A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.A successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
John Dunn-Hill
- Tom Greenleaf
- (as John Dunn Hill)
- Director
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- TriviaIn the scene where Johnny Depp bursts in on Maria Bello and Timothy Hutton in the motel, David Koepp wanted Bello and Hutton to look shocked and scared. He made them both lie in the bed for fifteen minutes before Depp rushed in. The production crew set up large speakers that blared static noise when the script called for them to be scared. The lights in the room were also rigged to go on when Johnny Depp opened the door, startling the actors further. No one knew exactly how to act.
- GoofsWhen the UPS van drives away after delivering the package, camera and crew are reflection in the side of the van.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits Johnny Depp can be briefly heard singing "Shortnin' Bread".
- Alternate versionsThe camera pans down to the garden, fading to black when it reaches the dirt. The alternate ending continues underground to the roots of the cornstalks, where Ted and Amy's bodies lay.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- SoundtracksChico and the Man
Written by José Feliciano
Featured review
Mort Rainey, a successful writer received an unwanted visitor one day, Mr Shooter, who accuses him of plagiarism, Mort's life spirals out if control.
I have to be honest, I absolutely loved it, I'd class it as a real classic, it had a touch of everything, horror, thriller, psychological drama, I thought it was great.
'The only thing that matters is the ending.' Never a truer word has been spoken, it built and built, it developed pace and momentum, and peaked with a tremendous conclusion, the best bit of the film.
Johnny Depp, what can you say, absolutely incredible here, he's outstanding.
I loved it, 9/10.
I have to be honest, I absolutely loved it, I'd class it as a real classic, it had a touch of everything, horror, thriller, psychological drama, I thought it was great.
'The only thing that matters is the ending.' Never a truer word has been spoken, it built and built, it developed pace and momentum, and peaked with a tremendous conclusion, the best bit of the film.
Johnny Depp, what can you say, absolutely incredible here, he's outstanding.
I loved it, 9/10.
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,022,900
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $18,237,568
- Mar 14, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $92,913,171
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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