The Fury (1978)

Directed by

Brian De Palma

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, horror film, science fiction film, mystery film, neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 410 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former CIA agent searches for his missing son who has psychic powers. He teams up with a young woman who also has psychic abilities to find him and uncover a government conspiracy.

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What happens

The Fury is a 1978 American supernatural horror thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, and Andrew Stevens. Its plot follows a former CIA agent who uses a young teenager with psychic powers to help locate his missing telekinetic son, who has been abducted by an agent of a secret government agency. The screenplay by John Farris was based on his 1976 novel of the same name. Produced by Frank Yablans and released by 20th Century Fox on March 15, 1978, the film was both critically and commercially successful, grossing $24 million from a $7.5 million budget. Film critic Pauline Kael highly lauded the music, composed and conducted by John Williams, calling it "as apt and delicately varied a score as any horror movie has ever had". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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