The Bedroom Window (1987)

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writers:

Anne Holden (novel)
Curtis Hanson (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 January 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Innocent of murder. Guilty of love.

Plot:

Terry is having an affair with his boss' wife Sylvia. One night after an office party they are together...

Plot Keywords:

Wig | Truck | Stealing A Car | Reference To Pepsi | Being Followed In A Car

Cast

Steve Guttenberg	...	Terry Lambert
Elizabeth McGovern	...	Denise
Isabelle Huppert	...	Sylvia Wentworth
Paul Shenar	...	Collin Wentworth
Carl Lumbly	...	Det. Quirke
Wallace Shawn	...	Henderson's Attorney
Frederick Coffin	...	Det. Jessup
Brad Greenquist	...	Carl Henderson
Robert Schenkkan	...	State Attorney Peters
Maury Chaykin	...	Pool Player
Sara Carlson	...	Dancing Girl
Mark Margolis	...	Man in Phone Booth
Kate McGregor-Stewart	...	Blowsy Neighbor
Penelope Allen	...	Judge
Myvanwy Jenn	...	Maid
Francis V. Guinan Jr.	...	Bartender at Edgar's
Kevin O'Rourke	...	Policeman #1
Sydney Conrad Shapiro	...	First Victim (as Sydney Conrad)
Wendy Womble	...	Receptionist
Libra Marrian	...	Secretary
Scott Colson	...	Usher
Carl Whitney	...	Man in Theatre
Richard McGough	...	Policeman #2
Jodi Long	...	Cocktail Waitress
Richard K. Olsen	...	Late Night Shopper
Leon Rippy	...	Seedy Bartender
John Patrick Maloney	...	Pool Player's Friend
Kerry Lang	...	Waitress at Edgar's
J. Michael Hunter	...	Pool Player at Edgar's
Joyce Flick Wendl	...	Henderson's Mother
Joyce Greer	...	Police Receptionist
Winston Hemingway	...	Bailiff
Michael Burgess	...	Assistant State Attorney
J. Rich Leonard	...	Court Clerk
Craig Jahelka	...	TV Newsman
Tobi Marsh	...	TV Newswoman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Bard Bayer	...	Court Room Skecth Artist (uncredited)
Rick Sawaya	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Gary Wheeler	...	Neighbor #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Curtis Hanson

Writing credits
Anne Holden		(novel "The Witnesses")
Curtis Hanson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Martha De Laurentiis	....	producer (as Martha Schumacher)
Robert Towne	....	producer

Original Music by
Patrick Gleeson
Michael Shrieve

Cinematography by
Gilbert Taylor

Film Editing by
Scott Conrad

Casting by
Mary Colquhoun

Production Design by
Ron Foreman

Art Direction by
Rafael Caro

Set Decoration by
Hilton Rosemarin

Costume Design by
Clifford Capone

Makeup Department
Milton Buras	....	hair stylist
Stefano Fava	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Richard H. Prince	....	unit production manager
Marilyn Stonehouse	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Bruno	....	second assistant director
Katy Emde	....	first assistant director
José López Rodero	....	first assistant director
Leigh Webb	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Michel Anderson	....	assistant set decorator
David Brace	....	lead man
Jim Brinson	....	lead carpenter
John C. Cameron	....	assistant property master
Loren McNamara	....	set dresser
Vincent Peranio	....	set buyer: Baltimore
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator (as Jeff Schlatter)
'Polar Bear' Shaw	....	set dresser (as Stewart Shaw)
Scott A. Stephens	....	property master
Joan Travis	....	set dresser
Mark S. Turner	....	scenic
Ward Welton	....	head painter
Dwain Wilson	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound effects
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rick Arbuckle	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Bellfort	....	sound effects editor
George Berndt	....	adr supervisor
Bill Daly	....	sound mixer
Don Digirolamo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan Dudeck	....	foley editor
Sukey Fontelieu	....	sound effects editor
Peter Friedberg	....	sound transfer and recording
Ellen Heuer	....	foley services: Taj Soundworks
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Klompus	....	cable person
Martin Maryska	....	sound editor
Susan Mazzei	....	assistant sound editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley services: Taj Soundworks
Dennie Pinson	....	cable person
Larry Porche	....	boom operator
Jerry Ross	....	supervising sound editor
Maggi Travis	....	boom operator
Amy Vincent	....	assistant sound editor
Jenny Weyman-Cockle	....	assistant sound editor
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Martin Bresin	....	special effects
Lynn Dodson	....	special effects
Greg Hull	....	special effects
Ray Massara	....	special effects

