Product Notes
An FBI agent reveals that a serial killer whom the bureau has been tracking is actually his younger brother.
Product Reviews
Actor Bill Paxton made his directorial debut with Frailty. The bulk of the story is told through flashbacks, as a mysterious man (Matthew McConaughey) tells a terrible tale to an FBI agent (Powers Boothe) investigating the "God's Hand" serial killer case. The man grew up in a small town in Texas, where he and his brother lived a bucolic life with their kindhearted widower father (Paxton). One night, the father awakens the two boys, Fenton (Matthew O'Leary) and Adam (Jeremy Sumpter), and tells them he's had a vision, and God has chosen him and his sons to help Him slay demons who walk the earth in human form. He tells the boys they can never tell anyone about this task. Before long, he comes home from work with a list of names that he claims an angel has given to him. He then begins abducting people, bringing them home, one by one, and having the boys watch while he lays his hands on them. After having proven, to his mind, that they are demons and not human, he chops them up with an axe while the boys look on. Young Adam is eager to participate, seeing his family as "kind of like superheroes," while the older Fenton is distraught, believing that his father has lost his mind. He contemplates running away, but is reluctant to leave his little brother behind. Eventually, he goes to the authorities, which results in disaster. As he tells the story, McConaughey takes Boothe out to the public rose garden near his old home, where he claims his brother, the "God's Hand" killer, buried the bodies. Paxton dramatizes the mayhem while leaving almost all of the gore offscreen, and Brent Hanley's script leaves the true motives of several characters unclear until the very end. ~ Josh Ralske, Rovi
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Frailty |
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Mystery / Suspense / Thrillers |
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Mystery / Suspense |
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9 October 2012 |
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Bill Paxton(Dad), Matthew McConaughey(Fenton Meiks), Powers Boothe(Wesley Doyle), Matt O'Leary(Young Fenton Meiks), Jeremy Sumpter(Young Adam Meiks) |
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Bill Paxton |
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R |
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Blu-ray Disc |
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26421 |
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031398115113 |
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LGE026421 |
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9 October 2012 |
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VIDMARK/TRIMARK ( VIDM ) |
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100 |
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A: Americas, E Asia |
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1.78:1 (Alternate Wide Screen), Color, Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV |
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English, Spanish |
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DTS-HD Master Audio, English, French |
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Discs:1 ~ Format:Blu-Ray ~ Region:A |
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Alan Davidson(Brad White), Betty Gurule(Doyle's Mother), Bill Paxton(Dad), Blake King(Eric), Brad Berryhill(Teenage Demon), Chelsea Blain Butler(Little Girl), Cynthia Ettinger(Cynthia Harbridge), Derk Cheetwood(Agent Griffin Hull), Edgar Davis(FBI Agent No. 2), Edmond Scott Ratliff(The Angel), Greg Serano(FBI Agent No. 1), Gwen McGee(Operator), Jennifer Drake(Teacher's Aid), Jeremy Sumpter(Young Adam Meiks), Jim Flowers(FBI Agent No. 3), John Paxton(Janitor In Lobby), Lance E. Nichols(FBI Agent No. 4), Levi Kreis(Fenton Meiks), Luke Askew(Sheriff Smalls), Matt O'Leary(Young Fenton Meiks), Matthew McConaughey(Fenton Meiks), Missy Crider(Becky), Powers Boothe(Wesley Doyle), Rebecca Tilney(Teacher), Richard A. Bell(Curtis), Vincent Chase(Edward March) |
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Art Director:Kevin Jay Cozen, Art Director:Nelson Coates, Casting:Barbara Cohen, Casting:Mary Gail Artz, Cinematographer:Bill Butler, Co-producer:Eberhard Kayser, Co-producer:Mario Ohoven, Co-producer:Michael Ohoven, Composer (Music Score):Brian Tyler, Director:Bill Paxton, Executive Producer:Karen Loop, Executive Producer:Michael Paseornek, Executive Producer:Tom Huckabee, Executive Producer:Tom Ortenberg, Producer:Corey Sienega, Producer:David Blocker, Producer:David Kirschner, Screenwriter:Brent Hanley |
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