Secret Window (2004)

Regisseur:

David Koepp

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Stephen King (novel)
David Koepp (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

12. März 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Werbezeile:

The most important part of a story is the ending.

Plot:

A writer is accused for plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for "justice."

Plot Keywords:

Psycho Thriller | Loss Of Son | Stephen King | Claustrophobic | Schizophrenia

Filmpreise:

2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Ending Is The Most Important Part of the Story

Besetzung

Johnny Depp	...	Mort Rainey
John Turturro	...	John Shooter
Maria Bello	...	Amy Rainey
Timothy Hutton	...	Ted Milner
Charles S. Dutton	...	Ken Karsch
Len Cariou	...	Sheriff Dave Newsome
Joan Heney	...	Mrs. Garvey
John Dunn-Hill	...	Tom Greenleaf (as John Dunn Hill)
Vlasta Vrana	...	Fire Chief Wickersham
Matt Holland	...	Detective Bradley
Gillian Ferrabee	...	Fran Evans
Bronwen Mantel	...	Greta Bowie
Elizabeth Marleau	...	Juliet Stoker
Kyle Allatt	...	Busboy
Richard Jutras	...	Motel Manager

Alternativ:

Secret Window, Secret Garden (USA) (working title)
Geheime Fenster, Das (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence/terror, sexual content and language.

Länge:

96 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:18SG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | France:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40120) | Greece:K-17

Drehorte:

Bromont Sur Le Lac, Québec, Canada

Firma:

Grand Slam Productions

Dies und das:

Shooter's license plate number is CTO 27Q.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Mort goes to Ken Karsch's office, Ken hits the button on his clock. The button is on his (Ken's) left. Mort reaches forward and pushes the right button to stop the clock. Later, Ken reaches forward and pushes the right button to start the clock again (this button can't be pushed down; it's already down). After this, the buttons alternate being up and down throughout the scene.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Mort: [voiceover] Turn around. Turn around. Turn the car around and get the hell out of here. Right now. Don't go back. Do not go back there.

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Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt Repulsion (1965)

Soundtrack:

Shortnin' Bread

Ending Is The Most Important Part of the Story

Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) is a lonely successful writer is a process of divorce of his wife Amy (Maria Bello), who is living with the new mate Ted Milner (Timothy Hutton). The life of Mort changes when he is accused by the Mississippi redneck John Shooter (John Turturo) of plagiarizing his tale "Secret Window". Shooter threatens Mort and his friends, in a story with a surprising end. "Secret Window" is a movie where the characters are slowly well-developed, but with a great conclusion. Unfortunately the darker conclusive last scene was deleted, and there is no explanation for such procedure. It seems that the director forgot that ending is the most important part of the story. Anyway, this movie is a worthwhile entertainment. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "A Janela Secreta" ("The Secret Window")