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Title: The Fury
Region: One
Genre: Thriller
Stars: Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, Andrew Stevens, Dennis Franz, and Daryl Hannah
Writer: John Farris
Based On The Novel By: John Farris
Director: Brian De Palma
Feature length: 120 minutes
Extras: Theatrical Trailers and Still Galleries
Languages: English Dolby Digital 4.0, English Dolby Surround 2.0, and French Monaural
Subtitles: English Captions and Closed Captions and Spanish Subtitles
Packaging: Amaray Keep Case
Chapter Stops: 20
Sound: Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround Sound, Stereo Surround Sound, and Monaural Sound
Year of Theatrical Release: 1978/DVD Release: 2001
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox
Home Video Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: R
Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera
Kirk Douglas stars as a government agent searching for his son (Andrew Stevens) who has been kidnapped for his telekinetic powers. Desperate, he hires a girl (Amy Irving) who also as psychic powers to find his son. Adapted by John Farris from his novel, the Brian De Palma thriller is more of a standard polished Hollywood film than his previous efforts and shares little similarity to De Palma’s other efforts from this time in the filmmaker’s career. A bit too long and slow moving for some, one wonders if De Palma had adapted the screenplay from the book, would the film have been more entertaining. Daryl Hannah and Denis Franz have small onscreen roles in the film and John Williams composed the soundtrack music for the film. Andrew Stevens starred in two television miniseries based on Author John Jakes’ “Kent Family Chronicles” entitled “The Bastard” and “The Rebels” in the 1970s.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s DVD Edition features an uneven anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) transfer. At times the film looks a bit washed out with minor flecks and grain while other scenes seem clearer. A new English Dolby Digital 4.0 Soundtrack is an improvement that brings out the music and effects better than ever before. An English Dolby Surround 2.0 Soundtrack and a French Language Monaural Soundtrack are included as listening options along with English Captions and Closed Captions and Spanish Subtitles.
A (1.85:1) trailer for “The Fury” is included along with trailers for Fox’s “Alien”, “The Fly ‘86”, “The Fly’58”, “Lake Placid”, and “The Omen.” A still gallery breaks up into eight sections that includes, behind the scenes photos, U.S. publicity stills, an outtake, U.K. lobby cards, French lobby cards, German lobby cards, U.S. lobby cards, a Japanese one sheet, a French one sheet, and a U.K. one sheet. The menus are standard interactive still frames that are easy to navigate.
“The Fury” is available on DVD-Video now from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
© Copyright 2001 By Mark A. Rivera
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