Product Details

• Actors: Kathryn Harrold, Zeljko Ivanek, Shirley Knight, Paul Freeman, Sean Hewitt
• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Paramount
• VHS Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300214303
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,973 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sender, June 27, 2010

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Carl Manes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sender (DVD)

It is criminal that many smaller films are so vastly overlooked in the genre, when they display so much creativity and individuality. THE SENDER is one of these films. Its extra-sensory plotting expands on the basic premise of PATRICK while juxtaposing dreams and reality in the same ways that A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and BAD DREAMS would in the years to follow. A telekinetic teen is admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a failed suicide attempt, where his unbridled powers are unleashed upon the medical staff as they try to contain his violent psychic eruptions. John Doe transposes his nightmares on anyone within a close proximity, but director Roger Christian introduces this concept through slow and subtle shifts in the victims' perception of reality, making it impossible to tell when (or if) these nightmares have set in. The level of tension is increased by the fact that John's powers are never given any boundaries, making it uncertain whether his mind can cause the same external damage as his genre brethren Carrie White or Charlie McGee. This is best demonstrated on screen in the brilliantly filmed electro-shock therapy session, where the jolts of electricity cause explosions of psychic energy that are able to throw the doctors across the room, while also driving the other patients mad with visions of death and destruction. Zeljko Ivanek portrays The Sender as a sad and lost character, a boy trapped in a man's body whose oppressive mother has tortured his entire being. It is a very down film, with no lighter moments of comedy or romance to break up the depressing tone. THE SENDER continues to remain undiscovered by many Horror fans, but this undermentioned 80s gem is sure to find a much larger audience now that it is finally available on DVD.

-Carl Manes
I Like Horror Movies

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Under appreciated thriller, January 10, 2006

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Mr. Jones "slasher critic" (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

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

Released in 1982, this film features effective performances and does a good job with creating creepy imagery. The story centers around a young man (Zeljko Ivanek) who becomes commited to a state run mental institution in order to cure his amnesia. Kathryn Harrold is the doctor who attempts to aid him. The catch is he can project his dreams to the concious world. Reality and dream reality run amok for Harrold in her quest to cure the young man. If you like intelligent thrillers, this is a movie to be viewed. Horror fans take note: this film does feature some gore, a prerequisite beheading, and enough chills to deliver the goods.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally On DVD !!!, November 14, 2008

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D. Scott "PUXMIN" (CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sender (DVD)

One of my favorite movies!! I have the VHS version of this haunting movie. From time to time I would check to see if it would release on DVD, but all I pulled up was a similar named movie: "The Sender"...which is a science fiction action thriller with a vague plot idea..But now here it is,.. The origional and best - The Sender!...This is about a young man that at the very start, is attemting suicide...Is he psychotic or is somthing else going on in his tortured brain? You see, he has the psychic ablity to "Send" or transfer his Dreams or nightmares to others, and this always takes a toll on him physically and mentally...A scene, when he is in a Psychiatric ward, he is subjected to Shock Treatment in a scene that will shock you too,.. and not soon forgotten, and remember this was relesed before C.G.I. dominated our movie viewing. The stereo sound track is fantastic...in the VHS version it almost blots out some of the dialouge...But this release got a beautiful transfer in sound and image. This movie uses strong imagery, atmosphere and mood,..instead of " 1980's type of Gore"...but dont be fooled this one will stay with you long after you see it..I guarantee..youll press "The Reply Button" after your first view this wounderfull movie experience!