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Cornell Woolrich (story)
Eric Overmyer (teleplay) ...
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22 November 1998 (USA) more
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Modern remake of Rear Window in which the lead character is paralyzed and lives in a high-tech home filled with assistive technology. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
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(2 articles)
Spielberg Sued For Imitating Hitchcock [Industry Politics]
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 11 September 2008, 10:23 AM, PDT)
Actor Christopher Reeve Dies at 52
(From IMDb News. 11 October 2004)
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Less excitement in this version. more (51 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Christopher Reeve | ... | Jason Kemp | |
| Daryl Hannah | ... | Claudia Henderson | |
| Robert Forster | ... | Detective Charlie Moore | |
| Ruben Santiago-Hudson | ... | Antonio Fredericks | |
| Anne Twomey | ... | Leila, Jason's Ex-Wife | |
| Ritchie Coster | ... | Julian Thorpe | |
| Allison Mackie | ... | Ilene Thorpe / Ilene's Sister | |
| Ali Marsh | ... | Alison Rothman | |
| Julie Baker | ... | Luscious Woman | |
| Maggie Kiley | ... | Professional Woman | |
| Peter Giles | ... | Professional Man | |
| Max Chalawsky | ... | Writer | |
| Marc Holzman | ... | Gay Man | |
| David Pittu | ... | Gay Mate | |
| Monique Cintron | ... | Janet |
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89 min
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The scene where Jason's breathing tube comes loose and he has to chatter his teeth to get the nurse's attention really happened to Christopher Reeve shortly after his accident. more
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Featured in 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV) more
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It is many years since I saw Jimmy Stewart in the original "Rear Window" but if my memory serves me right I feel that this re-make for TV comes nowhere near the original. It lacks the terror, the fear, the excitement that the first "Rear Window" brought to the screen. In the first version it was a simple photographer armed with a camera and flashlight, but here we have an architect with computer and digital camera. A photographic studio has now been become a lavish apartment and there is plenty of room for the electronic chair (formerly a simple wheelchair). In the updating I feel that much of the atmosphere has been lost. While I admire Christopher Reeve's attempt to return to the screen in his paralyzed condition, I feel his acting ability is definitely restrained. There is not much response from or interest in the other actors either. The best that can be said is that this film is a therapeutic exercise for Christopher Reeve. I found the result rather dull and lacking the excitement necessary to make up for the immobility and frustration of the central character.