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 him.
Director:
David Koepp
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Title: Stir of Echoes (1999)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Zachary David Cope | ... | Jake | |
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Tom | |
| Kathryn Erbe | ... | Maggie | |
| Illeana Douglas | ... | Lisa | |
| Kevin Dunn | ... | Frank | |
| Conor O'Farrell | ... | Harry | |
| Lusia Strus | ... | Sheila | |
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Stephen Eugene Walker | ... | Bobby |
| Mary Kay Cook | ... | Vanessa | |
| Larry Neumann Jr. | ... | Lenny | |
| Jennifer Morrison | ... | Samantha (as Jenny Morrison) | |
| Richard Cotovsky | ... | Neighborhood Man | |
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Steve Rifkin | ... | Kurt |
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Chalon Williams | ... | Adam |
| Liza Weil | ... | Debbie the Babysitter | |
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A man is hypnotized at a party by his sister-in law. He soon has visions and dreams of a ghost of a girl. Trying to avoid this, nearly pushes him to brink of insanity as the ghost wants something from him - to find out how she died. The only way he can get his life back is finding out the truth behind her death. The more he digs, the more he lets her in, the shocking truth behind her death puts his whole family in danger.
Plot Keywords:
disappearance | post hypnotic suggestion | hypnosis | seeing a ghost | hearing voices |Taglines:
Some doors weren't meant to be opened. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 September 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$5,811,664, 12 September 1999, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
$21,133,087, 2 January 2000Company Credits
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Jake Witzky: [to someone] Okay. Guess who came over to play...
[singing]
Jake Witzky: Superheros. I was Black Power Ranger. He was Batman.
Tom Witzky: Jake, you okay in there buddy?
Jake Witzky: I'm okay.
[to whoever else]
Jake Witzky: Can I ask you a question?
Tom Witzky: Okay, time to hit the sack.
[coming into the bathroom]
[...]
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Trivia
Kevin Bacon plucks around on a guitar in the film but in real life is actually a skilled guitarist. Along with his brother Michael, "The Bacon Brothers" have released over a half-dozen albums, some to acclaim, and occasionally tour and/or play live in support of these endeavors. See more »Goofs
Digging in the basement he uses an air compressor when the Jack-Hammer is an electric model. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jake Witzky: [to someone] Okay. Guess who came over to play...
[singing]
Jake Witzky: Superheros. I was Black Power Ranger. He was Batman.
Tom Witzky: Jake, you okay in there buddy?
Jake Witzky: I'm okay.
[to whoever else]
Jake Witzky: Can I ask you a question?
Tom Witzky: Okay, time to hit the sack.
[coming into the bathroom]
[...]
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Alternate Versions
On the DVD director's commentary, David Koepp states that for the home video release, the two scenes where words appear blurred on a theatre screen were blurred even more with digital effects. He states that this is because on video, what the text said was obvious well before it should be known to the audience. See more »Contribute to This Page
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(A) The Sixth Sense and Stir of Echoes must have been the two movies of '99 that I enjoyed the most. Both had good scripts and stories; they were interesting, mysterious, dark, weird -- those are my kinds of movies! They are also a proof that the mysteriousness of ghosts is something we will never tire of or not think to be intriguing.
Stir of Echoes was somewhat similar to Sixth Sense but it was also in many was DIFFERENT. First of all, it (SOE) is dealing with hypnosis and has a more 'criminal' as well as supernatural theme.
This movie is spectacular and the reason it was not recognized as such, is because it was released just a few weeks after The Sixth Sense - a movie which had already satisfied the audience with its supernatural theme. And because The Sixth Sense was such a hit, Stir of Echoes was shoved aside and didn't get the recognition it deserved. Don't get me wrong! I loved Sixth Sense, but this movie is also very good and if you liked The Sixth Sense, I highly recommend you see it!