Dragonfly (US)
"A Supernatural Shocker!" - Entertainment Forecast
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 105 mins
Retail Price: $26.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Dragonfly is an electrifying supernatural thriller full of surprises that will keep you guessing and a knockout ending will blow you away!
Dr. Joe Darrow is a man distraught over the violent death of his wife. But is she really dead? Suddenly, Joe is confronted by a series of haunting messages, impossible coincidences and unsettling encounters. With each supernatural event, Joe becomes more desperate, until he begins to suspect the shocking truth. Now, in a final shattering revelation, he will make the most astonishing discovery of all.
Starring Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner and featuring Oscar winners Kathy Bates and Linda Hunt, it`s a heart-stopping unearthly thriller BBC`s Jeffrey Lyons applauds as "Stunning."
Special Features:
Thrilling Deleted Scenes
The Making Of Dragonfly
Commentary with Director Tom Shadyac
Cast and Filmmaker Bios
Production Notes
Best-Selling Author Betty Eadie on her near death experience
Theatrical Trailer
DVD-ROM
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
DTS 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
Spanish
CC: English
Directed By:
Tom Shadyac
Written By:
Mike Thompson
Brandon Camp
David Seltzer
Mike Thompson
Brandon Camp
Starring:
Robert Bailey Jr.
Kathy Bates
Ron Rifkin
Joe Morton
Susanna Thompson
Kevin Costner
Casting By:
Debra Zane
Elizabeth Marx
Soundtrack By:
John Debney
Director of Photography:
Dean Semler
Editor:
Don Zimmerman
Costume Designer:
Judy Crown
Production Designer:
Linda DeScenna
Producer:
Janet L. Wattles
Tom Shadyac
Arlene Kehela
Mark Johnson
Alan B. Curtiss
Gary Barber
Executive Producer:
James D. Brubaker
Michael Bostick
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
Costner gives a very good performance, as do Bates and Hunt.
The video transfer is very good. The transfer does not reveal any compression signs and the dark scenes (plenty of those) are rendered beautifully.
The DTS and DD 5.1 soundtrack are both good. The surrounds are used very nicely and add a lot of atmosphere to the movie.
The menus are all animated with sound.
The extras include a commentary by the director, a behind the scenes look (which also includes an interview with a woman who had a near death experience), 9 deleted scenes and some production notes.
Bottom line - a good movie with some fine acting that was somehow overlooked in cinemas.
"Dragonfly" revisited - February 2004
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Upon a second viewing (exactly a year after the first one), the movie is still stunning!
It`s truly intense throughout, and the actual knowledge of what`s coming next does not interfere at all.
The main theme of the movie is probably "never give up - believe!". Costner believes. We believe, and by believing we get a chance to experience a fascinating thriller.
Don`t miss this one - it will leave you gasping for air and never (EVER) wanting to adopt a parrot.