The Fury (1978)

From NetFlix:

Two years after the debut of Carrie, director Brian De Palma
delivers another bloody tale of psychic teenagers. When telekinetic
teens Robin (Andrew Stevens, son of Stella) and Gillian (Amy Irving)
become the target of a government baddie (John Cassavetes, who wants to
exploit their powers for weapons of mass destruction), the boy’s father
(Kirk Douglas) is determined to stop him. Watch for Daryl Hannah and
Laura Innes in their film debuts.

Believe it or not, John Williams wrote the orchestral music for this film. As you might expect, a horror film made in 1978 will seem dated. Certain parts of the film just don’t seem to work well. I give it a B. But I was never bored. It was a lot harder to produce special effects back then.

In this film:
o John Cassavetes is the bad guy. He was Rosmary’s husband in “Rosemary’s Baby”.
o Charles Durning plays a doctor. He was Tommy’s dad in “Rescue Me”.
o Amy Irving, the heroine(?) was the character Isabelle Grossman in “Crossing Delancey”
o Daryl Hannah has done a lot. She was the athletic android that hid among the toys in “Blade Runner”.

Not at the top of your list.

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