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UPC: 631595051896

Studio: Shriek Show

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: This well-acted but wildly disjointed sci-fi/horror film stars William Devane as a writer who takes a personal interest in a series of baffling decapitation murders in the L.A. area, all of which seem to indicate some kind of supernatural force at work. He is joined in his investigation by a TV reporter (Cathy Lee Crosby), while detective Dave Mooney (Richard Jaeckel puzzles over evidence that the killer may not even be human. Their subsequent monster hunt is both stylish and suspenseful but completely collapses at the end, trashing any attempt at explanation by revealing the murderer as a lumpy-browed alien brute with ill-fitting slacks and laser-beam eyes. After a tension-filled 80-minute set-up, the moronic climax brings the suspense to a jarring halt and was probably added late in the game by a lame-brained studio executive who decided in mid-production to change the killer into an alien. Directorial duties were originally assigned to Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), who bailed out early to be replaced by John "Bud" Cardos. Enough said. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

Category: Science Fiction

Features: Anamorphic widescreen presentation (2.35:1)
Interview with director John 'Bud' Cardos and fan, Scott Spiegal (writer of Evil Dead 2)
Original trailer

Dark

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/11/2005

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 92 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- The Dark
1. Chapter 1 [4:57]
2. Chapter 2 [6:09]
3. Chapter 3 [4:17]
4. Chapter 4 [10:59]
5. Chapter 5 [8:04]
6. Chapter 6 [6:35]
7. Chapter 7 [7:21]
8. Chapter 8 [8:02]
9. Chapter 9 [4:20]
10. Chapter 10 [3:25]
11. Chapter 11 [13:54]
12. Chapter 12 [9:49]

Cast and Crew: Ken Minyard  Actor 
Penny Ann Phillips  Actor 
Paula Crist  Actor 
Warren Kemmerling  Actor 
John Bloom  Actor 
John Dresden  Actor 
Vernon Washington  Actor 
Roberto Contreras  Actor 
Monica Peterson  Actor 
Russ Marin  Actor 
Jay Lawrence  Actor 
Dick Clark  Producer 
Roger Kellaway  Composer (Music Score) 
John Cardos  Director 
John Cardos  Producer 
Igo Kantor  Producer 
Derek Power  Executive Producer 
Derek Power  Producer 
Stanford Whitmore  Screenwriter 
Edward L. Montoro  Producer 
William Devane  Actor 
Cathy Lee Crosby  Actor 
Richard Jaeckel  Actor 
Keenan Wynn  Actor 
Jacquelyn Hyde  Actor 
Biff Elliot  Actor 
Vivian Blaine  Actor 
Casey Kasem  Actor 

Country: USA