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MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 09/29/1998 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 1 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Horror, Detective Film, Post-Noir (Modern Noir), Supernatural Horror

A private investigator hired to protect a popular stage magician finds himself drawn into a dark, occult underworld in this supernatural horror film from writer-director Clive Barker. With several nods to film noir tradition, the danger begins for detective Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula) when he is approached by a beautiful woman, Dorothea Swann (Famke Janssen). Dorothea is married to Philip Swann (Kevin J. O'Connor), a wealthy illusionist who has found fame by disguising real magic as stage trickery, and believes that her husband may be in danger. Harry reluctantly agrees to investigate, and he discovers that Swann has made enemies of a bizarre religious cult who wish to resurrect their leader, an evil sorcerer killed by Swann. ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Scott Bakula - Harry D'Amour
Kevin J. O'Connor - Philip Swann
Famke Janssen - Dorothea
Vincent Schiavelli - Vinovich
Barry Del Sherman

Director Clive Barker brings terror to the screen with Lord of Illusions, an adaptation of one of his most popular stories. Starring Scott Bakula and Famke Janssen, =Lord of Illusions features a very nice 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer. With colors and black levels even and bright, MGM has done a fantastic job on this horror release for fans of the film. Only a small amount of edge enhancement is spotted, though it is very limited and should not interfere with the enjoyment of the film. Audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 and uses a wide range of directional effects (mostly during the last half of the film). All aspects of this track, including dialogue, effects, and music, are well mixed and even. Also included on this disc are English and French subtitles.
=Lord of Illusions offers up more than the usual array of extra features for an MGM horror movie, including an insightful and fun commentary track by director/writer/co-producer Clive Barker. Also included on this disc are some deleted scenes from the film that should thrill fans, an isolated audio track of composer Simon Boswell's creepy music score, some notes on the making of the movie, as well as an original anamorphic widescreen theatrical trailer for Lord of Illusions. Taken as a whole, this disc should provide viewers with hours of terrifying entertainment. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide