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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Cornell Woolrich (story)
Eric Overmyer (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 November 1998 (USA) more
Plot:
Modern remake of Rear Window in which the lead character is paralyzed and lives in a high-tech home filled with assistive technology. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Spielberg Sued For Imitating Hitchcock [Industry Politics]
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 11 September 2008, 10:23 AM, PDT)

Actor Christopher Reeve Dies at 52
 (From IMDb News. 11 October 2004)

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Cast

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Christopher Reeve ... Jason Kemp

Daryl Hannah ... Claudia Henderson

Robert Forster ... Detective Charlie Moore
Ruben Santiago-Hudson ... Antonio Fredericks
Anne Twomey ... Leila, Jason's Ex-Wife
Ritchie Coster ... Julian Thorpe

Allison Mackie ... Ilene Thorpe / Ilene's Sister
Ali Marsh ... Alison Rothman
Julie Baker ... Luscious Woman

Maggie Kiley ... Professional Woman

Peter Giles ... Professional Man
Max Chalawsky ... Writer
Marc Holzman ... Gay Man
David Pittu ... Gay Mate
Monique Cintron ... Janet
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Runtime:
89 min
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Fun Stuff

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The scene where Jason's breathing tube comes loose and he has to chatter his teeth to get the nurse's attention really happened to Christopher Reeve shortly after his accident. more
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Fair Remake, 27 February 2008
Author: Michael_Elliott from Louisville, KY

Rear Window (1998)

** (out of 4)

After a car accident a man (Christopher Reeve) is left paralyzed and begins killing time by spying on his neighbors when he thinks he hears one of them murdered. There's some interesting aspects to this remake of the Hitchcock classic but at the end of the day there are just way too many problems for the film to really work. Reeve is very good in the part, although it took me some time to get involved with the film because the early scenes of him in rehab and dealing with being paralyzed where rather depressing to watch. Daryl Hannah is wasted in the Grace Kelly role and Robert Forster's roll as the detective is very badly written. It was interesting how the filmmakers used an upscaled apartment for a crippled but the actual murder case is very boring and the ending is a big letdown.

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