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starring: Scott Bakula, Kevin J. O'Connor, J. Trevor Edmond, Daniel von Bargen, Joseph Latimoredirected by: Clive Barker
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303869155
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303869157
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 109 minutes
Sales Rank: 78676
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: August 25, 1995
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Editorial Review:
Description:
From best-selling author and celebrated director Clive Barker comes a supernatural thriller that rips apart the boundaries between sanity and madness, between the art of illusion and the terrifying forces of magic. With heart-stopping suspense, masterful visual effects (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times) and non-stop terror, it's a riveting journey into the shadowy corners of the human soul. Scott Bakula ( Quantum Leap ) portrays Harry D Amour, a private detective visiting Los Angeles ona routine investigation. Harry gets more than he bargains for when he encounters Philip Swann (Kevin J. O Connor), a performer whose amazing illusions captivate the world. But are they really illusions? Harry isn't so sure as he is thrust into a nightmare of murder, deception and terrifying assaults from the dark beyond.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Leper Messiah...
Back in 1982, a desert-dwelling cult leader was murdered by a group of ex-cult members. Now (1995), said cult leader, known as "Nix" and "The Puritan", is set for his return in a foretold resurrection. Enter a private detective named Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula), who finds himself right in the middle of a battle between the remaining Nix faithful, and a magician named Swann (Kevin J. O'Conner from The Mummy). D'Amour gets involved w/ Swann's breath-takingly beautiful wife (Famke Janssen) and winds ... Read More
Rating: - Fascinating
This was a video about Dark magic that started in the past in a cult. Then it comes to a time when a PI of the occult steps in and shakes death up. The leader of the cult resurect from the dead. His Cult is still there like sheep. Many are killed.
Paul D. Eccles
Rating: - An awesome thriller
Clive Barker says that this movie was meant to be a cross between a horror film and a detective "film noir", and it works very well. The acting is superb, the plot is detailed and intriguing, and the special effects are beyond awesome.
You have to think during this movie and piece it together for yourself, which makes it all the more fun. You're solving the mystery along with Harry D'Amour, our hero and Barker's detective from his previous stories. Harry finds himself in Los Angeles and ... Read More
Rating:  - Great build, but disappointing finish
Let me start off by saying that I am a fan of Clive Barker's work. He is not my favorite story-teller overall, but I find his imaginative and fantastical writings to be enjoyable and intellectually stimulating. He is no mere horror writer. Having said that, let me begin by stating that this film definitely has a Clive Barker flavor to it... and that's a good thing.
My problem with the movie is that the build-up (or crescendo if you will) is very well done. There is a mystery of sorts, ... Read More
Rating: - A good buy
I bought this for my husband and had never watched it before. Its a good movie with a good plot. It keeps you intrested and has some parts that make you do a double take. Its not really scary but its susupenseful but it is not for young children. At least ones that are used to horror films. There were parts that it lagged in but it was quickly picked up again. Plus it ends the way you want it too.
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