What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (TV 2001)

A very basic look at the creation of the film What Lies Beneath (2000) that delves more into the film's director, Robert Zemeckis, than the movie itself. We are basically given information ... See full summary »

Director:

Barbara Toennies

Stars:

Rick Carter, Harrison Ford, Jodie Foster

Cast

Credited cast:
Rick Carter	...	Himself
Harrison Ford	...	Himself
Jodie Foster	...	Herself
Michael J. Fox	...	Himself
Tom Hanks	...	Himself
Robert Legato	...	Himself
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Herself
Jack Rapke	...	Himself
Steve Starkey	...	Himself
Robert Zemeckis	...	Himself

Storyline

A very basic look at the creation of the film What Lies Beneath (2000) that delves more into the film's director, Robert Zemeckis, than the movie itself. We are basically given information about Zemeckis' career with clips from his past films and interviews with actors who took part in his films. A look at the film's 'Hitchcock-esque' direction is also brought to our attention, to show how this thriller was pulled off.

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Plot Keywords:

interview | film making | murder | supernatural | behind the scenes | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 January 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, EMC West, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

15 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This making-of is featured on the DVD of What Lies Beneath, released in 2001.

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Connections

References Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

User Reviews

This is about What Lies Beneath?? You'd think so, but you'd be wrong

This 15 minute featurette on the making of "What Lies Beneath" can be found on the special edition DVD of the aforementioned movie. If you think nothing in-depth could be said about an over 2 hour film in merely 15 minutes, you'd be right and this feels much more like a promo piece than anything else. Plus whenever you have "Perfect" ANYthing in the title, it reeks of being full of itself. I mean the film was good, but 'the perfect thriller'??? Come on now, nowhere close. This goes more into Robert Zemeckis' film career than anything else. With the film it was supposed to be based on seeming like an afterthought.

My Grade: F