THE MESMERIST

Year: 2001
USA: 7th Art Releasing
Cast: Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Capshaw, Howard Hesseman, Jason Carter, Jo Champa, George Wyner, Galina Jovovich, Michael A Goorjian, Richmond Arquette
Director: Gil Cates Jr
Country: USA
USA: 95 mins
USA Release Date: 20 September 2002 (Limited Release)

Synopsis

From the producer of CAPE FEAR and CASINO , Barbara De Fina, comes THE MESMERIST, which is based on the Edgar Allen Poe short story, 'The Facts in the Case of M Valdemar'.

THE MESMERIST is a twisted comedy about a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance as he takes his final breaths. As the man descends into the afterworld, we slowly discover the answer to the ultimate question of mankind... What happens next?