Lord of Illusions (1995)

Réalisateur:

Clive Barker

Scénaristes (WGA):

Clive Barker (story)
Clive Barker (screenplay)

Date de sortie:

25 août 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Horreur | Thriller | Fantasy

Accroche:

Prepare for the coming

Intrigue:

During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula) stumbles over members of a fanatic cult...

Plot Keywords:

Cult | Illusionist | Resurrection | Fanatic | Crushed To Death

Récompenses:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Hocus-Pocus horror!

Ensemble

J. Trevor Edmond	...	Young Butterfield (as Trevor Edmond)
Daniel von Bargen	...	Nix
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Philip Swann
Joseph Latimore	...	Caspar Quaid
Sheila Tousey	...	Jennifer Desiderio
Susan Traylor	...	Maureen Pimm
Ashley Cafagna-Tesoro	...	Young Dorothea (as Ashley Lyn Cafagna)
Michael Angelo Stuno	...	Lead Male Cultist
Barbara Patrick	...	Lead Female Cultist
Scott Bakula	...	Harry D'Amour
Wayne Grace	...	Loomis
Mikey LeBeau	...	Exorcised Boy
Johnny Venocur	...	Tapert (as Johnny Venokur)
Jordan Marder	...	Ray Miller
Barry Del Sherman	...	Butterfield

Autre(s) titre(s):

Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, and for language and sexuality.

Durée:

109 min | Australia:104 min | Germany:119 min (director's cut) | USA:120 min (director's cut)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

DTS

Classification:

Argentina:18 | Singapore:M18 | USA:R (certificate #33437) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) (director's cut) | Germany:18 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:Unrated (director's cut) | Iceland:(Banned) (original rating) | Iceland:16 (cut) | Brazil:14

Lieux de tournage:

Lacy Street Production Center - 2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Société:

Seraphim Films

Anecdotes:

The scene with Nix getting inside Swann's head in the cultist compound was excised and never used for the theatrical version of the film, on the grounds that it slowed the pacing of the story. It was later inserted into the unrated director's cut.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: When D'amour throws Nix down the hole at the end, you can see that the hole is not rock but burlap walled.

Guillemet:

Butterfield: A lot of people believed in Nix. They haven't forgotten his promise.
Tapert: About...?
Butterfield: Death.
Tapert: What about death?
Butterfield: It's an illusion.

Connexions De Film:

Référencé sur Clive Barker: Raising Hell (2004) (V)

Bande son:

Dancing in the Dark

Hocus-Pocus horror!

Clive Barker comes with an extremely morbid and sinister tale that almost entirely takes place in the mysterious world of magicians, illusionists and sorcerers. Indeed a very unique setting that just awaits an exquisite horror film! One thing you have to hand to Barker.like none other author, he has the talent to portray nightmarish worlds and macabre surroundings. The three major chapters in his career as a filmmaker all are tales of pure darkness. And - unlike Nightbreed - Lord of illusions can depend on a solid script and original story aspects. Clive combines the mysteries of magic with the dangers of a satanic cult in order to create one of the most frightening horror villains ever. Nix - a diabolical personification of evil who has complete control over elements like fire, gravity and even the human will and soul! Daniel Von Bargen (one of the most underrated actors alive) plays Nix amazingly and the hairs in the back of your neck will stand up as he says, `I was born.to murder the world' in his most vicious tone of voice. Scott Bakula is the private detective, hired by the ravishing Famke Janssen, to keep an eye on her husband who once buried Nix but now fears his resurrection from the grave. All in one, Lord of Illusion is a successful mixture of horror and detective, with gruesome make-up effects and more than enough tension to keep you focused. Barker controls the supernatural elements real well and he also injects multiple personal interests of his in his film. Like his disturbing obsession with masochism, for example, and the constant undertones of homosexuality and sexual perversion. The wholesome is served with a constant atmosphere of morbidity and very little humor. Therefore, Lord of Illusions is a very mature horror film that'll certainly frighten (or even shock) inexperienced viewers. Possible negative aspects about Lord of Illusions are the overall predictable twists the grotesque finale.