''Witch Academy'' (aka ''Little Devils'') is a 1995 American

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film directed by

Fred Olen Ray Fred Olen Ray (born September 10, 1954) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter of more than 200 low- to medium-quality feature films in many genres, including Horror film, horror, science fiction, action film, action/adventure f ...

and starring

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, Veronica Carothers, and

Robert Vaughn Robert Francis Vaughn (November 22, 1932 – November 11, 2016) was an American actor and political activist, whose career in film, television and theater spanned nearly six decades and who was best known for his role as secret agent Nap ...

. It was written by

Mark Thomas McGee Mark Thomas McGee (born 1947 in San Gabriel, California) is a screenwriter and author. Most of his movie work was for Fred Olen Ray and Jim Wynorski. Although he played bit parts in some of these movies, he is not an actor and has been confused with ...

and shot by

Gary Graver Gary Foss Graver (July 20, 1938 – November 16, 2006) was an American film director, editor, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was a prolific filmmaker, working in various roles on over 300 films, but is best known as Orson Welles' final cine ...

. Ray said it was the last of his "

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" films as the bottom was about to drop out of that market.

Plot

Leslie is a new student at college and she is harassed by other girls at her sorority. She is soon possessed by demonic forces that help her revenge.

Cast

as Edith *

Michelle Bauer Michelle Bauer (born October 1, 1958) is an American actress, model, and B movie scream queen. Early life Bauer was born and raised in Simi Valley, California. She is of Mexican heritage on her mother's side and Czechoslovakian heritage on her ...

as Tara, in her last major film appearance * Veronica Carothers as Leslie / Becky * Ruth Collins as Darla * Don Dowe as Neal * John Henry Richardson (credited as Jay Richardson) as Professor Lamar *

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* Steve Controneo as The Devil In Make-Up (uncredited) * Ron Pardina as “Monster” (uncredited)

Home video

A Blu-ray version was released in 2022.

Reception

A retrospective review stated that "Fred Olen Ray loves his bottle films (a film that takes place in one location) and ''Witch Academy'' might be his best." Another commentator found that the only comment they can make about the film is praise Vaughn's performance.

References

External links

* * 1995 films Films directed by Fred Olen Ray 1995 comedy horror films American comedy horror films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films Films about fraternities and sororities English-language comedy horror films {{Fraternity-stub