Product Details

• Actors: Peter Riegert, Joan Severance
• Format: PAL
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: MusicBank
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002A6FDX6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,184 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: When an archaeologist uncovers an ancient Norse power stone, he returns with it to his New York City home. Too bad for the relic-digger, because it's not long before an evil spirit is projected from the stone into the archaeologist, turning him into a hairy beast. And too bad for the people of NYC, because this hairy beast goes on a vicious marauding spree that befuddles the local police. ...The Runestone

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic that must be owned., September 21, 2010

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Dayna Fernandez "mina_chase" (Acton, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Runestone [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)

I am not going to add to rehash the previous reviews because I agree with them completely. If you get the opportunity to see it...you must. If you loved Peter Reigert in The Mask, you will flip for him in The Runestone. He provides the comic detective and is fabulous. I own this movie on laser disc and I keep hoping for it to come to dvd.

5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative and Well Done, June 17, 2010

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Michael A. Cox "Teuthis" (Tubac, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Runestone [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)

The Runestone is a stylish, witty and at times frightening interpretation of the Fenrir myth, brought up to date with some very clever scripting and design. The Director has used imagination and creativity to make this film into a modern myth come to life. The actors are all excellent, the dialogue snappy and the action intense.

The monster Fenrir, here a large beast instead of a wolf per se, has been trapped in a buried Runestone by ancient Norse. When the stone is found, Fenrir whispers and promises his way into the mind and body of a museum curator, and the chaos begins. The progagonits interact in humourous, violent and complex ways to keep the film multi-dimensional throughout. For a monster picture this is a pretty good movie. I hightly recommend it to anyone who enjoys the genre.

4.0 out of 5 stars PREVENTING A GREAT FILM FROM BECOMING EXTINCT, October 12, 2009

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The Hermit "The Hermit" (Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Runestone [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - United Kingdom ] (DVD)

I just wanted to prevent this film from reaching the fate of over - zealous materialism. I saw it more than a decade ago and it was a funny and less than serious take on the Fenrir myth. But I really liked this take on the myth of Fenrir , the lord of the wolves. In this movie Fenrir is not depicted as a wolf or werewolf at all but rather as a monster which exists on another dimensional plane of existence which had inappropriately been titled 'Asgard'according to the storyline of the film. It's funny and exciting , scary and not so sad , and sometimes seriously sinister for the beginner to watch scary movies.
This film has in my view all it takes to make a good movie that can send chills to the bone and has no need to go after the letter. So basically we can say that this film is the brilliant and artistic creation of it's own director and producers. And I loved it the moment I saw it and I always intended to see it........again.
So to prevent it from becoming extinct , I chose to give it four stars on amazon.com with the hope that others who saw the movie also and may remember , might give it more or less stars. Very fun movie to watch in my view. I hope I am not doing any damage to his carreer as an actor by mentioning this early movie. I am not sure however if many other viewers of the film were as satisfied as me. May this film be reprinted for us to find out!!!!!!