The Item (1999)
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40% of critics liked it
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18% of users liked it
(1,316 ratings)
This outrageously weird oddity from Dan Clark was the first entry in the Sundance Film Festival's Dramatic Competition shot entirely on Digital Beta video, then transferred to film. This nightmarish and hyper-violent exercise involves the efforts of a group of homicidal thugs to obtain and… More This outrageously weird oddity from Dan Clark was the first entry in the Sundance Film Festival's Dramatic Competition shot entirely on Digital Beta video, then transferred to film. This nightmarish and hyper-violent exercise involves the efforts of a group of homicidal thugs to obtain and safeguard "The Item," a disturbingly phallic worm-thing that may be the Devil himself. Curious mishandling of the creature revives it, whereupon it begins manipulating the minds of everyone it comes into contact with. The hoary premise of a devilish fiend's showing characters their worst fears is twisted into a perverse Freudian nightmare, punctuated by fits of slasher-movie gore and gun battles. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dan Clark, Dan Clark (VII)
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Horror
R,
- In Theaters
- Oct 1, 1999 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 20, 2001
- Studio
- Artisan Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
Described by helmer Dan Clark as a modern-art-exploitation flick, his feature debut is more exploitation than art and more a midnight flick than a legit entry in a dramatic competition of a strong and prestigious festival like Sundance
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
I felt cheated after sitting through the 90 minutes
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Cast
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Dawn Marie Velasquez
as Lauren
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Dan Clark
as Alex
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Dave Pressler
as Martin
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Dan Lake
as Fatty
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Ron Fitzgerald
as Dr. Ody
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Romy Sharf
as Nurse Nicky
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Judy Kean Kwon
as Rita
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Kyle B. Cunningham
as Joseph
- Dawn Marie Ferrara
- Judy Jean Kwon
