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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children Movie Release: 1978 DVD Release: 09/04/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 32 hrs 58 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 9 Genres: Thriller, Supernatural Thriller

Brian De Palma returns to the mind-blowing potential of telekinesis in the follow-up to his 1976 horror hit Carrie. While vacationing with his psychic son, Robin (Andrew Stevens), and close associate Childress (John Cassavetes), government agent Peter Sandza (Kirk Douglas) survives a terrorist attack, only to discover that it was staged by Childress so he could kidnap Robin for his own nefarious purposes. With the assistance of another psychic (William Finley) and Hester (Carrie Snodgress), an employee at the Paragon Institute for Psychic Research, Peter discovers a telekinetic Chicago high-school girl named Gillian (Amy Irving), who may be able to help him find Robin. Even though they have never met, Gillian can see Robin's memories and experiences telepathically, and she knows that he is in trouble. But Childress knows all about Gillian, too, and he is not about to let Peter's paternal quest get in the way of his plans for harnessing their psychic power. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Kirk Douglas - Peter Sandza
John Cassavetes - Childress
Carrie Snodgress - Hester
Charles Durning - Dr. Jim McKeever
Amy Irving - Gillian Bellaver
Andrew Stevens - Robin Sandza

Deadly mind power gets a different twist with director Brian De Palma's horror movie about a father (Kirk Douglas) and his search for his telekinetic son (Andrew Stevens). Fox has done an only passable job with this 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer. While some scenes during the film look nice, others seem grainy, dirty, or dark. This type of problem seems to fluctuate throughout the length of the film. While this transfer is certainly the best version of The Fury available to consumers, it is still vastly disappointing. Audio is presented in Dolby Digital 4.0, as well as English 2.0 Surround and French 1.0 Mono. The 4.0 mix is strong but does not show very aggressive directional qualities. Dialogue, music, and effects are all well mixed with no distortion present. English and Spanish subtitles are also included. Fox apparently decreed that this film didn't need a special edition, and as such, has only included a still gallery featuring some promotional materials, the original theatrical trailer for The Fury, and five bonus trailers for Alien, The Fly, David Cronenberg's remake of The Fly, Lake Placid, and the Richard Donner thriller The Omen. Fans of Brian De Palma may want to have this disc, but they may be frustrated at the lack of video quality and supplements. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide