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The Fury
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6.2/10   4,034 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Farris (novel)
John Farris (screenplay)
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Release Date:
10 March 1978 (USA) more
Tagline:
An experience in terror and suspense.
Plot:
A government agent is determined to come to his son's rescue, when a sinister official kidnaps him to harbor his extremely powerful psychic abilities. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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Before the Oscars, They Belonged to Us, Part 2
 (From Dread Central. 25 February 2009, 2:52 AM, PST)

User Comments:
* * *1/2 out of 4. more (89 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kirk Douglas ... Peter Sandza
John Cassavetes ... Ben Childress
Carrie Snodgress ... Hester
Charles Durning ... Dr. Jim McKeever

Amy Irving ... Gillian Bellaver
Fiona Lewis ... Dr. Susan Charles

Andrew Stevens ... Robin Sandza
Carol Eve Rossen ... Dr. Ellen Lindstrom (as Carol Rossen)

Rutanya Alda ... Kristen
Joyce Easton ... Katharine Bellaver

William Finley ... Raymond Dunwoodie
Jane Lambert ... Vivian Nuckells
Sam Laws ... Blackfish

J. Patrick McNamara ... Robertson
Alice Nunn ... Mrs. Callahan
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Runtime:
118 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 (re-rating) (1978) (cut) | Argentina:X (original rating) | Argentina:13 (re-rating) (1985) (uncut) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Brazil:16 | Sweden:15 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Norway:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

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Trivia:
James Belushi was hired and fired as an extra on this film. If you look closely at the tracking shots of Amy Irving in her swimsuit, you can see Belushi in a pair of dark trunks a few steps behind Irving. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: As Peter Sandza descends in an elevator to meet Hester, in the shot inside the elevator a camouflaged cameraman is reflected in the metallic railings between each floor. more
Quotes:
Peter Sandza: Ask Childress if all this was worth his arm.
Bob: What? Did you do something to his arm Peter?
Peter Sandza: I killed it. With a machine gun.
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Movie Connections:
References Rear Window (1954) more

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11 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
* * *1/2 out of 4., 4 October 2001

A man discovers that his telekinatic son has been kidnapped and is being exploited for his powers. He seeks the help of a young woman who has similar powers to help him locate his son, but it might be too late, because with each growing day he becomes more violent and out of control.

Ambitious horror/suspense film is perhaps one of the scariest, most disturbing and violent films ever released into mainstream America. It reaches tremondous heights for a film in this genre, because of the terrific performances from everybody in the entire cast, top notch direction, superb score, and sensational editing that keeps things tight and never lets the suspense to ever lag. A masterpiece for the horror genre and one of De Palma's best.

Rated R; Extreme Graphic Violence, and Profanity.

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