| Description |
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Focus Features spotlight series
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DVD-9, single-sided. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Richard Pryor, Lucy Butler, Michael Massee, Jack Nance, Jack Kehler, Henry Rollins, Giovanni Ribisi, Scott Coffey, Gary Busey. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Peter Deming ; editor, Mary Sweeney ; music, Angelo Badalamenti ; costume designer, Patricia Norris ; costume designer, Patricia Norris. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for bizarre violent and sexual content, and for strong language. |
| Summary |
Fred Madison is a saxophonist who finds a video tape on his doorstep that shows the interior of his house, he becomes convinced that someone has broken in and calls the police. Fred finds another videotape showing him killing his wife. The police arrest and accuse him, under mysterious circumstances, of murdering his wife. In prison, he inexplicably morphs into a young man named Pete Dayton and begins living a completely different life. When Pete is released, his and Fred's paths begin to cross in a surreal, suspenseful web of intrigue, orchestrated by a shady gangster boss named Dick Laurent. |
| Language |
English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Subject |
Video tapes -- United States -- Drama.
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Evidence (Law) -- United States -- Drama.
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Murder -- Investigation -- United States -- Drama.
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Identity (Psychology) -- Drama.
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Gangsters -- United States -- Drama.
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Police -- United States -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Mystery films.
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Feature films.
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Suspense films.
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Horror films.
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Mystery films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Nayar, Deepak.
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Sternberg, Tom.
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Sweeney, Mary.
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Lynch, David, 1946-
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Gifford, Barry, 1946-
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Pullman, Bill.
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Arquette, Patricia, 1968-
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Getty, Balthazar.
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Blake, Robert, 1933-
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Gregson Wagner, Natasha, 1970-
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Pryor, Richard.
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Butler, Lucy.
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Massee, Michael.
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Nance, Jack.
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Kehler, Jack.
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Rollins, Henry, 1961-
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Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974-
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Coffey, Scott.
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Busey, Gary.
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October Films.
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CIBY 2000 (Firm)
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Asymmetrical Productions (Firm)
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Lost Highway Productions (Firm)
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Other Standard Identifier |
025195018111 |
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00025195018111 |
| Publisher No. |
62102337 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
| Branch Call Number |
DVD L |
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