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In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
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3 February 1995 (USA) moreTagline:
Lived Any Good Books Lately? morePlot:
An insurance investigator begins discovering that the impact a horror writer's books have on his fans is more than inspirational. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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2/3 brilliant, final third not so brilliant moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sam Neill | ... | John Trent |
 | Julie Carmen | ... | Linda Styles |
 | Jürgen Prochnow | ... | Sutter Cane (as Jurgen Prochnow) |
 | David Warner | ... | Dr. Wrenn |
| John Glover | ... | Saperstein |
| Bernie Casey | ... | Robinson |
 | Peter Jason | ... | Mr. Paul |
 | Charlton Heston | ... | Jackson Harglow |
| Frances Bay | ... | Mrs. Pickman |
| Wilhelm von Homburg | ... | Simon |
 | Kevin Rushton | ... | Guard #1 |
| Gene Mack | ... | Guard #2 |
| Conrad Bergschneider | ... | Axe Maniac |
| Marvin Scott | ... | Reporter |
| Katherine Ashby | ... | Receptionist |
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95 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Germany:18 (DVD release) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | USA:R (certificate #32596) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | UK:18Fun Stuff
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The silly monster movie that Trent sees on the television was a real movie. The scene was from Phil Tucker's Robot Monster (1953). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Linda Stiles is introduced for the first time and is speaking about Sutter Cain's book, she takes her glasses off and folds them twice. moreQuotes:
John Trent: Like the book?Teen: I Love it.
John Trent: Good. Then this shouldn't come as a surprise.
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It's hard to go deeply into the story of In the Mouth of Madness without spoiling it. It's best to know absolutely nothing at all. That was my experience with this film and I was completely blown away. The story is very original and inventive and also has a good critique about the influences of the horror franchise.
The first 2/3 of the film are masterful, the old John Carpenter seems to have returned at full force. Effortlessly creating a creepy atmosphere, astounding visuals, some gross-out horror combined with a Chandleresque detective mystery, In the Mouth of Madness seems to be competing for the title of Carpenter's best ever film. But the final third is a letdown, the conclusion not satisfactory and the terribly slow pacing kills the momentum so memorably established before.
Still, overall this is one effective horror film made by a master filmmaker. Although it misses the bull's eye, it ranks as the best of Carpenter's later works. He has a good cast to work with here; Sam Neill is terrific in the lead, Jurgen Prochnow is creepy and it's fun to see Charlton Heston in a small role.
For horror fans and Carpenter disciples this film is a must see.