| Description |
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 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. |
| Language |
English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Video tapes -- 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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Detective and mystery films.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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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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Wagner, Natasha Gregson, 1970-
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Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005.
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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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| Standard No. |
025195018111 |
| Music No. |
62102337 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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