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Charles Dexter Ward's wife enlists the help of a private detective to find out what her husband is up... more | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Gotta love that final showdown... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Terry | ... | John March | |
| Jane Sibbett | ... | Claire Ward | |
| Chris Sarandon | ... | Charles Dexter Ward / Joseph Curwen | |
| Robert Romanus | ... | Lonnie Peck | |
| Laurie Briscoe | ... | Holly Tender | |
| Ken Camroux | ... | Captain Ben Szandor | |
| Patrick Pon | ... | Raymond | |
| Bernard Cuffling | ... | Dr. Waite | |
| J.B. Bivens | ... | Station Orderly 1 | |
| Robert Sidley | ... | Third Orderly | |
| Des Smiley | ... | Janitor | |
| Eric Newton | ... | Lucius Fenner | |
| Tom Shorthouse | ... | Gas Man | |
| Jim Smith | ... | Butcher | |
| Phil Hayes | ... | Uniform Cop (as Philip Hayes) |
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Continuity: When Claire Ward first visits John March, she sits in his office, and we can see Holly the receptionist's desk behind Claire through the glass wall. The first time we see this shot, there is someone who is not Holly behind the desk. The next time we see the shot, Holly is at her desk, but talking to someone, although as far as we know, no one else is there. moreQuotes:
Joseph Curwen: Strong as my hunger for knowledge may be, my hunger for food is so much stronger. moreFAQ
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According to other User Comments here, this is a noticeably faithful adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft story "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward", previously filmed (although less faithfully) in the 1960's, as "The Haunted Palace" with Vincent Price.
Well-off scientist Ward (Chris Sarandon) has his curiosity get the better of him when old family artifacts come into his possession. His distraught wife Claire (Jane Sibbett, probably best known as Ross's lesbian ex-wife on 'Friends') goes to private detective John March (John Terry, seen since on TV series ranging from 'E.R.' to '24' to 'Las Vegas' to 'Lost') and asks him to find out just what weirdness her husband is up to.
Although more drawn out than I think it needed to be (that "haunted house walk" goes on for a pretty long time before anything really happens), this is actually reasonably entertaining, with director Dan O'Bannon (directing for the first and only time since 1985's "The Return of the Living Dead") capably bringing the story to life. I will say this...when O'Bannon decides to let the audience have it, he REALLY lets them have it, with impressively hideous splatter.
Sibbett and Terry are merely OK, but Sarandon - who ends up playing more than one role - is definitely worth watching. Robert Romanus, a.k.a. Mike Damone of "Fast Times at Ridgmont High" is on hand as March's leg man.
The dark and rainy skies of British Columbia work to set the mood for this little horror piece, worth catching for fans of the genre.
Incidentally, for those of you who have asked, this has recently been released on DVD by Lions Gate, but in full screen only and with absolutely no extras. Too bad.
7/10