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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 02/23/1999 Format: DVD Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 27 mins Studio: Lions Gate Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Thriller, Psychological Thriller

20 years ago, Jana Mercer (Brigitte Bako) witnessed the brutal murder of her entire family by a ruthless serial killer, Calvin Hawks (Larry Drake). Today, Jana has isolated herself inside an apartment that's more like a fortress than a home, with her last contact with the outside world being therapy session conducted via computer. However, one day Jana discovers Calvin has hacked his way into her computer system, and with his release from prison imminent, it's only a matter of time until he also hacks into her stronghold ... and her. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Brigitte Bako
Larry Drake
Sally Kirkland

Picture quality on the Paranoia DVD fluctuates. While overall the image is good, it's not up to the same standards that other Sterling discs have shown. The film is very dark, and there are times when it looks blocky. Unfortunately those moments are a bit too obvious. Yet at other times the picture is full of color and very vivid, almost lifelike. That makes the discs flaws all the more annoying. The image is shown full-frame, probably due to this title going straight to video. While the sound is a simple Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track, this film doesn't need anything more elaborate. The disc also has the usual assortment of minimal extra materials, a trailer and biographies and filmographies of the principle cast members and the director. ~ Trent Fordham, All Movie Guide