The Fear

"He's whatever scares you the most."

1995 1h 42m EN

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★4.0TMDB · 44

Horror

Synopsis

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Richard, a college student who has decided to focus his attention on the study of fear, invites a group of friends up to his family's secluded mountain cabin for the weekend. Soon, a lifelike, wooden carving of a man begins stalking and killing them.

“He's whatever scares you the most.”

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Cast

Eddie Bowz
Richard
Heather Medway
Ashley
Ann Turkel
Leslie
Vince Edwards
Uncle Pete
Darin Heames
Troy
Anna Karin
Tanya
Antonio Todd
Gerald
Leland Hayward III
Vance

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincent Robert
Writers: Ron Ford, Greg H. Sims, Ron Ford
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Fear Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincent Robert, shot by Bernd Heinl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert O. Ragland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nancy Forner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Eddie Bowz and Heather Medway and Ann Turkel carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's whatever scares you the most.".

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The take

Vincent Robert directs. Bernd Heinl behind the camera. Robert O. Ragland scores. Nancy Forner cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Fear Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Vincent Robert, shot by Bernd Heinl. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Robert O. Ragland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nancy Forner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Eddie Bowz and Heather Medway and Ann Turkel carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He's whatever scares you the most.".
9IMDB entry: tt0113043 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bernd Heinl
Original score: Robert O. Ragland
Editing: Nancy Forner
Production design: Brian F. McCabe
Costume design: Reve Richards
Stunt coordinator: Gary J. Wayton
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Fear (1995)

Part of

The Fear Collection

Psychological horror films regarding young adults threatened by a living wooden mannequin.

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JPV8522021-03-10
★ 5/10
Weird enough to keep my attention but not much else works. The acting is, pardon the expression, wooden and characters pretty one-dimensional. At least the work done on 'Morty' was okay and the climax was... interesting, though didn't make a whole lot of sense. 2.5/5

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