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Raising Cain is a 1992 American horror, crime, drama, and thriller film directed by and written for the screen by Brian De Palma. Produced by Gale Anne Hurd and distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, the movie was released in the United States in 1992. The cast includes John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, and Frances Sternhagen. The film’s main subject is dissociative identity disorder.
The production involved composer Pino Donaggio, director of photography Stephen H. Burum, and editor Robert Dalva. It has a runtime of 92 minutes and was released in the English language. The film had a budget of 12000000 and generated revenue of 37170057. It is available via video on demand.
Critical reception includes a review score of 59% and an average rating of 5.3 out of 10. Other metrics list a vote average of 6.077 and an IMDb rating of 6.1. The narrative keywords include child abuse, kidnapping, detective, attempted murder, and swamp.
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6.1Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.
Cast
- John Lithgow as Carter Nix / Cain / Dr. Nix / Josh / Margo
- Lolita Davidovich as Jenny O'Keefe Nix
- Steven Bauer as Jack Dante
- Frances Sternhagen as Dr. Lynn Waldheim
- Gregg Henry as Lt. Terri
- Tom Bower as Sgt, Cully
Themes
- child abuse
- kidnapping
- detective
- attempted murder
- swamp
- flashback
- psychologist
- hospital
- evil twin
- hypnotism
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dissociative identity disorder
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Screenwriter
- Brian De Palma
- Cast member
- Teri Austin
- Composer
- Pino Donaggio
- Producer
- Gale Anne Hurd
- Cinematographer
- Stephen H. Burum
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 150958
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1992-12-17
- film editor
- Robert Dalva
- title
- Raising Cain
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 5.3/10
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