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What Lies Beneath (2000) 6.5
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Metascore: 51/100
Reviews: 667 user | 188 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she's losing her mind. Director:Robert Zemeckis |
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Cast
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| Katharine Towne | ... | ||
| Miranda Otto | ... | ||
| James Remar | ... | ||
| Harrison Ford | ... | ||
| Victoria Bidewell | ... | ||
| Diana Scarwid | ... | ||
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Dennison Samaroo | ... |
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Eliott Goretsky | ... | |
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Rachel Singer | ... |
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Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious auto accident, and who has just sent off her daughter Caitlin (Norman's stepdaughter) to college. Now, Claire reports hearing voices and witnessing eerie occurrences in and around their lakeside Vermont home, including seeing the face of a young woman reflected in water. An increasingly frightened Claire thinks the phenomena have something to do with the couple living next door, especially since the wife has disappeared without apparent explanation. At her husband's urging, Claire starts to see a therapist; she tells him she thinks the house is being haunted by a ghost. His advice? Try to make contact. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Jody, and a ouija board, Claire seeks to find out the truth of What Lies Beneath. Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
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He was the perfect husband until his one mistake followed them home. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for terror/violence, sensuality and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
21 July 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£2,258,893 (UK) (20 October 2000)Gross:
ESP 2,285,968,301 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Claire Spencer: Good morning, Beauty. Let's go or we'll never leave on time.
Caitlin Spencer: I'm totally ready.
Claire Spencer: Come on. I'll make you some waffles.
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Written and Performed by Adam Hamilton
Courtesy of MasterSource Music Library
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Did You Know?
Trivia
There is a scene in the trailer in which Claire is looking at a photograph and notices a ghost face in the window. This scene never appears in the movie. See more »Goofs
When Norman sits down on the bed and then stands up, the lining (perhaps a handkerchief) in his pocket disappears. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Claire Spencer: Good morning, Beauty. Let's go or we'll never leave on time.
Caitlin Spencer: I'm totally ready.
Claire Spencer: Come on. I'll make you some waffles.
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Crazy Credits
When the movie title first appears on screen, the word 'Lies' appears just before the rest of the title. See more »Soundtracks
"Domination"Written and Performed by Adam Hamilton
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I sat down to watch this film with basically no pre-conceived notions concerning its plotline (or quality, for that matter.) A little over two hours later, I was still shivering and shaking. Robert Zemeckis has taken what is undoubtedly a good (though maybe somewhat predictable) screenplay, and has lifted it to the level of Hitchcockian genius. My eyes bugged out, my skin crawled, my breath got short, and I couldn't have torn myself away even if the Publisher's Clearing House Prize Patrol was at my door.
Along with a great story and masterful directing, this movie features the superb performance of Michelle Pfeiffer. Ambivalent about her acting skills in the past, I am now a full-fledged Pfeiffer fan. Harrison Ford is certainly adequate, and this role is a refreshing change for him, but Michelle steals the show.
Good ghost stories are few and far between. Even "Stir Of Echoes" and "The Sixth Sense", fine films that they are, don't compare to the perfect blend of soundtrack, plot twists, camerawork and performance that make up "What Lies Beneath". If goosebumps are your thing, don't miss this one.