Secret Window

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MacGuffin

January 13, 2004, 03:22:15 PM


Trailer here.




Release Date: April 23rd, 2004 (wide)

Cast: Johnny Depp (Mort Rainey), John Turturro (John Shooter), Maria Bello (Amy Dowd Rainey), Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton.

Director: David Koepp (Stir of Echoes, The Trigger Effect)

Screenwriter: David Koepp (Spider-Man, Panic Room, Stir of Echoes, Snake Eyes, Carlito's Way)

Based Upon: This movie is based upon the novella 'Secret Window, Secret Garden' by Stephen King, which originally appeared as the second story in his anthology of four novellas appropriately titled 'Four Past Midnight.' The first novella in that book, The Langoliers, has already been adapted as a 1995 made-for-TV movie. The other two novellas are 'The Library Policeman' and 'The Sun Dog.' This story has also since been published separately as 'Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden.' None of this should be confused with 'Secret Windows,' an anthology of essays also written by Stephen King.

Premise: Mort Rainey (Depp), a writer just coming off of a troublesome divorce with his ex-wife, Amy (Bello), finds himself stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger (Turturro) who claims Mort stole his best story idea (changing just the ending)... (Hutton plays Bello's new boyfriend; Dutton plays a private investigator hired to make Turturro's character leave Mort alone.)
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godardian

#1
January 13, 2004, 04:07:19 PM
I've heard Stir of Echoes is much better than it looks and worth giving a try. True? False?
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MacGuffin

#2
January 13, 2004, 04:12:46 PM
Quote from: godardianI've heard Stir of Echoes is much better than it looks and worth giving a try. True? False?

True. It came out at the wrong time and gathered comparisons to "Sixth Sense" which is why it was written off and poorly recieved, but it's a very effective thriller in it's own right.
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Gloria

#3
January 13, 2004, 04:15:29 PM
Quote from: godardianI've heard Stir of Echoes is much better than it looks and worth giving a try. True? False?

I thought it was forgettable. Illeana Douglas's character and performance were the best part of the movie. I guess it was like a watered down Sixth Sense to me. I agree it came out at the wrong time, but I still found it so-so.

Secret Window looks like it could be promising, though.  I'll see it for Johnny Depp and John Turturro, if anything.

Jeremy Blackman

#4
January 13, 2004, 04:45:23 PM
Stir of Echoes is a good thriller, though not extremely original (even putting The Sixth Sense aside). Kevin Bacon's paranoia is a little over-the-top.

Pedro

#5
January 13, 2004, 04:58:09 PM
trailer has some pretty cool shots in it...that voice over made me laugh, though.

Pozer

#6
January 17, 2004, 08:35:49 PM
looks good to me
yeah, that cheezy straight to video voice over guy. terrible.
when the hell does J Depp's NEVERLAND come out?

MacGuffin

#7
January 22, 2004, 01:07:37 AM
Sony Opens Depp's Secret Window Early
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Sony Pictures is releasing the Johnny Depp thriller Secret Window six weeks earlier than originally planned. The film, based on a novella by Stephen King, is moving from an April 23 release date to March 12.

Jeff Blake, vice chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and president of worldwide marketing and distribution, said "we just had our first screening of the film, and it went great; Johnny Depp is terrific in this film. 'Secret Window' should be finished and ready to go for a March 12 release date, which looks like a very good slot."

Written and directed by David Koepp, Secret Window is about a writer (Depp) going through a painful divorce, who is stalked by a psychotic stranger (John Turturro) who claims the writer stole his story. To force the writer to make amends, the stranger will go to any lengths, including murder. Maria Bello, Ving Rhames and Timothy Hutton also star.

Sony will kick-off the media campaign for the film on February 1 with a spot during Super Bowl XXXVIII.
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Ghostboy

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January 22, 2004, 02:02:38 AM
Quote from: poserisms
when the hell does J Depp's NEVERLAND come out?

I was just thinking about that today. It's been finished for a while, but the distributor is holding off on it until sometime this year. I imagine it'll show up at Toronto come September.

cowboykurtis

#9
January 22, 2004, 10:46:13 AM
this movie is laughable -- complete shit. end of story.
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Pedro

#10
January 22, 2004, 07:24:14 PM
Quote from: cowboykurtisthis movie is laughable -- complete shit. end of story.
have you seen it?

MacGuffin

#11
February 10, 2004, 10:44:32 AM
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Pozer

#12
February 10, 2004, 08:17:05 PM
throw a cig in his mouth and you've got the cover for The Ninth Gate

Sanjuro

#13
February 11, 2004, 08:41:06 AM
when i saw "Secret Window" in the topic... i thought Secret window, secret garden? you gotta be shittin me... turns out

i remember a few years back i wanted so much to make this a short film coz it was a story i knew and liked pretty well back then...
i even tried writing a script but  after a few lines, i was like, 'shit i cant write, ill just stick to watching films first'
now its a major motion picture... how weird is that?

ill be excited to see it just to see how it compares to how i pictured it in my mind heheh
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Henry Hill

#14
February 16, 2004, 06:14:00 PM
I love Johnny Depp and John Turturro, but I don't know. I think I will wait until you guys see it and let me know if it's worth seeing. It just seems to me like it could hit or miss, as Stephen King adaptations usually do.  It wasn't on my list to see, but maybe I will if the consensus is positive.
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