The Fury

Exciting film of a great book but more things from the book should have been included.

Unmatched in every way. Timeless in it's themes and it's horror. A great foreshadowing to X Files stories to come. But obviously the governmental role was different . Or,,, maybe not.

Her uncredited cameo in THE FURY was Daryl Hannah's big screen debut. It's rumored that Jim Belushi also got his motion picture start here as an extra in dark swim trunks who can be seen behind Amy Irving. Gordon Jump, who was soon to co-star as the station manager on TV's WKRP IN CINCINNATI, has a walk-on, as well.Brian De Palma's paranormal, paranoiac spy thriller is violently bloody. In it, the son of government agent Douglas and a girl his age are kidnapped in separate incidents for the purpose of using their enormous psychic powers as weapons. A decent later-career starring vehicle for Douglas, who is looking well-preserved.Warning: this one is not for the queasy. (That final death scene is spectacular!)Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 IMDb viewer poll rating.(6.4) The Fury (1978) - Kirk Douglas/John Cassavetes/Carrie Snodgrass/Charles Durning/Amy Irving/Fiona Lewis/Andrew Stevens/Gordon Jump

Arrived as said it would, no defects.

First off, I believe that filmmakers can never be charged with plagiarism because movies are highly influenced by everything in our lives including the movies we see. So when I hear someone say that DePalma has stolen this shot off Hitchcock or that scene from a Hitchcock story, I always say that it isnt stealing....more like paying homage to a great master. As with the work of Tarantino...cinefiles can study and investigate every second of the film almost to where it becomes second nature to try and figure out what has influenced this scene and what film has influenced that scene. Personally "The Fury" is one of my favourite films by director Brian Depalma. His classic Hitchcockian touches are in every scene of the movie, and usual fine cast of great characters. Visually, the film is absolutely stunning...many sequences in the film are so beautifully choreographed it is almost balletic at times. And it can be very violent and bloody at times...definatly one of the most disturbing endings to a film that I have seen. But, definalty worth checking out!

Seen by many as, at best, a triumph of style over substance, The Fury holds up amazingly well some 23 years after its initial release. If anything, it seems better.Ahead of its time, The Fury follows what we would now call the classic "X-Files" formula: a government-conspiracy thriller grafted onto a supernatural Grande Guignol melodrama. Peter Sanza (Kirk Douglas) used to work for a super-secret government agency that cultivates talent for psychic warfare. Unluckily for him, his teen-aged son Robin (Andrew Stevens) is one of the most gifted telekinetics that has ever come their way. Co-worker and uber-villian Frank Childress (the late John Cassavettes) coldly decides to kill the father and take the son off to Psychic Boot Camp to become a warrior. Peter escapes and spends the rest of the film trying to re-acquire his son...by any means necessary.The screenplay is not as dumb as most critics thought when The Fury was first released. There is an uneasy Freudian sub-text about father/son rivalry at the onset of puberty, and while no one would accuse The Fury of anything like profundity, the allegory about the difficulty of adolescence and coming to grips with newfound powers and responsibilities is reasonably well developed. Add to that Brian DePalma's always-cool direction, and for ten bucks, you can't beat it. Especially if you're an X-Files fan.

A page out of us black program survivor stories. Truth in plain sight. They call it Revelation of The Method.

This sci-fi horror espionage thriller has a weak script and clumsy plot but some beautiful horror set pieces. As with Brian De Palma's previous film, CARRIE, the focus here is a sweet young girl (Amy Irving) with awesome telekinetic powers. She's searching for her "psychic twin" captured by a secret government agency for use as a military weapon; Kirk Douglas plays the boy's superspy father who's also looking for him. As with CARRIE, you fall in love with the girl just as the most awful things start happening to her--and, this being De Palma, those awful things involve lots and lots of blood. The movie builds its tension slowly, leisurely, and then, wham, you're hit with some of the most intense horror sequences ever put on film. De Palma's a very smart director who's not all that interested in script or plot--he's just interested in orchestrating the terror sequences for maximum effect. If you give in to the film's sometimes quirky rhythms and oddball attempts at humor, it's quite a ride.

If you have not got this movie in your collection, you are so missing out. Classicl horror in all its gory glory.

The title should somerise it,It really a good movie and it aged well.

Great movie!!!

This review may contain spoilers.In the wake of the fantastic "Carrie", The Fury enjoys only the misery of comparison. This is unfortunate because it is a great example of DePalma letting loose as a film-maker, daring to go over the top when necessary in order to shock and excite.In a way, The Fury does feel like two separate films. Kirk Douglas' story of trying to find his missing son plays like a police thriller. Amy Irving's narrative strand, as a young girl coming to terms with telekinetic abilities (hence the Carrie comparisons), remains quite separate from Douglas' adventures until quite late in the film.De Palma elevates much of this quite over the top and gruesome story. He is often accused of being a stylist for the sake of it. I can see why this accusation is aimed at him, based on certain films (the tracking shot in the opening of The Bonfire of The Vanities was so awkward that it felt like another director making fun of a DePalma film). But with The Fury, DePalma uses the camera and the music, taking the ridiculousness of the genre to new, often operatic heights. One scene in particular is astounding. Amy Irving's hand is grabbed by the doctor of the institute where she is honing her psychic abilities. Upon grabbing his hand, she 'sees' past events that happened in the same building. DePalma shows this transference of memory by having Irving stand in front of a rear projection of the events, with the camera panning around her. It is a marvellous and striking effect. DePalma's Body Double also features a very marked use of a 360 pan to suggest the hyper-artificiality of a scene. Watched closely together it is exciting to see a director re-use approaches to film making in such different ways.I would definitely recommend The Fury. Embrace the insanity of the plot (approach it as you would a work by Argento or other Giallo horror) and revel in the technical theatrics. However, the print used for the DVD isn't amazing picture-wise. There's a lot of grain in some scenes, with little blips and flecks across the screen. DePalma's work has never been released as a larger set, but it would be great to see The Fury get the blu-ray treatment with a polished print.

Have been a fan of this underrated film from one of my favorite directors Brian De Palma since it first came out in 1978. Have owned many versions on various home video formats and was hesitant on purchasing yet another version. Fox has not treated this film with respect when it comes to home video. After reading excellent reviews of Arrow's complete restoration, I can now see THE FURY with a whole new set of eyes! Wow!! This is one fantastic transfer that Arrow has given us (even the very expensive Twilight Media blu ray in the states is plagued with problems) of this underrated classic. This has got to be the best this film has (or ever) looked. Makes me glad to have a region free blu ray player (region B disc) so I can enjoy yet another fine blu ray Arrow has given us fans. Thank you Arrow for treating this little film with the respect it deserves.