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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MPI HOME VIDEO
EAN: 0030306811895
Feature: When Dr. Martin (Robert Powell) arrives at the Dunmoor Asylum for The Incurably Insane, he expects to be interviewed for a job by the asylum s director, Dr. Starr. Instead, he is met by Dr. Rutherford (Patrick Magee), who explains that Dr. Starr has suffered a mental breakdown and is now one of the patients. Dr. Rutherford states that if Martin can deduce which patient is Dr. Starr, then he will b
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Dark Sky Films
Languages: PortugueseOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Manufacturer: Dark Sky Films
MPN: 8118
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dark Sky Films
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 25, 2006
Running Time: 89 minutes
Studio: Dark Sky Films
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 1972
Features:- When Dr. Martin (Robert Powell) arrives at the Dunmoor Asylum for The Incurably Insane, he expects to be interviewed for a job by the asylum s director, Dr. Starr. Instead, he is met by Dr. Rutherford (Patrick Magee), who explains that Dr. Starr has suffered a mental breakdown and is now one of the patients. Dr. Rutherford states that if Martin can deduce which patient is Dr. Starr, then he will b
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Product Description:
When Dr. Martin (Robert Powell) arrives at the Dunmoor Asylum for The Incurably Insane he expects to be interviewed for a job by the asylum s director Dr. Starr. Instead he is met by Dr. Rutherford (Patrick Magee) who explains that Dr. Starr has suffered a mental breakdown and is now one of the patients. Dr. Rutherford states that if Martin can deduce which patient is Dr. Starr then he will be given the position.Is it Bonnie (Barbara Parkins) whose affair with a married man results in murder? Is it Bruno (Barry Morse) a hard luck tailor who is visited by a mysterious stranger (Peter Cushing) carrying a blueprint and special fabric for an unusual suit? Is it Barbara (Charlotte Rampling) accused of murdering her brother and her nurse but insisting that her friend Lucy (Britt Ekland) is responsible? Or is it Dr. Byron (Herbert Lom) who claims the ability to transfer his lifeforce into a mechanical doll?Directed by Roy Ward Baker (The Vault of Horror And Now The Screaming Starts!) and produced by Amicus stalwarts Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky Asylum has been mastered in High Definition from 35mm vault materials.System Requirements:Running Time: Approx. 88 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: PG UPC: 030306811895 Manufacturer No: 8118
Amazon.com:
One of the patients in an institution for the incurably insane was once its director, and a young psychiatrist (Robert Powell) has to figure out which one as they all tell him their stories. What better setting for a horror anthology? It's an inspired framing device, making this one of the better examples of the genre, even if screenwriter Robert Bloch at times resorts to gimmicks rather than invention. The first two stories are less than brilliant (the first is highlighted by dismembered body parts neatly wrapped in butcher paper wriggling back to life for revenge), but Charlotte Rampling and Britt Eklund are marvelous in the third tale, about a mentally unbalanced young woman and her dangerous best friend. Herbert Lom is also excellent in the final story as a scientist who carves an army of dolls he claims he can bring to life by sheer will power.
Director Roy Ward Baker (Quatermas and the Pit) builds momentum with each story until the dark and deliciously bloody climax. This Amicus Studios production looks visually dull compared to Hammer's gothic gloss, but it features a great British cast (including Patrick Magee and Hammer stalwart Peter Cushing), and ultimately Baker makes that gloomy look work for his increasingly creepy production. Amicus produced a series of horror anthologies, including the original 1972 Tales from the Crypt and The Torture Garden (also scripted by Bloch). --Sean Axmaker
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As all true lovers of British horror undoubtedly know the production companies of Hammer and Amicus ruled the horror scene for most of the 1960's and early 1970's with their stylish horror films and tales of the macabre. While the product of Hammer Studios, especially their well known Gothic horrors, are well known and loved world wide the output of Amicus often receives less acknowledgement and is often confused with those films produced by Hammer. Amicus won its main fame from the tremendous "Anthology" ... Read More
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FLASHBACK- High School and we are asked by teacher if we'd like to attend a movie in the auditorium. I think we had to cough up $2 to go see this movie- which was never explained what we were going to see- not even the title. Imagine our...MY surprise when the credits roll and the title "Asylum" comes up. Confusion spreads across our face and shortly after that....terror! Oh my word- when the woman's body is chopped up and neatly wrapped in butcher's brown paper and then stacked in the deep freezer...WTF?! ... Read More
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This review is for the Dark Sky Films release:
"Asylum" is an awesome anthology based on a collection of short stories written by Robert Bloch, author of "Psycho" - the granddaddy of all slasher films. Like Norman Bates of "Psycho," most of the characters in "Asylum" are psychotic; in fact, they are residents of an insane asylum. Four patients each have a ghastly story to tell about how they became residents.
Amicus Productions is famous for releasing horror anthologies and ... Read More
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I had been waiting a long time to watch this film, and I'm a bit disappointed. The storyline is very weak and the premise for the entire film doesn't really work. While I enjoy campy, this is just too campy for its own good.
While some scenes were creepy enough, the entire film just didn't seem to be worthy of the praises it's receiving. I'd rather watch Mexican Gothic horror or outrageous B Horror films.
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One of the best in the Amicus anthology series, "Asylum" is presented here in a dazzling, first rate print with interesting extras. A must.
Dark Sky are one of the best labels worldwide. Big up Dark Sky!
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