Six months before Arnold Schwarzenegger made good on his “I’ll be back” promise, Hollywood whetted audience appetites with a blend of dark comedy, Hammer Horror, and good old-fashioned wizardry, which played out like a medieval inversion of The Terminator.
Warlock had actually been released internationally in 1989, but, thanks to New World Pictures’ dire financial straits, it got stuck in Stateside distribution hell before finally hitting theaters 35 years ago today (explaining the scene where Mann’s Chinese Theater is still showing Harrison Ford thriller Frantic). Thankfully, Trimark Pictures saw its potential, allowing American cinemagoers the opportunity to witness two British thespians at their hammy best.
