Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

July 18, 1929 · 97 years old

Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You" (1956), he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of s…

Known For

3 titles
1
Mystery Train

Mystery Train

1989 · 1h 50m · Movie

Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.

7.5
2
Perdita Durango

Perdita Durango

1997 · 2h 9m · Movie

A psychotic criminal couple kidnaps a random teenage couple. The woman rapes the male captive, and lets him watch his lover being raped by the man. They then plan to sacrifice the couple.

6.3
3
A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem

1991 · 1h 55m · Movie

A gangster's girlfriend flees to Harlem with a trunkload of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang are on her trail.

5.9