The young Jennifer Corvino (played by O-winning actress
Jennifer Connelly, in one of her first film roles) is sent to a
private Swiss academy for girls where a vicious killer is on the
loose, brutally murdering students. Jennifer is a gifted girl
with the strange ability to communicate with insects, and Dr.
McGregor (Donald Pleasence, John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN series,
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK) enlists her to help locate the killer.
Jennifer finds herself in a bizarre murder plot with maggots,
mutants, and razor-wielding chimpanzee mayhem! Can she uncover
the killer's identity before becoming a victim herself? Daria
Nicolodi (TENEBRAE) and Fiore Argento (DEMONS) also star in this
strange, unique and gory film from Italy's Master of Horror,
Dario Argento. PHENOMENA also features fantastic soundtrack music
from progressive-rock favorite Goblin, British Heavy Metal
masters Motörhead & Iron Maiden, Andi Sex Gang, Bill Wyman and
Simon Boswell!
Synapse Films is proud to present Dario Argento's PHENOMENA on a
2-disc Blu-ray containing THREE different cuts of the film
re-mastered in stunning high-definition
Special Features:
* THREE different cuts of PHENOMENA, all available in
high-definition for the first time ever in one collector's
edition package!
* Audio Commentary Track on PHENOMENA (110 Version) from Argento
scholar and author, Derek Botelho and film historian, journalist
and radio/television commentator, David Del Valle
* Two completely different sound mix options on PHENOMENA (110
Minute Version), including the original 2.0 stereo mix, along
with a rare alternate mix containing different sound effects and
music cues
* English/Italian Hybrid Audio and Complete Italian Audio Options
for PHENOMENA (116 Minute Version)
* DARIO ARGENTO'S WORLD OF HORROR Documentary. A fascinating look
at the early films of director Dario Argento, including
PHENOMENA, SUSPIRIA, DEMONS, DAWN OF THE DEAD, INFERNO and many
more! Containing candid interviews and awesome behind-the-scenes
footage, DARIO ARGENTO'S WORLD OF HORROR gives us a look into the
mind of Italy's Master of Horror and is an essential viewing
experience for all Argento fans.
* Interview with Andi Sex Gang
* PHENOMENA International Theatrical Trailer
* CREEPERS U.S. Theatrical Trailer & Radio Spots
* Optional English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard for Hearing on
PHENOMENA (110 Minute Version)and CREEPERS Version)
* Multiple optional subtitle selections on PHENOMENA (116 Minute
Version), including one for just the foreign English language
segments of the hybrid version, complete English subtitles for
the entire feature, and complete English subtitles for the
Italian version of the film.
Review
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"Though Argento's plot is often confused and grotesque, he
has a remarkably energetic visual style (mobile camera,
slow-motion, careful lighting, creative editing) that is never
boring." ---TV Guide
"Phenomena (a.k.a. Creepers) provides what is alternately
Argento's most batty and spiritual landscape...Argento s insect
fantasia is otherworldly. (Is it a coincidence that Connelly
followed her role here with the lead in Jim Henson s classic
Labyrinth?) Phenomena s finale is outrageous, a combination of
grotesque Freudian pathologies unleashed, evocations of chimp
love, a gruesome finger loss and a wicked decapitation." ---Slant
Magazine
"Phenomena may not be as consistent as Argento's masterpieces but
it's frequently fantastic and deserves a reappraisal" ---SciFiNow