{"id":69667,"date":"2021-02-20T11:20:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T18:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69667"},"modified":"2021-02-20T23:32:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T06:32:16","slug":"jacks-wife-season-of-the-witch-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69667","title":{"rendered":"Jack&#8217;s Wife \/ Season of the Witch (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Being afraid is necessary to believing.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Season-of-the-Witch-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Season-of-the-Witch-Poster-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-69669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Season-of-the-Witch-Poster-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Season-of-the-Witch-Poster-98x128.jpg 98w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Season-of-the-Witch-Poster-206x270.jpg 206w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Season-of-the-Witch-Poster.jpg 459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA middle-aged housewife (Jan White) whose husband (Bill Thunhurst) takes her for granted and whose daughter (Joedda McClain) no longer needs her becomes intrigued by the notion of witchcraft, eventually using it as motivation to seduce a local young professor (Raymond Laine).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues<\/li>\n<li>Generation Gap<\/li>\n<li>George Romero Films<\/li>\n<li>Housewives<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Sexual Repression<\/li>\n<li>Witches and Wizards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAfter making a noteworthy debut with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=13027\"><em>Night of the Living Dead<\/em> (1968)<\/a>, George Romero&#8217;s third feature-length film was this self-described &#8220;feminist film&#8221; that is best captured by its original title (given that the entire storyline is about White&#8217;s attempt to be something other than simply &#8220;Jack&#8217;s wife&#8221;), but which distributors attempted to spin in two different directions. <em>Season of the Witch<\/em> (the poster above doesn&#8217;t even showcase White) capitalizes on the film&#8217;s theme of witchcraft (utilized by White to give her confidence in breaking free from her staid existence), while <em>Hungry Wives<\/em> was simply a pathetic attempt to market it as a soft-core adult film. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hungry-Wives-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hungry-Wives-Poster.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"1113\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hungry-Wives-Poster.png 749w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hungry-Wives-Poster-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hungry-Wives-Poster-689x1024.png 689w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hungry-Wives-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Hungry-Wives-Poster-182x270.png 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On its own merits, <em>Jack&#8217;s Wife<\/em> remains an intriguing artifact of its era, creatively directed by Romero &#8212; albeit within a super-low budget, and at a time when Romero professes he was still just learning basics of directing &#8212; and consistently going in unexpected directions. Though it&#8217;s not a horror film <em>per se<\/em>, we can sense the &#8220;horror&#8221; of White&#8217;s situation as she&#8217;s surrounded by near-harpies (her circle of friends aren&#8217;t exactly appealing):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Harpies.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Harpies.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Harpies.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Harpies-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Harpies-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Harpies-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; ignored (and occasionally beaten) by her oft-travelling husband:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Husband.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Husband.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Husband.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Husband-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Husband-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Husband-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; patronized by her pipe-smoking analyst: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Psychotherapist.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Psychotherapist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Psychotherapist.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Psychotherapist-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Psychotherapist-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Psychotherapist-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; pitied by her self-absorbed daughter: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Daughter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Daughter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Daughter.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Daughter-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Daughter-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Daughter-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and chastised as insufficiently &#8220;hip&#8221; by her daughter&#8217;s lover: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Lover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Lover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Lover.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Lover-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Lover-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Lover-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Romero injects numerous frightful nightmare sequences, which lend the film an appropriate air of mystery and trauma throughout: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Trapped.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Trapped.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Trapped.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Trapped-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Trapped-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Trapped-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; and the final scene is most definitely a shocker. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many creatively filmed sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still4.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still4-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still4-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Cinematography.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ann Muffly as White&#8217;s friend Shirley<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Muffly.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Muffly.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Muffly.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Muffly-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Muffly-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Muffly-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An unusual screenplay<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still6.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still6-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still6-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still2.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jacks-Wife-Still2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for one-time viewing as an unexpected early entry in Romero&#8217;s oeuvre. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0069239\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/jacks-wife-1972-season-of-the-witch.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/review\/1576\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Being afraid is necessary to believing.&#8221; Synopsis: A middle-aged housewife (Jan White) whose husband (Bill Thunhurst) takes her for granted and whose daughter (Joedda McClain) no longer needs her becomes intrigued by the notion of witchcraft, eventually using it as motivation to seduce a local young professor (Raymond Laine). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Feminism and Women&#8217;s Issues Generation Gap George Romero Films Housewives Marital Problems Sexual Repression Witches and Wizards Review: After making a noteworthy debut with Night of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69667\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69667"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69696,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69667\/revisions\/69696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}