IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (DVD/FS&WS/DIR COM/5.1DAUDIO/ORIG T/CAST&CREW F) DVD

In the Mouth of Madness
Hired to help locate a missing author, an insurance investigator discovers to his terror that the nightmarish events depicted in the writer's best-selling horror novels are coming true. Wishing to be both a horror film and a parody of the genre, John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness combines supernatural thrills with winking references. For instance, the vanished author, Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow), is modeled on writers like Stephen King and Howard Phillips Lovecraft, from his great popularity to his obsession with small-town New England. Indeed, it is to one such hamlet that investigator John Trent (Sam Neill) and Cane's female editor (Julie Carmen) travel, discovering a town filled with terrifying scenes right out of Cane's books, from random axe murders to far worse. Have Cane's fans gone psychotic and begun imitating his writings, or are Cane's stories of an otherworldly evil invading the earth actually true? In the Mouth of Madness's mix of self-referential satire and real frights anticipates the later Scream (1996). ~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide

Cast Sam Neill as John Trent Julie Carmen as Linda Styles Jürgen Prochnow as Sutter Cane Charlton Heston as Jackson Harglow David Warner as Dr. Wrenn John Glover as Saperstein

Crew Peter Grandy - Art Director Artist W. Robinson - Associate Producer Robert Clydesdale - Casting Robin Bush - Costume Designer Robert Bush - Costume Designer Artist Robinson - First Assistant Director John Carpenter - Director Edward Warschilka - Editor Michael De Luca - Executive Producer Jim Lang - Composer (Music Score) John Carpenter - Composer (Music Score) Owen Langevin - Musical Direction/Supervision Robert Kurtzman - Songwriter Gregory Nicotero - Makeup Howard Berger - Makeup Jeff Steven Ginn - Production Designer Gary B. Kibbe - Cinematographer Sandy King - Producer Elinor Rose Galbraith - Set Designer Martin Malivoire - Special Effects Bruce Nicholson - Special Effects Gary B. Kibbe - Screenwriter Michael De Luca - Screenwriter

In the Mouth of Madness
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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Commentary by the director John Carpenter and cinematographer Gary B. Kibbe Widescreen and full-screen versions of the film Original theatrical trailer Cast and crew filmographies 5.1 Dolby Digital audio DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 95 min   DVD Chapters: Scene Selections 0. Scene Selections 1. Main title [3:11] 2. "I'm not insane!" [4:11] 3. Trent's story [2:30] 4. An insurance investigation [2:21] 5. An axe-wielding agent [2:32] 6. Jackson Harglow [4:36] 7. The line begins to blur [5:18] 8. Putting the pieces together [3:20] 9. On the road [6:48] 10. Hobb's end [2:39] 11. Pickman Hotel [3:39] 12. The black church [3:39] 13. Style comes clean [2:14] 14. A talk with Mrs. Pickman [2:56] 15. Back to the church [1:48] 16. Cane in the flesh [4:23] 17. Horror hotel [4:17] 18. No way out [5:13] 19. True confessions [3:30] 20. In the mouth of madness [5:03] 21. Light of day [2:22] 22. Special delivery [1:21] 23. God's favorite color [2:35] 24. Quite a story [2:05] 25. The axe falls [4:26] 26. A free man [2:01] 27. The last picture show [1:22] 28. End credits [4:49]