Laserdisc Title: "CLIVE BARKER'S LORD OF ILLUSIONS"
Edition: Unrated Director's Cut Deluxe Letter-Box Edition (Double-Disc Set)
Special Features: ---See Footnotes Below For More Details---
Directed By: Clive Barker
Starring: Scott Bakula, Kevin J. O'Connor, Famke Janssen, Daniel Von Bargen
Production / Year: 1995 United Artists Pictures Inc.
Running Time: 121 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Digital Sound, Multi Audio, Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital, Stereo
Video Format: LTBX 1.85:1, NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Unrated, Close Captioned
Distributed By: MGM/UA Home Video
Catalog / Spine Number: ML105294

IMPORTANT: This is a 12-inch Diameter Laserdisc, which is NOT the same as DVD and cannot be played on a DVD player!

Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Very Good - Very few very light to very minor hairline surface swirls or very light fingerprint marks
Jacket: Very Good - Normal shelf wear, few creases, slightly worn-out corners or edges and taped-up small split bottom spine

Synopsis:

Unlike many authors who show up in the horror section of the local bookstore, Clive Barker has always stood out as one of the few who is willing to step aside from the mainstream and experiment with the limits of horror. He understands that there is an architecture and symbolism to horror the must be there if the tale is to rise above the modern gore-fest. "Lord of Illusions' is a case in point.

Using the character of Harry D'Amour (Scott Bakula), a slightly run down, hard-boiled, compulsively heroic private investigator, Barker turns his eye to the thin line between illusion and magic. D'Amour, who is no stranger to the touch of evil, finds himself witness to the torture and death of a fortuneteller and as a result is hired by Dorothea Swann (Famke Janssen) to look into a set of eerie circumstances involving her husband Phillip (Kevin O'Conner) who is a world famous illusionist.

Just as Harry starts his investigation, Phillip Swann is killed horrifically in the middle of his act. Determined to follow through on his commitment to Dorothea the detective digs and discovers that he is surrounded by ghosts and shadows, full of false realities and illusions that can kill. At the heart is a Nix (Daniel Von Bergen), a cult leader and mage once killed by Phillip and now somehow working his way back into reality.

Barker works the story in layers, using apparent illusions to step from one world into another. Nothing is quite what it seems, other than the ultimate nature of evil. Some of Barker's manipulation is blatant (his heavy use of cruciform and tarot images), at other times, it is the subtle repetition of a rune. The story is unnerving in its progress and eventually our imagination is even worse than what the film presents.

Technically, the film is excellent. A great deal of attention is paid to the details of the settings, right down to carvings on table legs and scrawled messages on walls. Barker prefers a certain gritty reality that is far from the modern trend of antiseptic horror where everyone seems to take a shower between death scenes. He relies on only a bare minimum of special effects, preferring to use make-up and acting to get to make impact.

THIS SPECIAL DIRECTOR'S CUT EDITION CONTAINS:


The unrated version of the film featuring 12 minutes of footage too shocking to be shown in theatres!

An exclusive documentary containing interviews with Clive Barker and Scott Bakula, behind-the-scenes footage, a still gallery and more!

Audio commentary by Clive Barker!

The original theatrical trailer!

THIS IS NOT A DVD!!! THIS IS A 12" LASERDISC AND WILL NOT PLAY IN A DVD PLAYER

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