The Fury

Brian De Palma returns to the mind-blowing potential of telekinesis in the follow-up to his 1976 horror hit Carrie. While vacationing with his psychic son, Robin (Andrew Stevens), and close associate Childress (John Cassavetes), government agent Peter Sandza (Kirk Douglas) survives a terrorist ...more

After the success of Carrie, Brian De Palma finally got a substantial budget, and he used it to stage even more elaborate (and grisly) special effects than in his previous thrillers. With a panoply of devices like quick cuts and superimposition, he chillingly yet stylishly reveals what Gillian sees as she connects with Robin's mind; nevertheless, as with Carrie, he saves the most horrific and flamboyant shocks for last. Though it had the effects and a bona fide star in Kirk Douglas, The Fury's ...more