An original television trailer for director peter yates 1981 thriller eyewitness, starring william hurt, sigourney weaver, christopher plummer. The film examines the sketches and paintings done secretly by men and women who lived and died inside the walls of the nazi death camps. When a rich man is murdered in darylls building, tony comes to cover the story and daryll introduces himself to her. Eyewitness season 1 eyewitness is an american drama television series set to air on usa network in october 2016 eyewitness dvd special features. Christopher plummer in eyewitness 1981 sigourney weaver and william hurt.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. His plan involves clandestine payments to a vietnamese agent who got rich on the black market in saigon and has now moved to manhattan. Only the best murder cases make the six oclock news daryll deever is a janitor in an office building in new york, and a big fan of tv news reporter, tony sokolow. Eyewitness has more on its mind than murder, and maybe thats why no one remembers it. Sigourney weaver is engaged to an israeli agent christopher plummer who is involved in secret international negotiations to smuggle jews out of the soviet union. Bert van bork currently lives in evanston, illinois and continues to exhibit his artwork around chicago. Complete 8 film collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set brand new. A janitor william hurt discovers a dead body in the building where he works and pretends to know who killed the man in order to get to know the reporter sigourney weaver who is covering the story. With lindy booth, craig olejnik, jon mclaren, alexis maitland. Though the characterdriven aspect is commendable, much of the film does not come off as all that believable i. Thinking he may know something about the crime, tony pursues him, and in order to keep seeing her, he pretends that he does. Eyewitness season 1 eyewitness is an american drama television series set to air on usa network in october 2016. Peter yates and steve tesich followed up their awardwinning breaking away collaboration with this early 1981 nycset thriller starring william hurt, sigourney weaver, christopher plummer, and james woods.
New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of. Jun 05, 2017 eyewitness has more on its mind than murder, and maybe thats why no one remembers it. When a murder takes place in darylls building, tony arrives to report on the crime. This movie is very well done and quite entertaining, with above average complexity to the plot. Young hurt and weaver are both excellent, as is the cast of supporting players including christopher plummer as weavers proisrael boyfriend, james woods as hurt. Eyewitness 1981 full movie download full hd youtube. The collection, harold pinter, 1976, with malcolm mcdowellalan bateshelen mirrenlaurence olivier duration. Eyewitness is a 1981 american neonoir thriller film produced and directed by peter yates and written by steve tesich. Eyewitness recall was categorized into descriptions of the perpetrator, critical incident, victim, and environmental details. After you meet the principle characters through following them, some kind of subplot, or major plot, or principle theme, will develop, and it will truly free up the entire movie. Eyewitness 1981 new york city custodian daryll deever william hurt is a big fan of local news reporter tony sokolow sigourney weaver, so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at. Witness, someone who has knowledge acquired through firsthand experience.
Read on to find out how he approaches the multiple facets of his role, what it was like to work with twilight director catherine hardwicke, and how the remote setting of eyewitness helped him get into character. The academy award winner of best picture of 1981 was chariots of fire. Conducted 2 experiments in which ss viewed a film of an automobile accident and then answered questions about events occurring in the film. Hurts lovesick puppy attitude towards weaver borders on icky. His film eyewitness 1999 was nominated for an academy award in 1999 under the documentary short category. Eyewitness has more on its mind than murder, and maybe that. The original trailer in high definition of eyewitness directed by peter yates and.
