Master of Italian horror, Dario Argento is joined by Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence for a gory 1980s classic in Phenomena, a terrifying slice of fear cinema that mixes extreme violence, pounding metal music, a vicious chimp wielding a scalpel, and enough buzzing insects to choke an entire school.
Poor sleepwalking Jennifer Corvino (Connelly) doesn’t fit in at her boarding school, and her uncanny ability to control insects isn’t helping her popularity. With the aid of a local entomologist (Pleasence), can she use her psychic insect skills to find the killer who’s leaving her fellow pupils in bloody pieces?
Argento piles on the bloody kills and surreal nightmares as the deafening buzz of a million bugs shatters your eardrums in one of the most demented body-horror movies ever produced.
This high-definition transfer of the Italian cut of the film offers both the English and Italian stereo audio, with brand new subtitle translation for those watching in Italian. The package also includes a four panel reversible sleeve, featuring original and newly commissioned artwork; two sided fold out poster with new art work; and an exclusive collector’s booklet, featuring brand new writing on Phenomena by Alan Jones, author of Profondo Argento.
Film: Phenomena
Release date: 7th March 2011
Certificate: 18
Running time: 111 mins
Director: Dario Argento
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Patrick Bauchau, Donald Pleasence
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller
Studio: Arrow
Format: DVD & Blu-ray
Country: Italy
Special Features:
• ‘Dario's Monkey Business: The Making of Phenomena’ - a 50-minute long documentary featuring interviews with key talent behind the film, including director Dario Argento, star Daria Nicolodi, underwater photographer Gianlorenzo Battaglia, and more
• ‘Music for Maggots’ - an Interview with composer with Claudio Simonetti
• ‘Creepers for Creatures’ - Sergio Stivaletti Q&A sessions from Dublin and Edinburgh
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