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Overview
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Release Date:
10 September 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
Some doors weren't meant to be opened. more
Plot:
After being hypnotized by his sister in law, a man begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her. full summary | add synopsis
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3 wins
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Shut the door! You're letting in a draft!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Zachary David Cope | ... | Jake Witzky |
 | Kevin Bacon | ... | Tom Witzky |
| Kathryn Erbe | ... | Maggie Witzky |
 | Illeana Douglas | ... | Lisa Weil |
 | Kevin Dunn | ... | Frank McCarthy |
| Conor O'Farrell | ... | Harry Damon |
 | Lusia Strus | ... | Sheila McCarthy |
| Stephen Eugene Walker | ... | Bobby |
 | Mary Kay Cook | ... | Vanessa Damon |
 | Larry Neumann Jr. | ... | Lenny |
 | Jennifer Morrison | ... | Samantha Kozac (as Jenny Morrison) |
 | Richard Cotovsky | ... | Neighborhood Man |
 | Steve Rifkin | ... | Kurt Damon |
 | Chalon Williams | ... | Adam McCarthy |
| Liza Weil | ... | Debbie Kozac, the Babysitter |
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Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.
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99 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Japan:PG-12 |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:14+ (Ontario) |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Philippines:R-18 |
Italy:VM14 (cinema rating) |
Italy:VM18 (tv rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Hungary:16 |
Ireland:18 |
Mexico:B |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 (video premiere) |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:13 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Jake Witzky watches The Mummy's Shroud (1967) on TV when his mother tells him to turn it off. Night of the Living Dead (1968) then appears on every channel as he attempts to turn off the TV.
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Continuity: The number of Tom and Maggie's house changes during the flashbacks.
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Quotes:
Jake Witzky:
Does it hurt to be dead?
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Just Like Heaven (2005)
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Hello
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Tom (Kevin Bacon) has hypnotized by his sister-in-law, played by Illeana Douglas, and from then on his life's a little....well, weird. He sees a ghost of a disappeared girl, and he's not the only one - his young son's been seeing the spectre for weeks. What unfolds after that is that Tom slips further and further into imminent madness. His wife Maggie (Kathryn Erbe) can't fathom his insanity, and it's driving her up the wall, as both of the men in her life are increasingly distant and non-communicative. So what happened to Tom when he was under hypnosis? His sister-in-law claims there's a door in everyone's mind that's never been opened, and it sure looks like Tom's door is wide open, with a big neon sign over it, inviting him to run through with abandon. What's behind all of this freakiness? There's a mystery afoot, but it turns out to be a little more standard and predictable than one would hope with the solid premise. Can't fault the actors, though - this is an unusual role for Bacon, who here comes off as a tough, strong, blue-collar kind of guy - he and his family are close to what one might call white trash, but they're never portrayed as being mean-spirited or hateful. This is just one of those cases where weird stuff happens to nice folk, kind of like the clan in "Poltergeist."
So this is a stylish psychological/supernatural thriller with game performances by a capable cast. It's watchable and full of chills, but the ending's a little pat.