Whispers in the Dark (film)
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Directed by | Christopher Crowe |
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Written by | Christopher Crowe |
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Music by | Thomas Newman |
Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $11.1 million[1] |
Whispers in the Dark is a 1992 American thriller about a psychiatrist whose patient's lover may be a serial killer. The film starred Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Alan Alda, Jill Clayburgh, John Leguizamo, Deborah Unger and Anthony LaPaglia. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on August 7, 1992. It was nominated for a Razzie Award for Alan Alda as Worst Supporting Actor.
Plot
The confessions of a sadomasochistic sexually obsessed patient disclosed as fantasies during Manhattan psychiatrist sessions begin to permeate the troubled doctor's subconscious as erotic dreams. This leads to a heated love affair. At the same time a series of shocking murders occur with evidence suggesting it is her new lover/patient.
Cast
- Annabella Sciorra as Ann Hecker
- Jamey Sheridan as Doug McDowell
- Anthony LaPaglia as Det. Morgenstern
- Jill Clayburgh as Sarah Green
- John Leguizamo as Fast Johnny C.
- Deborah Unger as Eve Abergray
- Alan Alda as Leo Green
- Anthony Heald as Paul
- Jacqueline Brookes as Mrs. McDowell
- Gene Canfield as Billy O'Meara
- Joe Badalucco as Undercover Cop
- Mary Colquhoun
- Bo Dietl as Detective Ditali
Allison Field, Nicholas J. Giangiulio, Sondra James, David Kramer, Philip Levy, Karen Longwell, Art Malik, Dominic Marcus, William Timoney, and Lisa Vidal appear as voices.
Production
Principal photography began on October 21, 1991. Filming took place in and around Manhattan, New York. The place for Ann Decker's apartment was filmed at 500 5th Avenue in Manhattan. The lake house at the end was filmed at Nantucket, Massachusetts. Production was completed on January 18, 1992.
Reception
The New York Times said, "in its worst moments, [the film] is exploitative, with the detective flashing gruesome photos of tortured women at Ann. More often, it is so loopy it should have been played for laughs."[2] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C- grade.[3] Los Angeles Times staff writer Peter Rainer called it "a textbook thriller" and stated "Doug is so Too Good to Be True that, when the inevitable murder makes its scheduled stop, [the audience] can sniff red herring a mile away. But then this movie has so many of them—including a hot-footed cop played by Anthony LaPaglia and a psychiatrist friend of Ann's played by Alan Alda—that [audiences] practically need a trawler to get through it."[4] It has a total of 25% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Box Office
The film was released on August 7, 1992, in 1,188 theatres, making $3.2 million in its opening weekend. While it gross over $11 million,[1] it was not considered to be financially successful.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 "Whispers in the Dark". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ↑ "Review/Film; Psychiatric Murder Mystery". The New York Times. August 7, 1992. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ "Whispers in the Dark". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ "MOVIE REVIEWS : 'Whispers in the Dark': More Like Plotlines in the Dark". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ "Weekend Box Office : Eastwood Still Tall in the Saddle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ↑ "How Hot Was Hollywood's Summer? : Movies: With ticket sales approaching $1.8 billion, this looks to be the third biggest season on record.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-03.