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Eyewitness (1981)

Eyewitness Directed by
Peter Yates

Writing credits
Steve Tesich

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Genre: Thriller (more)

Tagline: You're never more vulnerable than when you've seen too much. (more)

Plot Summary: Manhattan janitor Daryll Deever is fixated on hard-charging TV commentator, Tony Sokolow; he tapes her commentary daily to watch after work... (more) (view trailer)

User Comments: slow but effective (more)

User Rating: ******____ 6.0/10 (851 votes) Vote Here

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Hurt .... Daryll Deever
Sigourney Weaver .... Tony Sokolow
Christopher Plummer .... Joseph
James Woods .... Aldo Mercer
Irene Worth .... Mrs. Sokolow
Kenneth McMillan .... Mr. Deever
Pamela Reed .... Linda Mercer
Albert Paulsen .... Mr. Sokolow
Steven Hill .... Lieutenant Jacobs
Morgan Freeman .... Lieutenant Black
Alice Drummond .... Mrs. Eunice Deever
Sharon Goldman .... Israeli Woman
Chao Li Chi .... Mr. Long, International Trading Ltd./Murder Victim
Keone Young .... Mr. Long's Son
Dennis Sakamoto .... Vietnamese Man #1
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Also Known As:
The Janitor
Runtime: 103 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: Iceland:16 / Finland:K-16 / Norway:16 / USA:R

Trivia: Sigourney Weaver's character was based on an infatuation that writer Steve Tesich had with a Washington D.C. anchorwoman, in which he recorded her broadcasts and had pictures of her like William Hurt's character had in the film for Weaver. The anchorwoman in question was brought in by Peter Yates for technical support on the set to make Weaver's character more believable. (more)

Goofs: Plot holes: There is a security camera very obviously placed in the outer office outside of where the murder takes place- yet nobody ever goes to view the tapes during the investigation (more)

Quotes: Lt. Jacobs: When he was a kid, Aldo must have wanted to be a suspect when he grew up. (more)
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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
slow but effective, 15 January 2001
6/10
Author: blanche-2 from United States

This movie is great fun to see William Hurt, James Woods and Sigourney Weaver at the beginnings of their careers and when they were experiencing a good deal of success. The rest of the cast is top-notch. The story is very interesting and effective, though I found the film a bit uneven and slow.

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