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The Fury (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
118 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Short Film
Special Edition
Trailer(s)
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1978 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Brian De Palma

Written By:
John Farris

Actors:
Kirk Douglas ..... Peter Sandza
John Cassavetes ..... Ben Childress
Carrie Snodgress ..... Hester
Charles Durning ..... Dr. Jim McKeever
Amy Irving ..... Gillian Bellaver
Fiona Lewis ..... Dr. Susan Charles
Andrew Stevens ..... Robin Sandza
Carol Eve Rossen ..... Dr. Ellen Lindstrom
Rutanya Alda ..... Kristen
Joyce Easton ..... Katharine Bellaver
William Finley ..... Raymond Dunwoodie
Jane Lambert ..... Vivian Nuckells
Sam Laws ..... Blackfish
J. Patrick McNamara ..... Robertson
Alice Nunn ..... Mrs. Callahan

Synopsis:

Brian De Palma followed the huge success of Carrie with another slice of telekinetic horror, upping the ante by featuring more than one psychic. John Cassavetes gives his most sinister performance since Rosemary's Baby as a man who kidnaps the telepathic son of his colleague (Kirk Douglas), aiming to turn him and similarly gifted individuals into human weapons. Meanwhile, Gillian (Amy Irving), is worried enough about the destructive potential of her own powers to agree to be institutionalised - but is the Paragon Institute all that it's cracked up to be?
De Palma pulls out all the stops with some spectacular set-pieces (including one that will put viewers off fairground rides for life), before a spectacularly explosive climax that unforgettably demonstrates why Gillian is so afraid of her powers. She can trigger nosebleeds without any effort, so how much damage can she do when she's actually trying to hurt someone?

Peter Sandza is a secret government agent whose son has extraordinary psychic gifts, which make the young man the target of a kidnapping plot hatched by Peter's duplicitous colleague, Ben Childress. Peter spends eleven months in a desperate search for his son, while cleverly evading Childress, who wants him dead. In that time, Childress and team have done their best to harness the psychic teenager's powers; but giving him luxuries, and even an elegant doctor as a mistress, have only turned him into a mercurial egomaniac with a violent temper. Meanwhile, another teenager with psychic gifts takes part in a two-week study at a psi research center, where she comes to the attention Peter's lover, who also acts as his mole. Childress learns of this young woman, too, and is eager to take control of a second extraordinary talent.

Former government agent Peter Sandza, goes head-to-head against old colleague turned bitter adversary Ben Childress, when Childress tries to kill him, and kidnaps his son, the telepathically-gifted Robin. Childress seeks to use Robin's powers to further secret experiments in 'psi' research for weapons applications. Peter's only link to his son is Gillian Bellaver, an equally gifted teen who is tuned in to Robin's powers. Peter and Gillian join forces in a race against time to save Robin from his captors, and also from himself.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 13 February, 2014.