Fresh
A thinking person's horror picture that dares to be as cerebral as it is visceral.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
In the Mouth of Madness
Do you read Sutter Cane?
1995 · 1h 35m · R
Horror, Mystery
Directed by
John Carpenter
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In the Mouth of Madness
Overview
An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.
Director and cast
- John Carpenter Director
- Sam Neill as John Trent
- Julie Carmen as Linda Styles
- Jürgen Prochnow as Sutter Cane
- David Warner as Dr. Wrenn
- John Glover as Saperstein
- Bernie Casey as Robinson
- Peter Jason as Mr. Paul
- Charlton Heston as Jackson Harglow
- Frances Bay as Mrs. Pickman
- Wilhelm von Homburg as Simon
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
One wonders how In the Mouth of Madness might have turned out if the script had contained even a little more wit and ambition.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
Uninvolving, abysmally scripted horror picture.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
Eventually falls apart because of its erratic plot and gaps in logic.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
Cheesy horror celebrating the power of cheesy horror, while pretending to be appalled.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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