Product Details

• Actors: Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, John Standing, Ian Hogg, Margaret Tyzack
• Directors: Richard Marquand
• Writers: Jimmy Sangster, Patrick Tilley, Paul Wheeler
• Producers: Arnold Kopelson, David Foster, Ted Lloyd
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300185400
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,673 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sam Elliot and Katharine Ross - Legacy of their Own, September 30, 2004

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Brett D. Cullum (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legacy (DVD)

This is a pretty original 70s horror movie starring two very likeable and attractive stars of the era - Katharine Ross and Sam Elliot. It's just fun, not really all THAT scary or even too tense. Basically Sam and Katharine end up unwilling guests in a spooky mansion where the guests are dropping off like flies while waiting for an old spooky man to pass away and leave them an inheritance. Roger Daltry makes an appearance. The deaths are all way over the top, and it's just fun.

DVD is the movie plus a trailer. That's about it, but the transfer is great considering the age of the movie. Great spooky flick for a cold night by the fire.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm sorry, but this is a great movie!, September 20, 2004

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Christopher J. Brimelow (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews
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Granted, it's no "Gone With The Wind" but this stylish thriller is both enjoyable and scary. I'm just glad it's finally come to DVD!

I won't get too much into the plot but it's basically a Satanic/Supernatural/Big Old English Mansion movie with a whodunnit twist. (with some very imaginative ways of people getting killed!) The film is very nicely shot, with a great music score, (sometimes a bit campy, but it was the 70's after all) and sports a great cast. The story isn't what I'd call original, but basically it's a QUALITY movie, not a cheesy slasher flick... I think this movie has stood the test of time quite well (Except for Sam's haircut and 'stache maybe!) and would still hold up today.

Just seeing how Sam Elliot deals with England and it's natives (with his famous country-western demeanor) makes it worth watching!

Although there's very little in the extras department (besides a VERY dated trailer) the Audio and Video quality are very nice. I highly recommend this DVD!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just enjoy the scenery, July 14, 2003

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This review is from: The Legacy [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Katherine Ross & Sam Elliott are a true joy to watch (as always). The plot of this movie could have been much much better but you grab the storyline after a while and just enjoy it. As with these type of movies, it is just for your enjoyment and not to be analyzed to death. If anything, ladies just watch it for the sole purpose of seeing Sam Elliott!!!!