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Actors: Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow, Charlton Heston, Julie Carmen
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about In the Mouth of Madness |
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Written by Michael De Luca, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS has been directed by John Carpenter in 1995.
Sam Neill is an insurance investigator asked to find Sutter Cane, a successful writer of horror stories, by Cane's editor Charlton Heston. Cane has disappeared for some months now and his readers are becoming hysterical as the release of his last novel is constantly delayed. Neill discovers that Cane must be hidden in Hobb's End, a little town lost in New Hampshire. Convinced that Cane's disappearance is a publicity setup, he drives to Hobb's End in the company of Julie Carmen, Heston's assistant.
After a strange night in the country, they finally arrive at Hobb's End, a town that perfectly matches Sugar Cane's descriptions written in his last unfinished book only Julie Carmen has had the opportunity to read for the moment. Children turning into monsters are haunting the little town, exactly as in Sugar Cane's latest opus. Neill is still persuaded that all of this has been organized by Charlton Heston in order to nail the audience while Julie Carmen becomes mad after having encountered Cane locked in a church. Sam Neill loses little by little his confidence as the reality fits closely Sugar Cane's frightening descriptions. Monsters are hidden in dark rooms and he realizes that he can not leave Hobb's End without Sugar Cane's permission.
Cane is pretending that his fantasy world will soon invade the Reality after the release of the movie IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS. Who's mad ?
A strange movie in Carpenter's filmography. Disturbing.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of In the Mouth of Madness |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- the monster chased me!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- writer
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- mind reading
- mind control
- teleportation
- can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
In virtual reality?
Yes
Misc settings
- mental hospital
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- fearful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- nasty human transformations
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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