The Fury

The Fury (1978)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1978-03-10

Country

United States

Production

20th Century Fox, Frank Yablans Presentations

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Budget

$5 500 000

Revenue

$24 000 000

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Director

Brian De Palma

Actors

Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy Irving, Carrie Snodgress, Charles Durning, Fiona Lewis, Andrew Stevens, Carol Eve Rossen, Rutanya Alda, William Finley
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Frank Yablans, Ron Preissman

Operator

Richard H. Kline

Composer

John Williams

Artist

Audition

Lynn Stalmaster

Editing

Paul Hirsch
All team (17)

• The scenes in the amusement park were filmed at "Old Chicago", the world's first indoor theme park and shopping mall. It was built in 1975 in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, closed in 1980, and finally demolished in 1986.
• A major star, Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), was cast in the lead role because the film's director, Brian De Palma, believed his previous film, "Carrie" (1976), hadn't earned enough at the box office without a screen presence that would draw an audience.
• People with telekinetic abilities have a vein bulge on their forehead when they use their supernatural powers. This detail was written into the original script for "Carrie," but was not used due to a limited budget.
• While preparing for the role of a person with telepathic and telekinetic abilities, Amy Irving visited a specialized clinic where she learned about the existence of different levels of consciousness.
• James Belushi played a tiny role in the film, which was his first appearance in a feature film. He can be seen in the scene where Jillian and LaRue are walking on the beach; he stands in swimming trunks behind Raymond Danwood. Years later, this appearance became a topic of discussion on David Letterman's show, where he was a guest. Daryl Hannah (Pam, Cheryl's friend), Laura Innes (Jodi, Cheryl's friend), and Dennis Franz (Bob, the police officer Peter takes hostage) also made their debut roles in the film.
• The special effects scene in which the character played by John Cassavetes (1929-1989) explodes was filmed as follows. First, the actor, covered in blood and shaking, was in the frame. Then, a lamp fell and shattered on the floor in the same spot, creating an instantaneous bright flash. During editing, the actor was replaced with a mannequin containing explosives, and the entire scene was filmed from different angles using high-speed cameras. The scene was shot on the second take.
• The scenes in the amusement park were filmed in Old Chicago – the world's first indoor theme park and shopping mall combined.
• A star, Kirk Douglas, was cast in the lead role because director Brian De Palma decided that his previous film, "Carrie" (1976), hadn't earned enough at the box office without such a star.
• People with telekinesis have a vein bulge on their forehead when they use their superpowers. This detail was written into the script for "Carrie," but wasn't used due to budget constraints.
• To prepare for her role, Amy Irving visited a specialized clinic where she learned about the existence of different levels of consciousness.
• The scene in which the character played by John Cassavetes explodes was filmed as follows. First, the actor, covered in blood and convulsing, was in the frame. Then a lamp fell to the floor and shattered, creating a bright flash. During editing, the actor was replaced with a mannequin containing explosives, and the whole thing was filmed from different angles with high-speed cameras. The scene was shot on the second take.
• A star like Kirk Douglas was cast in the lead role because director Brian De Palma believed his previous film, "Carrie" (1976), hadn't earned enough at the box office without such a star.
• People with telekinesis have a vein bulge on their forehead when they use their superpowers. This detail was written into the script for "Carrie," but was not used due to budget constraints.