The opening and ending sequences with nix bring the full boar horror in all its macabre glory. Now hes back, and he must save illusionist philip swann and his wife, dorothea. Butterfield is a follower of nix whose black magic cult that he is a member of, and he is a villain in the 1995 horrorfantasy film lord of illusions clive barkers lord of illusions loosely based on the short story the last illusion from books of blood vol. Lord of illusions 1995 full movie christian hoffman. Nix is the leader of a black magic cult and the main antagonist of the 1995 horrorfantasy film lord of illusions clive barkers lord of illusions loosely based on. The cast are not hollywood a listers but performances are excellent all around. Lord of illusions is a 1995 american horror film written and directed by clive barker, based on his earlier short story, the last illusion from books of blood vol. Oconnor, a famous and wealthy magician, to investigate threats against her hubby. Fortunately, the directors cut has been around since the films laserdisc days. Its not in perfect condition recorded in ep mode but still enjoyable.
Prophesied by stephen king to be the new savant of horror, novelist clive barker doesnt laxly embark on bigscreen descents. Thirteen years later, she seeks the assistance of a detective specializing in the occult when former cult members associated with swann, now a prominent illusionist, are threatened by nixs most loyal and sadistic disciple. Theres a charles manson quality to the group, weird, but not too weird. The film presents barkers signature character harry damour onscreen for the fi more. What is the extent and nature of nixs power in the film lord of. I have owned lots of versions of lord of illusions. In the mojave desert in 1982, a man named nix has gathered a cult in an isolated house, where he plans to sacrifice a young girl that he has. Lord of illusions 1995 red band theatrical trailer.
Any horror fantasy fan capable of playing region a discs needs to own it. Finally, the lord of illusions script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the clive barker movie. Lord of illusions nude scenes naked pics and videos at. The story is about this religious cult whos leader nix promises his followers eternal life. Lord of illusions is a 1995 american horror film written and directed by clive barker, based on. It could be contended that lord of illusions is his most ambitious with its emphasis on fxaugmented black magic. Nix ruled a desert commune with sadism and mind games, and in a prologue we see swann kevin j. Swann has nixs corpse in his possession, but he refuses to divulge its. In the meantime, butterfield who survives the fracas, is getting really mad. Lord of illusions may come as something of a disappointment in the context of. Horror novelist and filmmaker clive barker offers a potent mix of h.
In the bulk of the film, though, we have action based excitement with damour, and some gory visuals that reinstill the haunting, chilling aspects of the story. Nix, the leader who calls himself the puritan, wields magical powers he promises to share with his enthralled followers. Private investigator harry damour must stop a supernatural cult from raising nix, a man with godlike powers, who was killed years before hand. Lord of illusions is laced with that magical, elusive 90saura that so many recent films lack. Oconnor and other former disciples arriving at the compound to bring an end to his reign of terror. Although a bit more conventional than his hellraiser or nightbreed, barkers lord of illusions still manages to be an entertaining tale with its share of scares, the primary one being nix and his creepy band of followers. Based on the last illusion, a short story from barkers books of blood volume 6 collection, lord of illusions tells the tale of nix, a cult leader who can use real magic and plans to sacrifice a young girl as part of a ritual. In his repertoire, lord of illusion is barkers operatic sorcery opus. In the meantime swann is advanced to a popular illusionist like david copperfield and. Nix s house sanctum day nix has swann trapped against the wall and is working his fingers against swanns temples. Acceptable our story begins in 1982 in the mojave desert.
The official clive barker website lord of illusions. Nevada desert day a violent wind howls around, but through the sand wecan just make out a large, ominous building. One of the things i wanted to do with nix was to make him very uncharismatic. Harry asks if he believed it to which swann replies that he has seen it with his own eyes. Adapted from his novella the last illusion, this film from horror author clive barker is an effectively chilling marriage of the supernatural and noir genres. S vhs release, the sweet laserdisc version, obvious dvd version and now this beautiful, definitive release blu ray from scream factory. Clive barkers takes us in deep into the world of magic and horror with what in my opinion is his best film. Dorthea, one of nix s cult members is being held as a prisoner, handcuffed to a bed in the back of the room. Meanwhile, nix s mansonesque followers have murdered their families and are converging on his desert compound as butterfield seeks to engineer his resurrection. Nix is a great villain and i never for once felt i was watching some actor playing a by the numbers villain just for the kicks of it. Or nixs third eye, which is rather grotesquely turtleheading in and. Lovecraft and raymond chandler in lord of illusions.
In defense of clive barkers lord of illusions bloody disgusting. Explore our collection of motivational and famous quotes by authors you know and love. After nix massages swanns skull from the inside his fingers penetrate the bone, he is shot by a young girl named dorothea famke janssen. I was going through some old vhs tapes and i found this half hour special i taped off of the scifi channel back in 1995. Lord of illusions may come as something of a disappointment in the context of writerdirector clive barkers best work, but genre fans should be reasonably.
Lord of illusions opens with an effectively creepy flashback set in the hellish commune of mansonesque sorcerer nix, then flashes forward to the travails of illusionist philip swann. Pic should scare up some respectable coin in latesummer release. Lord of illusions has its generous share of heightened tension and frightening danger. And as for me, its another one of those devilishly good films that just gets better with age. A cult meeting is going on and the leader of the cult, nix, is holding fire in his hands. A blend of noir and horror, the story opens in the early 80s at a rundown cult compound in the mojave desert. Working, working, like a psychic surgeon plying against the belly of a patient. Clive barkers lord of illusions may not be his ultimate masterpiece, but it sure is an entertaining horror film. He uses anyone and everyone, he is selfish in his quest for ultimate.
What he has learned from him and that nix has penetrated his mind during their last confrontation so he was able to see what the humans really look like. Lord of illusions a fable of death and resurrection by simon bacal, scifi entertainment, vol 1 no 5, february 1995 one of the things i wanted to do with nix was to make him very uncharismatic. As a twelveyearold hostage, dorothea assists in the brutal murder of her captor, nix, an evil cult leader with supernatural powers, by his former protege, philip swann. Original red band theatrical trailer for the 1995 film lord of illusions. The film presents barkers signature character harry damour onscreen for the first time. The clive barkerdirected supernatural thriller lord of illusions 1995 stars scott bakula as harry damour, a private detective who is hired by dorothea swann famke janssen, the wife of philip swann kevin j. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of lord of illusions. Daryl learns sign language for connie the walking dead classic scene duration. Lord of illusions trailer during a routine case in l. The cult of nix is a twisted, fanatic cult of people practicing black magic, and they followed the ways of their leader nix, the puritan, and they are villains in the horrorfantasy movie lord of illusions clive barkers lord of illusions loosely based on the short story the last illusion. Nix ends up dead and buried with an iron mask nailed to his head. Lord of illusions is a 1995 movie directed by clive barker, based on his own short story the last illusion.
I noir, supernatural horror film and mystery all in one, lord of illusions is prime nineties horror, written and directed by the legendary clive barker. Lord of illusions 1995 red band theatrical trailer youtube. Lord of illusions script transcript from the screenplay. Based on the novella the last illusion by clive barker, who writes and directs lord of illusions follows detective harry damour scott bakula, as he looks into the death of stage illusionist swann kevin j. Clive barker lord of illusions by nigel lloyd, sfx, no 16. Lord of illusion is a story that talks about the hidden world of magic, demons, gods and the transcendence of the human condition.
Nix, the leader who calls himself the puritan, wields magical powers he. The story is strong, the roles well acted and the special effects believable. Released in 1995, lord of illusions opened against the family film the. Nix is the leader of a black magic cult and the main antagonist of the 1995 horror fantasy film lord of illusions clive barkers lord of illusions loosely based on. Nix is the leader of a black magic cult and the main antagonist of the 1995 horrorfantasy film lord of illusions clive barkers lord of illusions loosely based on the short story the last illusion from books of blood vol. Even if clive barkers higherbudgeted, more lavish nightbreed and lord of illusions do not quite live up to the promise of hellraiser, they are not insubstantial works.