Open Windows (2014)

A jilted fan soon finds himself pulled into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse after he accepts the opportunity to spy on his favorite actress via his laptop.

Director:

Nacho Vigalondo

Writer:

Nacho Vigalondo

Stars:

Sasha Grey, Elijah Wood, Neil Maskell

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Elijah Wood	...	Nick Chambers
Sasha Grey	...	Jill Goddard
Neil Maskell	...	Chord
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carlos Areces	...	Watchman
Raúl Cimas	...	Survivor
Richard Diment	...	Audience #1
Michelle Jenner	...	Possessed #1
Eugenio Mira	...	Audience #2
Miguel Noguera	...	Man on TV
Luis Sanchez-Cañete	...	News Reader #2
Nacho Vigalondo	...	Richy Gabilondo
Julián Villagrán	...	Possessed #2
Nancy Yao	...	News Reader #1

Storyline

An actress named Jill refuses to have dinner with Nick, a fan who won a date with her in an Internet contest. In return, a guy named Chord, posing as Jill's campaign manager, helps Nick to follow in the footsteps of the actress from his own computer. Nick starts a game in which he realizes that he is only a puppet into the maniacal plans devised by Chord, to hunt down the star.

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Plot Keywords:

internet | actress | computer | blogger | bulletproof vest | 

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Spain USA

Language:

English Spanish French

Release Date:

2 October 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aciq Pencereler

Filming Locations:

Spiderwood Studios, Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

€3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apaches Entertainment, Atresmedia Cine, La Panda

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carlos Areces: Watchman

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

User Reviews

Just sat through this at London's Frightfest

OK, the most frightening aspect of this film is that it was actually included in today's line-up at London's Frightfest.

Not scary, not thrilling, just extremely tedious. The director got caught up in his gimmicky virtuoso approach to a sub-par screenplay with a mildly interesting premise. At one point things got so convoluted and ludicrous that he attempted to claw his way out of the plot contrivances hole he dug himself in, not with one, but with two car chase sequences.

During the Q&A people left 'en-masse', brutal but necessary payback.

What a stinking mess!