Label: Arrow Films
Release date: October 29 2007
Certificate: 15
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Price: £12.99
Director: Wes Craven
Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Michael Berryman, Sharon Stone, Maren Jensen, Lisa Hartman
WES CRAVEN'S SINISTER SHOCKER STARRING SHARON STONE COMES TO DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
Unavailable in any format for many years, Wes Craven's third feature following his notorious LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT and THE HILLS HAVE EYES, DEADLY BLESSING, finally comes to DVD for the first time ever this October, just in time for Halloween, and complete with the film's original and much talked about finale which was controversially cut from the version released in UK cinemas.
Starring a stunningly youthful and beautiful Sharon Stone (CASINO, BASIC INSTINCT, TOTAL RECALL) in her first ever speaking role, alongside Ernest Borgnine (ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, THE WILD BUNCH, THE DEVIL'S RAIN), Michael Berryman (THE HILLS HAVE EYES, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS) and Maren Jensen (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), DEADLY BLESSING sees director Craven moving away from the uncompromising ferocity of his first two features and instead focusing on a far more brooding and atmospheric kind of terror.
In an attempt to distance himself from the strict religious Hittite community in which he was raised - one that rejects all the trappings of modern life - Jim Schmidt (Douglas Barr) has married a headstrong city girl, Martha (Maren Jensen), and left the sect. When Jim is involved in a tragic and highly mysterious accident, the close-knit community shuns Martha leaving her to seek the comfort of two old college friends, Lana (Sharon Stone) and Vicky (Susan Buckner), who come to stay with her during her time of mourning. As the three friends begin to unlock the mystery surrounding Jim's death, it becomes apparent there is a diabolical killer in their midst who may be hiding deep within the local God-fearing community.
Fondly remembered by horror fans for its many key set-pieces (particularly one featuring a snake in a bathtub and a terrifying waking-dream sequence involving a very large spider and a wide-open mouth that serves as a notable precursor to Craven's masterful A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET), DEADLY BLESSING is a tense and thrilling old-school horror film that is ripe for reassessment.
DEADLY BLESSING (cert. 15) will be released on DVD (£12.99) by Arrow Films on 29th October 2007.
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Audio Dolby Digital 2.0
Picture presented in 1.85:1
