make a choice…find her own power or succumb to the TRANCE and the seduction of magic. This was the Best Fantasy Feature winner at the New York International Independent Film Festival yet remains obscure.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Fantasy

Comedy

Production Companies

McClure Films

Trampas Films

Trance Trailers

Cast

Robert Leoni

Martin Kove

Catherine Santorini

Tane McClure

Taylor Black

Bruce Abbott

Bongo

Robert Z'Dar

Susan

Lauren Hays

Henry Santorini

Harrison Young

Wally

Wade Wallace

Tyra

Amy Rochelle

Spirit

Honey Lauren

Robert Houdin

Jim DeAngelo

Reporter

Richard Gabai

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