White of the Eye (1987)

In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series of brutal murders of local suburban housewives who were attacked and mutilated in ... See full summary »

Director:

Donald Cammell

Writers:

China Kong, Donald Cammell,

Stars:

David Keith, Cathy Moriarty, Alan Rosenberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Keith	...	Paul White
Cathy Moriarty	...	Joan White
Alan Rosenberg	...	Mike Desantos
Art Evans	...	Detective Charles Mendoza
Michael Greene	...	Phil Ross
Danielle Smith	...	Danielle White
Alberta Watson	...	Ann Mason
William G. Schilling	...	Harold Gideon
David Chow	...	Fred Hoy
Marc Hayashi	...	Stu
Mimi Lieber	...	Liza Manchester
Pamela Guest	...	Caryanne (as Pamela Seamon)
Bob Zache	...	Lucas Herman
Danko Gurovich	...	Arnold White
China Kong	...	Ruby Hoy (as China Cammell)

Storyline

In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series of brutal murders of local suburban housewives who were attacked and mutilated in their homes. As he desperately tries to prove his innocence, his young wife starts to uncover mysteries of her own...

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Plot Keywords:

murder | psycho killer | neo noir | serial killer | dismemberment | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bielmo

Filming Locations:

Globe, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$225,132 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mrs. White's Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Donald Cammell once referred to the film as an "artistic study of man's need to destroy".

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Goofs

The Detective says to Paul that they know of four people who have bought tires with tracks matching those at a murder scene and Paul is one of them. Paul then asks "What about those other four?" when he should say "What about those other three?"

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Quotes

Mike Desantos: Because you can't change a channel, man. Future or past.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening credit montage the films title dissolves in from a negative image of a sun glare.

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Connections

Featured in Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998)

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Soundtracks

"You Sexy Thing"
by Hot Chocolate
Written by Errol Brown (uncredited)

User Reviews

A gem of a film...gripping and just a little "off"...

A fellow "film geek" brought this over one night and insisted I drop what I was doing so we could screen it right away. Beginning with one of the most original opening scenes in my memory to the other-worldly climax, this is an incredibly well-conceived and well-crafted movie. David Keith secures his place here in the Pantheon of film weirdos that includes Eric Roberts in Star 80. Oddly, I was so wrapped up in Keith's performance that I didn't notice the flashbacks the first time I watched the film. I think I thought that there were weird inconsistencies in the clothes and the script (uhhhh..weird, dude). Keith's madman is portrayed lovingly here and I think that's why it's so chilling. He's not one-dimensional; he's good and bad more like a good Hitchcock psycho (see Bruno in Strangers on a Train). Danielle Smith is a real treat here. She reminded me a little of Linda Manz in Days of Heaven. She has an amazing face that I couldn't stop staring at and she has a (subtly strange) way with a line ("what's a juvie?"). SEE THIS MOVIE! Tell others about it!