Rent Eureka (1983)
2.9 of 5 from 102 ratings
1h 45min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Twenty years after discovering gold in the Canadian wilderness, Jack McCann (Gene Hackman) is a reclusive multi-millionaire living on his own Caribbean island with his alcoholic wife and troubled daughter. But his paradise haven is threatened by mobsters who want to build a casino on his land.
- Actors:
- Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer, Jane Lapotaire, Mickey Rourke, Ed Lauter, Joe Pesci, Helena Kallianiotes, Cavan Kendall, Corin Redgrave, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Michael Scott Addis, Norman Beaton, Emrys James, James Faulkner, Ann Thornton, Emma Relph, John Vine, Tim van Rellim
- Directors:
- Nicolas Roeg
- Producers:
- Jeremy Thomas
- Writers:
- Marshall Houts, Paul Mayersberg, Robert W. Service
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Joe Pesci, Introducing a British Film Family, People of the Pictures, Remembering Gene Hackman, Roeg and Bertolucci: Remembering the Masters
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/03/2016
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio recording of Q&A with Nicolas Roeg at the world premiere
- Exclusive new interviews with producer Jeremy Thomas, writer Paul Mayersberg and editor Tony Lawson
- Isolated music and effects track
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (2) of Eureka
Intriguing failure - Eureka review by CP Customer
I’d rather watch Roeg fail than lesser - and less interesting - directors succeed. Eureka is, ultimately, a failure. The last third in particular, when it shifts to a very strange and very tedious courtroom drama, is more or less unwatchable. Prior to this disappointing ending, Roeg’s aesthetic and some interesting scenes - especially the beginnings in the Yukon - are enough to recommend it to Roeg fans. To others, there’s probably too little in the way of plot to wholeheartedly recommend it as an introduction. Better to start with Walkabout or Don’t Look Now.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Gold, Guns and God Complexes - Eureka review by griggs
Eureka left me feeling a bit dazed–in a good way, mostly. I was expecting a gold rush dram and ended up with a trippy, genre-bending fable about losing your soul to success. Gene Hackman’s descent is mesmerising, and the whole thing has this hazy, dreamlike pull that got under my skin. I won’t pretend I fully “got it” or enjoyed it, but I was hooked to the action on screen. It’s messy, mystical, and mad–definitely not boring or easily forgotten.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.