After seeing the horrors of war in Sarajevo,
Lt. Thomas F. Hobbes (Scott Bairstow) is ready to settle
down into domesticity with his fiancée, Sophie Green
(Samantha Mathis). However, the military has one last assignment
for him, which takes him into Harsh Realm, a virtual reality
wargame created by the armed forces for combat training.
Once attached to the machine and installed
inside Harsh Realm, Hobbes’ body remains in a coma
but his mind lives on in the VR world. He soon finds himself
fighting for his life whilst struggling to understand the
rules of this hostile alternative reality. He forms an alliance
with the reluctant Mike Pinocchio (D.B. Sweeney), and they
head out together to kill the evil military dictator, Omar
Santiago (Terry O’Quinn), who rules the realm and is
the highest scoring player in the real world.
Whilst fully embroiled inside the game,
Hobbes is approached by a mysterious woman named Florence
(Rachel Hayward) who believes him to be Harsh Realm's saviour.
She sees him as the person who will deliver the virtual characters
from the oppressive reins of Santiago. Realising that the
only way to escape Harsh Realm is to beat Santiago, Hobbes
must use any means necessary to flee the fantasy world and
return home to his fiancée who the US Army have informed
of his death.
Harsh Realm on DVD includes the complete
season of 9 episodes. Immerse yourself even further into
the world of Harsh Realm with 2 featurettes: “Inside
Harsh Realm” and “Creating the Logo and Title
Sequence”. Creator of Harsh Realm, The X-Files and
Millennium, Chris Carter adds a commentary to the pilot episode,
as does the director Dan Sackham.
Find out what the US Army will do
with an evil dictator of their own making with Harsh Realm
on DVD |