Stunts
Erik Cord	....	stunts
John Escobar	....	utility stunts
Robin Grathwol	....	stunts
Bill Hart	....	stunts
Jeff Ramsey	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Lincoln Simonds	....	stunts
Jeff Smolek	....	stunts
Peter Studer	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Scotty Allan	....	gaffer
Sharon Alley	....	assistant camera
Howard Baker	....	first assistant camera
Carlo Campana	....	key grip
Brendan Creadle	....	assistant camera
Kevin Day	....	gaffer
Rusty Edmonson	....	lighting technician
Jeff Kluttz	....	dolly grip
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	additional camera operator
Sergio Melaranci	....	additional camera operator
Bill Mills	....	additional camera operator
D.L. 'Pete' Peterson	....	crane operator
Derek Russell	....	key grip
Peter Taylor	....	camera operator
Robert Ulland	....	Steadicam operator
Steve Venetis	....	best boy
George Whitear	....	still photographer
Jay W. Yowler	....	generator operator (as Jay Yowler)

Casting Department
Craig Fincannon	....	casting: Wilmington
Mark Fincannon	....	casting: Wilmington

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helen P. Butler	....	costume supervisor
Helen P. Butler	....	wardrobe supervisor
Deborah Latham	....	wardrobe dresser

Editorial Department
Carolyne Chauncey	....	editorial assistant
Tim Craig	....	second assistant editor
Christian Wagner	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Stu Cantor	....	music supervisor
Murray Deutch	....	music supervisor
Spencer Proffer	....	music producer
Gary Rocklen	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Rick Barefoot	....	driver captain
Don Retzer	....	transport coordinator

Other crew
Linda Ammons	....	production assistant
Douglas Armstrong	....	production assistant
Howard Berk	....	publicist
Lisa Boland	....	assistant auditor
Laura Fattori	....	unit location manager
Stephanie A. Fowler	....	production assistant
Renata Franceschi	....	script supervisor
David Hartley	....	location assistant
David Blake Hartley	....	location manager
Jordan Hawley	....	assistant to producers
Angela Heald	....	production coordinator
Gail Hunter	....	script supervisor
Sarah Mays	....	production secretary
Heather McIntosh	....	auditor
Michael Owens	....	choreographer
John Perkinson	....	production assistant
Randy Polley	....	location manager: Baltimore
David K. Riebel	....	production assistant (as David Reibel)
Neil Robinson	....	dialogue coach: Ms. Huppert
Susan Skeen	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox
• Cine Art Pictures (Brazil) (DVD)
• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Pictures (Canada only)
• Sunset (Brazil) (VHS)
• Vestron Video International (1988) (Sweden) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Special Effects Unlimited

Other Companies

• Buttermilk Sky Associates Inc.  music supervision
• Central Casting  casting: Baltimore
• DEG Film Studios Inc.  catering
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera and lenses
• L.A. Effects Inc.  main titles
• Mark Fincannon and Associates  casting: Wilmington
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• TAJ Soundworks  foley recorded at
• Title House  end titles
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 (video) | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Movie Connections:

References Frenzy (1972)

Soundtrack:

Beautiful Thief

Excellent overlooked Thriller with the forgotten Steve Guttenberg

Although he rarely gets respect from the critics, Steve Guttenberg was quite a big film star in the 1980's. He made his first impression as a pudgy teenager who gets killed by Gregory Peck in the excellent "Boys From Brazil"(1978). The classic "Diner"(MGM,1982) established him as a fine actor and in "Police Academy"(1984) he was suddenly a buff leading man in a critically maligned yet audience loved box office blockbuster. He was now a "STAR" and the smash hits kept coming: several "Police Academy" sequels, "Short Circuit"(1985) and its sequel, the Oscar-winning classic Ron Howard's "Coccoon"(Universal, 1985) whose pool scene established him as a minor sex symbol, and finally the massive blockbuster "Three Men and a Baby"(Disney, 1987). Director/writer Curtis Hanson then cast him in the excellent Hitchcockian thriller "The Bedroom Window"(1987) alongside another young star of the time Elizabeth McGovern who had made a major impact in "Ragtime"(Paramount, 1981). Now he was a full-fledged star of a Top "A" quality film. This excellent thriller will keep you glued to screen. Hanson's taut direction, the gorgeous cinematography, and the excellent cast will hold your attention. The script has a couple holes but it is still very good. And Guttenberg who had a goofy face and could look geeky if not photographed carefully looks great so this should have been another feather in his cap. However this film tanked. Why I will never know. After this he would have one more big hit with "Three Men and a Little Lady"(Disney, 1990) and that was it. His career never recovered. Nonetheless his best films are definitely worth a look and "The Bedroom Window" is certainly among his best.