Movie

The Legend of Hillbilly John

1974 · 98 min

A strange, folksy ramble through mountain superstition, mixing eerie encounters with a wandering musician's easy charm and oddball humor.

Tagline: From ghostly hark mountain this eerie story of witches ... voodoo ... devils ... monsters... mountain folk swear it's true!
Overview: A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar.
How it feels: Eerie, whimsical, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Faith, survival, fate, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
survival
fate
isolation
music
Places: countryside
small town
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild