Product Details

• Actors: Brion James, Martin Kove, Vivian Schilling, Julie Strain, Bill Paxton
• Directors: Oley Sassone
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hemdale Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 13, 1999
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305110271
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,056 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining, to say the least!!!!, October 28, 2006

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Concerned One "Thrashfan" (IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Future Shock (DVD)

Sure, there are no academy awards to be handed out, and the film quality leaves a little to be desired, but this movie has a strong concept, and was delivered pretty well with what they had available. The behind the scenes making of really made tied this film together, and gave it a special feel. It looked really like it was just a fun film for Bill Paxton and the rest of the crew to make, irreguardless of box office sales, and you can tell it by the way the actors appear in this film. It is a B level film, and it shows, but with a few tweaks, this could have been a big box office smash. Worth checking out. I bought a copy for 3 bucks, well worth it, cheaper than renting!!!!!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars only for die-hard Paxton fans, May 10, 2005

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Bryant Burnette "Bryant Burnette" (Tuscaloosa, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Shock (DVD)

Are you the type of Bill Paxton fan (like myself) who admires the actor so much that you are driven to see movies like "Thunderbirds" and "Spy Kids 2" simply because he is in them? If so, then you will definitely want to check out this amateurish anthology flick, which features Paxton as a nutjob who preys on weak college students to find a place to live. It's not exactly Paxton at his finest, but then, he's got fairly terrible material to work with, so you can't fault him too much.

The premise is that customers at a Virtual Reality psychology clinic have nightmares while they are undergoing whatever procedure they are undergoing. Possibly this is based on a comic book, as someone is holding a comic named "Future Shock" during a short behind-the-scenes in the special features. Does it matter? No. This is a bad movie no matter where its sources lie.

Paxton fanatics, check it out. Everyone else, donate the money you were going to spend to charity.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Cool Little Thriller, August 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Future Shock (Unrated Version) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I rented this thinking it might somehow be related to the ALVIN TOFFLER book of the same title. Naturally, I was disappointed to discover that this film is an entirely different matter. However, within minutes I found my attention so drawn into this clever little thriller that I soon forgot Mr. Toffler and his dark predictions. While I have definitely seen better, scarier thrillers, I don't think I've ever been so engaged by one actress on screen, pretty much by herself, for so long. Vivian Shilling plays a typical Malibu neurotic housewife sort who slowly drives herself into a panic about a pack of neighborhood wolves (not the Hollywood type of wolf, but the literal sort). Bill Paxton sort of hams up his role as an insane roommate... but keeps the pace moving. Overall, I'd definitely recommend this flick... and enjoyed it enough to take the time to tell you!