During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult, who are waiting for the resurrection of their leader Nix. 13 years ago, Nix was...
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| Scott Bakula | ... | Harry D'Amour | |
| J. Trevor Edmond | ... | Young Butterfield (as Trevor Edmond) | |
| Daniel von Bargen | ... | Nix | |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Philip Swann | |
| Joseph Latimore | ... | Caspar Quaid | |
| Sheila Tousey | ... | Jennifer Desiderio | |
| Susan Traylor | ... | Maureen Pimm | |
| Ashley Tesoro | ... | Young Dorothea (as Ashley Lyn Cafagna) | |
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Michael Angelo Stuno | ... | Lead Male Cultist |
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Keith Brunsmann | ... | Snakeman |
| Barbara Patrick | ... | Lead Female Cultist | |
| Wayne Grace | ... | Loomis | |
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Mikey LeBeau | ... | Exorcised Boy |
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Robb Humphreys | ... | D'Amours Demon |
| Jimmy Shaw | ... | Hotel Bellboy (as James Brandon Shaw) | |
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During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult, who are waiting for the resurrection of their leader Nix. 13 years ago, Nix was gunned down by his best trainee Swann. In the meantime Swann is advanced to a popular illusionist like David Copperfield and is married to the charming Dorothea. She hires D'Amour to protect Swann against the evil cult members. A short time later Swann is killed by one of his own tricks and the occurrences are turning over, and it crackles between Dorothea and D'Amour. Written by Sam Beckett <drgr4000@mailszrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de>
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25 August 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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Title Card: There are two worlds of magic. One is the glittering domain of the illusionist. The other is a secret place, where magic is a terrifying reality. Here, men have the power of demons. And Death itself is an illusion.
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Written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Performed by Erasure
Erasure appears courtesy of Mute Records/Elektra Entertainment Group
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The final shot of the film, Harry and Dorthea looking out into the desert, is an homage to the final shot in Fulci's The Beyond. See more »Goofs
When D'amour throws Nix down the hole at the end, you can see that the hole is not rock but burlap walled. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: There are two worlds of magic. One is the glittering domain of the illusionist. The other is a secret place, where magic is a terrifying reality. Here, men have the power of demons. And Death itself is an illusion.
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Alternate Versions
The DVD version features the Director's Cut. In addition to the longer version, the DVD also has some additional deleted scenes in the supplemental features section. These are all in rough form (no soundtrack, no post-production):- more scenes set in Nix's compound, showing Jennifer and Maureen meeting a few of Nix's cult followers;
- a longer version of the scene where D'Amour and Billy break into the magician's repository. Harry briefly talks to Billy about his dead wife;
- Dorothea trying to reach Harry on the phone, then watching TV in her house after Swann's death and starting to cry;
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Now I've been a Clive Barker fan for years. Whether its his writing, directing, or painting I think he is quite brilliant.
"Lord Of Illusions" is an example of his brilliance. Great enriched storytelling about the ideologies within the story about death and the difference between magic and illusion.
Bakula surprisingly is able to carry this film on his back but its the cult favorite Kevin J O Connor that pulled me in most of the time.Famke jansen of xmen fame is stunning to look at has a real film noir quality. Very erotic.
Clive Barker is a true visionary in the field of horror, perhaps too much so for his own good. Studios meddling may have compromised his theatrical films, but thankfully all the necessary footage to restore his visions have beem saved. "Lord of Illusions" may be the most flawed of the three pictures he made, but it's still an unconventional film. It holds up very well upon repeat viewings.