In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness) is a 1994 horror film directed by John Carpenter and written by Michael de Luca, who was at the time in charge of New Line Cinema. The film is the third installment in what Carpenter calls his "Apocalypse Trilogy", preceded by The Thing and Prince of Darkness.
The story follows private investigator John Trent (Sam Neill), whose specialty is insurance fraud. At the op...
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In the Mouth of Madness (also known as John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness) is a 1994 horror film directed by John Carpenter and written by Michael de Luca, who was at the time in charge of New Line Cinema. The film is the third installment in what Carpenter calls his "Apocalypse Trilogy", preceded by The Thing and Prince of Darkness.
The story follows private investigator John Trent (Sam Neill), whose specialty is insurance fraud. At the opening of the film, John has been committed to an insane asylum. After being visited by Dr. Wrenn (David Warner), who is an agent of an unidentified group, he recounts his story. After closing a case of fraud, he is meeting with his contractor to discuss the next claim, when he is attacked by a man with a fire axe. The man, who is bleeding from the eyes, asks very calmly, "Do you read Sutter Cane?" before attempting to kill John. The man is then shot by police. John is called in by Arkane Publishing, and the director Jackson Harglow (Charlton...
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