Fury, The

The Fury

Credits
Title:	The Fury
Directed by:	Brian De Palma
Written by:	John Farris
Produced by:	Ron Preissman; Frank Yablans; Jack B. Bernstein
Music by:	John Williams
Cinematography:	Richard H. Kline
Edited by:	Paul Hirsch
Production
Production:	Frank Yablans Presentations
Distributors:	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Released:	March 10th, 1978
Rating:	R
Running time:	118 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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The Fury is an American feature film of the science fiction genre that deals with the subject of people with psychokinetic abilities. It was directed by Brian De Palma with a script written by John Farris based on the novel of the same name by Farris. It was produced by Frank Yablans Presentations and premiered in the United States on March 10th, 1978.

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Cast[]

Actor

Role

Kirk Douglas

Peter Sandza

John Cassavetes

Childress

Carrie Snodgress

Hester

Charles Durning

Doctor Jim McKeever

Amy Irving

Gillian Bellaver

Fiona Lewis

Susna Charles

Andrew Stevens

Robin Sandza

Carol Rossen

Doctor Ellen Lindstrom

Rutanya Alda

Kristen

Joyce Easton

Mrs. Bellaver

William Finley

Raymond Dunwoodie

Jane Lambert

Vivian Nuckells

Sam Laws

Blackfish

J. Patrick McNamara

Robertson

Alice Nunn

Mrs. Callahan

Melody Thomas

LaRue

Hilarie Thompson

Cheryl

Pat Billingsley

Lander

J.P. Burnstead

Greene

Barry Cullison

Chase #1 driver

Jack Callahan

DeMasi

Dennis Franz

Bob

Anthony Hawkins

Chase #1 shotgun

Michael O'Dwyer

Marty O'Brien

Felix Shuman

Doctor Ives

Albert Stevens

Arab prince

Anne Brunk

Deborah

Eva Cadet

Van Buren woman

John Roche

Van Buren drunk

Gordon Jump

Nuckells

Eleanor Merriam

Mother Nuckells

Harold Johnson

Garbage man

Wayne Dahmer

Nelson

Joe Finnegan

Man

Kathleen Francour

Betsy

Daryl Hannah

Pam

Laura Innes

Jody

Clair Nelson

Doctor Becker

Peter O'Connell

Doctor Conn

Al Wyatt

Security agent Driver

Douglas J. Stevenson

Houseboy

Mickey Gilbert

Agent

Hanns Manship

Agent

Marland Proctor

Agent

Marshall Colt

Technician

Roberta Feldner

Technician

Stephen Johnson

Technician

Robin Marmor

Technician

Michael Copeland

Tough youth

Alfred Tinsley

Tough youth

Tom Blair

Top guy #1

Gunnar Lewis

Top guy #2

Notes & Trivia[]

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The tagline to this film is "An experience in terror and suspense".
There are a total of fifty-two credited cast members in this film.
Production on The Fury began on July 28th, 1977. The movie was shot on-location in Chicago, Illinois.
The Fury opened in 484 theatres in the United States and Canada and grossed $1,917,075. The following weekend it expanded to 518 theatres and grossed $2,777,291 which placed it at number one at the box office for the week.
The Fury is included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Most Heart-Pounding American Movies.
Rick Baker and William J. Tuttle both won Best Make-up at the 6th Saturn Awards.
In October 2013, UK video label Arrow Films released The Fury onto Blu-ray with a brand-new transfer and exclusive extras.
Actor Jim Belushi makes an uncredited cameo appearance in the film as a man on the beach.
The Fury marks the film debut of actress Daryl Hannah.
The acronym for the secret government agency MORG stands for the Multiphasic Operations Research Group.
Actors Kirk Douglas and John Cassavetes share the same birthday, December 9th, albeit thirteen years apart, with Douglas being the older of the two.

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