Search - The Item on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Not For Children, Gore Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 11/20/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Live/Artisan Total Copies: 2 Genres: Horror, Crime Thriller, Horror Comedy, Creature Film, Psychological Thriller

This outrageously weird oddity from Dan Clark was the first entry in the Sundance Film Festival's Dramatic Competition shot entirely on Digital Beta video, then transferred to film. This nightmarish and hyper-violent exercise involves the efforts of a group of homicidal thugs to obtain and safeguard "The Item," a disturbingly phallic worm-thing that may be the Devil himself. Curious mishandling of the creature revives it, whereupon it begins manipulating the minds of everyone it comes into contact with. The hoary premise of a devilish fiend's showing characters their worst fears is twisted into a perverse Freudian nightmare, punctuated by fits of slasher-movie gore and gun battles. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide

Dawn Marie Velasquez - Lauren
Dan Clark - Alex
Dave Pressler - Martin
Dan Lake - Fatty
Ron Fitzgerald - Dr. Ody

Dan Clark's horror film The Item comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Stereo. There are no subtitles on this release. Supplemental materials include a commentary track by Clark, a trailer, and deleted scenes. Regardless of the quality of the film itself, this is a very strong disc from Artisan that does justice to the movie and provides a healthy amount of extras. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide