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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1992 DVD Release: 09/08/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: Universal Studios Total Copies: 18 Genres: Horror, Thriller, Psychological Thriller

A complicated thriller, directed with great visual style by Brian De Palma, Raising Cain is the story of twin brothers, Carter and Josh (John Lithgow), one good and one evil, who will stop at nothing to find children to further their father's psychological experiments. John Lithgow is outstanding in the role of the brothers. Lolita Davidovich, is also good as his wife Jenny, who he may or may not have murdered. To even identify the other characters would give away too much of the complicated plot, which twists and turns, leaving the audience constantly guessing who is really who. The film is darkly comic and De Palma and his unusual plot devices play homage to Alfred Hitchcock, along with Orson Welles and Michael Powell's Peeping Tom. ~ Linda Rasmussen, All Movie Guide

John Lithgow - Carter
Lolita Davidovich - Jenny
Steven Bauer - Jack Dante
Frances Sternhagen - Dr. Waldheim
Gregg Henry - Lt. Terri

Brian De Palma's psychological thriller Raising Cain comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English, Spanish, and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include biographies of those involved in the production, the theatrical trailer, and production notes. This is a fine release from Universal that will be of interest primarily to De Palma enthusiasts. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide