Guy (1996)

A young woman with a camera follows a man around to make a documentary about him, something he is not very happy with.

Director:

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Writers:

Kirby Dick, Renée Missel

Stars:

Vincent D'Onofrio, Hope Davis, Kimber Riddle

Cast

Credited cast:
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Guy
Hope Davis	...	Camera
Kimber Riddle	...	Veronica
Diane Salinger	...	Gail
Richard Portnow	...	Al
Valente Rodriguez	...	Low Rider
Michael Massee	...	Mark
John F. O'Donohue	...	Detective
Lucy Liu	...	Woman at Newstand (as Lucy Lui)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandy Martin

Storyline

A young, female filmmaker looks through her camera for an object to film. She wants to film the private live of an ordinary person and starts following Guy. He is very irritated about this girl following him, always looking through her camera, never showing herself. She does not even say her name but follows him even home to his bedroom. He tries to get rid of her but she does not stop. After a while he gets used to the camera and the girl behind it and tries to get involved with her. First she protects herself with her camera but cannot keep the barrier up. When their feelings and Guy's actions become too confusing for them Guy disappears mysteriously. However, he comes back; with a camera.

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Plot Keywords:

following | subjective camera | fictional reality show | documentary filmmaking | documentary filmmaker | 

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Taglines:

She was looking for something special. She found much more than she was looking for.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a strong sex scene, and for language including some sexual dialogue

Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Guy - Gli occhi addosso

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, KRRWH Inc., Pandora Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Guy: I wish that I was in love. I miss love.

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Connections

References Out of the Blue (1947)

User Reviews

A serious trip into your own mind.

i just saw Guy on Sundance and I was completely flatten by it. That someone can make a movie of such impact with just one camera is amazing. Guy also succeeds because Vincent D'Onofrio puts out one Awesome performance as the subject of Hope Davis's camera. I cannot recall any actor putting it all out there like he does in this film. He gets striped of any artifact. You know you are not watching a real person, yet it is really fascinating to watch him, because as the camera follows you know that the ante is going to be raised with each passing hour. The movie is quite visionary in what was yet to come (reality TV). But this is more than that, Guy explores the subject of voyeurism from a complete different angle because this is not just an image of a person, you get the full character with all his pathos, and it pulls you right in as you start analyzing the need to be watched and the value of being watched. The movie is very clever in the interaction between the subject and the film maker. You really want to know more of the woman behind the camera, she speaks very few words and yet the few she says are very revealing. The urgency of certain statements reveals that this is not just a camera rolling, but that the cameraman is fulfilling some deep needs within her. This is not a movie for everyone, it will also get very polarizing opinions, you either love it by its rawness and its power to engage you and suck you into it, or you will find it as boring as following a pedestrian, but if your taste is a bit out of the ordinary watch it.