FilmRSupernatural Psychological Sci-Fi Horror

The Fury1978

Name: The Fury
Genre: Supernatural, Psychological, Sci-Fi Horror
Released: 1978-03-10
Rating: 6.4

“An experience in terror and suspense.”

Directed by Brian De Palma

6.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 6.3Rotten Tomatoes 79%Metacritic 64TMDB 6.3

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Year

1978

Runtime

118 min

Box Office

Budget

$5,500,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$24,000,000

🏆 1 win total

The premise

When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his psychic abilities, Robin is being held by Ben Childress, who is studying people with supernatural powers in hopes of developing their talents as weapons. Soon Peter pairs up with Gillian, a teen who has telekinesis, to find and rescue Robin.

Horror Vault's take

A father's desperate search for his kidnapped son pulls him deep into a shadowy world where psychic abilities are treated as tools of war rather than gifts. Director Brian De Palma orchestrates a cat-and-mouse thriller soaked in paranoia, as covert forces will stop at nothing to control those born with extraordinary powers. A young woman with terrifying telekinetic abilities becomes an unlikely ally, and the film builds to a climax that made audiences' jaws drop in 1978 — and still does today. Equal parts espionage thriller and supernatural shocker, The Fury is De Palma firing on all cylinders.

Content: Graphic Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Exploding Body