USA,
2002, 95 min
Directed by:
Gil Cates Jr.Cinematography:
Thomas M. HartingComposer:
Brahm WengerCast:
Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw, Howard Hesseman, Jason Carter, Jo Champa, George Wyner, Michael A. Goorjian, Richmond ArquetteVOD (1)
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THE MESMERIST retells the story "The Facts in the Case of Mr. Valdemar," by Edgar Allen Poe, as a modern tale set in Los Angeles. In the story, originally set in New York, a dying man agrees to be hypnotized (i.e. mesmerized) on his deathbed to allow others to observe his passage into the afterlife through his subconscious mind. (official distributor synopsis)
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Neil Patrick Harris
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