1979’s THE VISITOR Gets Remastered and a New Trailer Courtesy of Drafthouse Films

Drafthouse Films has put out a new trailer in celebration of the upcoming re-release of The Visitor, a crazy science fiction film from 1979 that’s been remastered and put back into theaters in its uncut form.  The film is directed by John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) and stars Shelley Winters, Glenn Ford, Lance Henriksen, Franco, and Sam Peckinpah.

If you’ve never heard of this film, or aren’t sure what it’s about, hit the jump and check out the trailer and synopsis, and you’ll be hooked.  The Visitor hits Austin and LA November 1, New York November 8, and VOD February 2.

THE VISITOR – Returns To Theaters This Halloween from Drafthouse Films on Vimeo.

In this unforgettable assault on reality–restored and presented uncut theatrically for the first time ever in the U.S.–legendary Hollywood director/actor John Huston (The Maltese Falcon; Treasure Of The Sierra Madre) stars as an intergalactic warrior who joins a cosmic Christ figure in battle against a demonic 8-year-old girl, and her pet hawk, while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. Multi-dimensional warfare, pre-adolescent profanity and brutal avian attacks combine to transport the viewer to a state unlike anything they’ve experienced… somewhere between Hell, the darkest reaches of outer space, and Atlanta, GA . The Visitor fearlessly fuses elements of The Omen, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, The Birds, Rosemary’s Baby, The Fury and even Star Wars creating the most ambitious of all ’70s psychedelic mindwarps . Its baffling all-star cast includes Shelley Winters (Night Of The Hunter), Glenn Ford (Superman), Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Franco Nero (Django) and Sam Peckinpah (director of The Wild Bunch).