| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Denzel Washington |
John Hobbes
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| John Goodman |
Jonesy
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| Donald Sutherland |
Lt. Stanton
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| Embeth Davidtz |
Gretta Milano
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| James Gandolfini |
Lou
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| Elias Koteas |
Edgar Reese
|
| Gabriel Casseus |
Art
|
| Michael J. Pagan |
Sam
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| Robert Joy |
Charles
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| Frank Medrano |
Charles' Killer
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| Ronn Munro |
Mini-Golf owner
|
| Cynthia Hayden |
Society woman
|
| Ray Xifo |
Society man
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| Tony Michael Donnelly |
Toby
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| Tara Carnes |
Teenage girl
|
| Reno Wilson |
Mike
|
| Wendy Cutler |
Denise
|
| Aida Turturro |
Tiffany
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| Jeff Tanner |
Lawrence
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| Jerry Walsh |
Fat man
|
| Bob Rumnock |
Schoolteacher
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| Ellen Sheppard |
Nun on bus
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| Christian Aubert |
Prof. Louders
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| Bill Clark |
Det. Bill Clark
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| Allelon Ruggiero |
Executioner
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| Jill Holden |
Gracie
|
| Drucie McDaniel |
Vendor
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| John R. Russell |
Distinguished Gentleman (as John Raphael Russell)
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| Lynn Wanlass |
Complaining woman
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| John Descano |
Cab Driver
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| Cress Williams |
Det. Joe
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| Rick Warner |
Governor
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| Jim Grimshaw |
Warden
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| Brandon Zitin |
Muscle builder
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| Rozwill Young |
Prison Guard
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| Michael Shamus Wiles |
Prison Guard
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| Frank Davis |
Prison Guard
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| Barry Shabaka Henley |
Uniformed Cop (as Barry 'Shabaka' Henley)
|
| Mike Cichetti |
Moustache Man
|
| Chuck Jeffreys |
Transit Cop (as William C. Jeffreys III)
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Horror; Mystery; Thriller |
| Director |
Gregory Hoblit |
| Producer |
Charles Roven; Dawn Steel; Nicholas Kazan |
| Writer |
Nicholas Kazan |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
|
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
123 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
|
| Plot |
| Although it received mixed reactions from critics and audiences alike when released in 1998, this supernatural thriller benefits from a sustained atmosphere of anticipation and dread, and its combination of detective mystery and demonic mischief is handled with ample style and intelligence. Under the direction of Gregory Hoblit (who fared better with Primal Fear), Denzel Washington plays detective John Hobbes, who witnesses the gas-chamber execution of a serial killer (Elias Koteas). But when another series of murders begins, Hobbes suspects that the killer's evil spirit has survived and is possessing the bodies of others to do its evil bidding. Even Hobbes's trusted partner (John Goodman) thinks the detective is losing his grip on reality, but the dire warnings of a noted linguist (Embeth Davidtz) confirm Hobbes's far-out theory, and his case intensifies toward a fateful showdown. Although its idea is better than its execution, and the story's film noir ambitions are never fully accomplished, this slickly directed thriller has some genuinely effective moments in which evil forces are entwined into the fabric of everyday reality. Among the highlights is a memorable scene in which Detective Hobbes must track the killer as the evil spirit is transferred between many people via physical contact. Even if the film is ultimately less than the sum of its parts, it's an intriguing hybrid that resides in the same cinematic neighborhood as Seven and The Silence of the Lambs with a cast that also includes Donald Sutherland and James Gandolfini. Included on the DVD is a full-length audio commentary by director Hoblit, screenwriter Nicholas Kazan, and producer Charles Roven. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
175 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Owner |
David Cowley |
|
| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Standard 1.33:1 Color |
| Layers |
Dual side, Single layer |
| UPC |
053939643428 |
| Chapters |
32 |
| Release Date |
1998 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish; French |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Dolby Widescreen |
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