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The Entity (1983)

Barbara Hershey , Ron Silver , Sidney J. Furie  |  R |  DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (145 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Actors: Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, George Coe, Margaret Blye
  • Directors: Sidney J. Furie
  • Writers: Frank De Felitta
  • Producers: Andrew Pfeffer, Harold Schneider, Michael Leone
  • Format: Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
  • DVD Release Date: May 3, 2005
  • Run Time: 125 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (145 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0007WFXLM
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,123 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Entity" on IMDb

Special Features

  • The Entity Files - All-New documentary about the true-life "Entity" case
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Poster and Still Gallery

Editorial Reviews

Carla Moran awakens one night to find herself being assaulted by an unseen presence. Terrified of what's happening to her, and shunned by friends and family who think she's lost her mind, she seeks help from parapsychologists. The researchers soon discover that evil spiritual force has been drawn to Carla and is responsible for the violent attacks. The question now, however, is how do they stop it? Based on a true story.

Customer Reviews

This is like one of my all time favorite "there is something in the house and I can't see it movies". Leslie Somerville  |  27 reviewers made a similar statement
This movie is pretty freaky and a good one if you like horror type movies. Joshua C. Engel  |  20 reviewers made a similar statement
Perfect blu-ray quality on my purchase. Mickey Ryan  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
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77 of 81 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Not like anything else you've seen! November 17, 2004
Format:VHS Tape|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a huge fan of 70's horror movies, and am always searching for some new treasure. This movie is even more frightening than normal when you consider that it is based on a true story. It shook me quite a bit when I first saw it. Be warned that some scenes are very sexual in nature and disturbing. It's not gratutious sex like most bad "horror" flicks today. The movie depicts a woman who moves into a new house with her two children and after some time begins to be attacked by an unseen entity. She is left raped and bruised and thinking she's going out of her mind. The rape scenes are very tastefully done, but are hard to watch when you think that this supposedly really happened. It is not a movie for children. As an adult, I had to sleep with the lights on after the movie and really had a hard time being alone for a few days. This is not a blood-letting fest, it's not a teen sex/slasher film, and it's not a dark assylum like setting. It's a film that is at the top of my list of all time favorite truely scary, "can't go the bathroom alone" kind of movies.

By the way, if you liked this movie then you should try to get your hands on a made for TV movie called "Don't be afraid of the Dark". It scared me to death as a child, so much so that I remembered the name all these 20 some years. When I finally saw it again as an adult, it was still pretty creepy and worth the search.
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82 of 94 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars unforgettable May 5, 2005
Format:DVD
When I first watched this movie, I was really skeptical... the whole premise of the movie was about a woman played by Barbara Hershey who claimed to be raped and beaten by ghosts (two would hold her down and one would rape her). But I watched the movie because it was indeed entertaining and if anything, it made you think and challenged the mind. But the more I watched it, the more disturbing it got. There are parts of the movie where you can see invisible hands fondling her breasts and her being physically attacked by an unknown "thing".

After watching the movie, I did a lot of online research to find out how true the movie was... and come to find out, the real woman's name was Carlotta Moran in Culver City, CA (which isn't too far from me) and it made news all over the place. There are documented facts from scientists, parapsychologists, and several neutral bystanders who have witnessed various one of the apparitions that attacked her.

The only part of the movie that wasn't really "real" was the ending where they capture the ghost. In the end, the entity was never truly captured and the real woman had to move five different times and it still followed her. She was raped 15 times during a 10-week DOCUMENTED investigation. The good news is that the entity eventually stopped following her after two years of a terrible ordeal and she would move further and further away from her home.

Here's something interesting:
In real life, the lady was being raped while screaming in her bedroom. Her 16-year-old son walked in and saw his mother being assaulted on the bed and tried to stop the ghost. He ended up being thrown across the room and broke his arm. When the scene was recreated in the movie, the ACTOR broke the VERY same arm doing that very same scene re-enacted. That's eerie.

The movie, as a whole... is not a horror movie. But it is very mentally disturbing because it really happened... credible people witnessed it. Whether you believe or don't.. doesn't really matter. But it's worth watching simply as a conversation piece. Definite five stars (even though it is VERY low budget and kinda cheesy) for originality.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars 4 Stars for Movie, 2 for Blu...3 overall July 3, 2012
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Anchor Bay used to be one of my favorite companies to release older movies onto home video. They used to fill their DVDs and blu rays with loads of extras...but lately they have been slipping.

Now, with the blu ray release of "The Entity", we get nothing...not even a MENU!!! I have heard that the DVD re-release has the documentary and bonus features from the previous release...but they can't give the blu ray so much as a MENU???!!?!?! If anything, the blu ray should follow suit of other studios and allow MORE than the DVD due to the storage capacity. This is inexcusable...you load the blu ray disc in and it goes straight to the movie...even pressing the menu button gives you nothing.

Video and audio are a noted improvement. It's just a shame that they screwed up the blu ray release of this by including absolutely nothing extra (still baffled about the lack of even a menu...who does that these days???).

I'm terribly disappointed in Anchor Bay...they didn't just drop the ball on this...they deflated it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars mmemories
So i got this movie because i remember it scaring the poop out of me when i was little. Im horror movie collector so it made a great addition to it. Read more
Published 19 days ago by sideshow
3.0 out of 5 stars Great Concept but Just an OK Movie
The Entity is an alright movie. The special effects, considering the movie was made in 1982, were actually pretty descent. It's actually pretty suspenseful at times. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J ORTIZ
3.0 out of 5 stars Just ok
The movie was just ok. Saw this a time ago when I was a kid and at the time it was scary. Now it's just stupid.
Published 1 month ago by Moviewatcher
3.0 out of 5 stars Based on a True Story
This movie has it all a great story, a good cast, and fanatastic shots of Barbara Hershey!! A must see for the Guys
Published 1 month ago by P. Strickler
5.0 out of 5 stars Very scary and evil . . . based on actual events
I recorded this one night on a late cable channel and watch it every now and then when I want to get spooked. Worse, its based on a real case. Read more
Published 1 month ago by cheesefilms
5.0 out of 5 stars Great sale
I have been expanding my collection of vintage horror from the 70s and 80s, and this was one of my all-time favorites from that time perriod. This was a great` deal.
Published 2 months ago by Daniel J. Haley
4.0 out of 5 stars I'll say two things that I never thought I'd say together: this is a...
I'll say two things that I never thought I'd say together: this is a movie about an invisible rapist and I thought it was good. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tokay
4.0 out of 5 stars classic movie
Classic movie. The entity is one of the coolest old school horror movies of the 80's. A must have dvd
Published 2 months ago by Frank W Wallace
4.0 out of 5 stars Still good after all these years
Aside from the dated intense music to get you worked up when the entity is present, this is a good movie for movie fans.
Published 2 months ago by John Hurst
5.0 out of 5 stars The only horror film to scare me
I grew up a hardcore horror movie fan and this is the only movie that has ever scared me. I watched my first horror film at five years old and no movie has scared me like this. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Grace Hernandez
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someone please tell me why this movie is $67????
If you have instant watching through Netflix, it's available there too. Still holds up and is very creepy.

DVD's like anything, go in and out of print. When it goes out of print & demand goes up, prices follow.
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