The Fury

1978
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1h 58m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

18K

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A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from terrorists, who want to use his mental powers for evil.

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A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency.A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency.A former CIA agent uses the talents of a young psychic to help retrieve his telekinetic son from a shadowy secret government agency.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

18K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The amusement park scenes were filmed inside Old Chicago, the world's first indoor theme park and shopping mall. Built in 1975, closed in 1980, and finally razed in 1986, it was located in Bolingbrook, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois.

Goofs
At the construction site after the car chase, Peter has tricked a pair of government agents into driving off a sheer drop. Their car drops offscreen and a moment later a giant fireball rises into frame, implying that the car struck something solid and exploded.

Soon after, Peter drives a stolen Cadillac off the same precipice and his car lands in a body of water with no sign of the exploded car or what it might have hit to make it blow up.

Quotes
Peter Sandza: Ask Childress if all this was worth his arm.
Bob: What? Did you do something to his arm, Peter?
Peter Sandza: I killed it. With a machine gun.

Crazy credits
The 20th Century Fox logo appears without the fanfare.

Alternate versions
The film was cut in Argentina and Sweden.

Connections
Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (1994)

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6/10

Grand Guignol shocker with explosive climax!

THE FURY

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1

Sound format: Mono

An ex-government agent (Kirk Douglas) enlists the help of a gifted psychic (Amy Irving) in the search for his equally gifted son (Andrew Stevens), who has been kidnapped by a sinister cartel for nefarious purposes.

Dismissed at the time of its release as a mishmash of themes and genres, Brian De Palma's dazzling thriller encompasses Middle Eastern terrorism, government conspiracies, psychic horror, and a series of Grand Guignol set-pieces, orchestrated with pulp grandeur by a director flexing his creative muscles. Highlighted by John Williams' magnificent score (a genuinely eerie composition, one of the best of his career), the film builds slowly and surely to an explosive climax which closes proceedings on a note of absolute screaming hysteria (celebrated and vilified in equal measure by fans and critics alike!). The supporting cast includes John Cassavetes, Charles Durning and Carrie Snodgress, all of whom add gravitas to the material. Look fast for Daryl Hannah in an early pre-stardom role.