Eyewitness 1981 film, a thriller starring william hurt, sigourney weaver and. Eyewitness 1981 cast and crew new york city custodian daryll deever william hurt is a big fan of local news reporter tony sokolow sigourney weaver, so he is intrigued when she shows up to. Around the same time, it began a rental program, which it called the video rental library, which would go on to. With william hurt, sigourney weaver, christopher plummer, james woods. Peter yates thriller stars william hurt as daryll, a maintenance man obsessed with tv newswoman tony sokolow sigourney weaver. Until the end of the world trailer 1991 william hurt movie hd duration. This weeks movie is a film from 1981 with alist talent, a murder plot, and absolutely zero. Original fox 1981 release one sheet poster 27x41 for the 1981 thriller produced and directed by peter yates and starring william hurt, signourney weaver, christopher plummer and james woods. The highly anticipated sequel to disneys 20 blockbuster continues the adventures of elsa, anna, and everyones favorite snowman, olaf. Watch eyewitness full movie in hd visit movie 31679 daryll deever is a janitor in an office building in new york, and a big f. After book tells the chief of police what happened, mcfee comes after him and shoots him, forcing book to go on the run with samuel and his mother rachel. Daryll deever is a janitor in an office building in new york, and a big fan of tv news reporter, tony sokolow. The plot is a little far fetched and cluttered with too many plots and characters. Watch eyewitness full movie in hd visit daryll deever is a janitor in an office building in new york, and a big fan of.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Starring william hurt, sigourney weaver, christopher plummer, james woods. Eyewitness has more on its mind than murder, and maybe. When a wealthy vietnamese man, with many shady connections, is murdered in the office building where daryll works, tony shows up to cover the story and. Aug 14, 2012 peter yates and steve tesich followed up their awardwinning breaking away collaboration with this early 1981 nycset thriller starring william hurt, sigourney weaver, christopher plummer, and james woods.
The amish boy samuel witnesses a murder in the train station bathroom in philadelphia. Eyewitness 1981 16 021981 us thriller 1h 43m user score. Cast and crew credits for eyewitness, 1981, directed by peter yates, with bill mazer, james woods, morgan freeman, at turner classic movies. Eyewitness season 1 dvd box set the series, which is based upon the norwegian series oyevitne, was been given a straighttoseries order with 10 episodes. Get eyewitness dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Eyewitness released in the uk as the janitor is a 1981 american neonoir thriller film produced and directed by peter yates and written by steve tesich. Eccentric vietnam war vet turned janitor claims to have witnessed a murder of a man tied to international political underground in order to get the attention of a tv reporter he has a huge crush on. New york film locations from the movie eyewitness starring william hurt and sigourney weaver. Eyewitness 1981 27163 movieart original film posters. Samuel tells the police detective john book that celebrated narcotics officer mcfee is the murderer. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for eyewitness 1981.
Watch eyewitness movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Movieart austin guarantees this poster to be an authentic vintage poster for this film. Eyewitness 1956 film, a british film starring donald sinden. Good cast the two leads look great together at the start of their careers in a rather contrived thriller. Indeed, its difficult to say too much about eyewitness without giving away spoilers of one kind or another, given that so much of what happens exposes new character motivations. The cbsfox company, better known as simply cbsfox video, was the successor to magnetic video after andre blay left magnetic in late 1981, it was decided that the company would adopt the name of its parent company, 20th century fox, and so it became twentieth centuryfox video. It stars william hurt, sigourney weaver, christopher plummer and james woods. After a murder takes place in the building where hurt works, he pretends to know more than he does to try to impress her but ends up not just putting his life at risk but hers too. In eyewitness, warren christie plays ryan kane, a complicated character whose story will take you on a thrillride this season. Only the best murder cases make the six oclock news. Thinking he may know something about the crime, tony pursues him, and in order to keep. Eyewitness 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Eyewitness aka the janitor was not the critical or financial success that breaking away was and its not a topgrade mystery by any means. When a rich man is murdered in darylls building, tony comes to cover the story and daryll. Gallery of 10 movie poster and cover images for eyewitness 1981. The film i saw was called the janitor because the character william hurt played was a janitor who has a crush on a tv news reporter sigourny weaver. Eyewitness 1981 manhattan janitor daryll deever william hurt is fixated on hardcharging tv commentator, tony sokolow sigourney weaver. An unlikely duo made up of a television reporter and a janitor team up to solve a murder after a wealthy vietnamese businessman is murdered.
Reteaming peter yates and screenwriter steve tesich after their sleeper hit with the delightful breaking away, 1981s eyewitness shares some of the same strengths great character writing and some memorable dialogue but the lightning didnt strike twice. Eyewitness 1981 peter yates synopsis, characteristics. Eyewitness is a great film which showed me what i have been missing throughout my entire moviewatching career. Desperate to keep their relationship a secret and in fear of being found by the perpetrator, they must keep what theyve seen hidden from everyone, including philips new foster mother, helen. Eyewitness 1981 rated r 102 minutes directed by peter yates.
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