2002
2.5 (2 votes)
1h 35m
Genres
Horror
Production Companies
Roxbury Films
The Mesmerist
Overview
Based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, this film tells the grimly comic tale of a bad-tempered old man (Howard Hesseman) who cheats death, only to go on tormenting the living. When a medical experiment leaves the grouch hovering between life and death (and able to describe the world beyond), things get tricky for his daughter (Jessica Capshaw) and her beau (Neil Patrick Harris, of "Doogie Howser, M.D." fame), who can't get their hands on his estate.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Thomas M. Harting
Screenplay: Ron Marasco, Michael A. Goorjian
Director: Gil Cates Jr.
