Directed by:
Brian De PalmaScreenplay:
John FarrisCinematography:
Richard H. KlineComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, Amy Irving, Fiona Lewis, Andrew Stevens, Dennis Franz, Rutanya Alda, William Finley (more)Plots(1)
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? (Arrow Films)
(more)Cast
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
John Cassavetes
USA
Best movies:
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Carrie Snodgress
USA
Best movies:
Easy Rider (1969)
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
Pale Rider (1985)
Charles Durning
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Tootsie (1982)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Amy Irving
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Far Pavilions (1984) (series)
Yentl (1983)
Fiona Lewis
UK
Best movies:
Innerspace (1987)
Drum (1976)
Joanna (1968)
Andrew Stevens
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Miracle on Ice (1981) (TV movie)
The Boys in Company C (1978)
Dennis Franz
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Player (1992)
Rutanya Alda
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV movie)
William Finley
USA
Best movies:
Blood Sisters (1972)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Wise Blood (1979)
Daryl Hannah
USA
Best movies:
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Laura Innes
USA
Best movies:
And the Band Played On (1993) (TV movie)
Deep Impact (1998)
The Fury (1978)
Jim Belushi
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Salvador (1986)
Palermo Connection (1990)
Melody Thomas Scott
USA
Best movies:
The Beguiled (1971)
Marnie (1964)
The Shootist (1976)
J. Patrick McNamara
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Gross Anatomy (1989)
Carol Eve Rossen
USA
Best movies:
The Arrangement (1969)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Fury (1978)
Marland Proctor
USA
Best movies:
Dixie Dynamite (1976)
The Fury (1978)
Hilarie Thompson
USA
Best movies:
The Falls (1980) - narrator
If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969)
The Fury (1978)
Gordon Jump
USA
Best movies:
Sybil (1976) (TV movie)
House Calls (1978)
The Fury (1978)
Marshall Colt
USA
Best movies:
North Dallas Forty (1979)
Jagged Edge (1985)
Flowers in the Attic (1987)