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Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt

Original title: Stir of Echoes
  • 1999
  • 16
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
87K
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POPULARITY
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Kevin Bacon in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
Home Video Trailer from Artisan
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HorrorMysteryThriller

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.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.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
  • Writers
    • Richard Matheson
    • David Koepp
  • Stars
    • Kevin Bacon
    • Zachary David Cope
    • Kathryn Erbe
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    87K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,791
    279
    • Director
      • David Koepp
    • Writers
      • Richard Matheson
      • David Koepp
    • Stars
      • Kevin Bacon
      • Zachary David Cope
      • Kathryn Erbe
    • 438User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos2

    Stir of Echoes
    Trailer 1:27
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    Kevin Bacon Gets Quizzed On His IMDb Page
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    Photos78

    Kathryn Erbe in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Kevin Bacon in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Zachary David Cope in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Jennifer Morrison in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, and Zachary David Cope in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Kevin Bacon in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Kevin Bacon, Illeana Douglas, and Kathryn Erbe in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Illeana Douglas in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Morrison in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Kevin Bacon and Kathryn Erbe in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    David Koepp in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)
    Kevin Bacon in Echoes - Stimmen aus der Zwischenwelt (1999)

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    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Tom
    Zachary David Cope
    Zachary David Cope
    • Jake
    Kathryn Erbe
    Kathryn Erbe
    • Maggie
    Illeana Douglas
    Illeana Douglas
    • Lisa
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Frank
    Conor O'Farrell
    Conor O'Farrell
    • Harry
    Lusia Strus
    Lusia Strus
    • Sheila
    Stephen Eugene Walker
    • Bobby
    Mary Kay Cook
    Mary Kay Cook
    • Vanessa
    Larry Neumann Jr.
    Larry Neumann Jr.
    • Lenny
    Jennifer Morrison
    Jennifer Morrison
    • Samantha
    • (as Jenny Morrison)
    Richard Cotovsky
    Richard Cotovsky
    • Neighborhood Man
    Steve Rifkin
    • Kurt
    Chalon Williams
    • Adam
    Liza Weil
    Liza Weil
    • Debbie the Babysitter
    George Ivey
    • Security Guard
    Lisa Lewis
    • Debbie's Mother
    Mike Bacarella
    Mike Bacarella
    • Train Station Cop #1
    • Director
      • David Koepp
    • Writers
      • Richard Matheson
      • David Koepp
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Tom gets angry after digging in the backyard, and kicks the bucket towards the wall, it was not supposed to hit and break the window. This was a "happy accident", and it was used in the film, as Kevin Bacon stayed in character, and continued the scene.
    • Goofs
      Digging in the basement he uses an air compressor when the Jack-Hammer is a Bosch Brute, an electric model.
    • Quotes

      Lisa: It doesn't surprise me that there's another woman. Of course, the fact that she's dead gives one pause.

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Chill Factor/In Too Deep/Dudley Do-Right/The Astronaut's Wife/All the Little Animals (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Nothing But The Shell
      Performed by Steve Wynn

      Written by Steve Wynn and Eric Ambel

      Courtesy of Zero Hour Records

    User reviews438

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Horribly underrated
    In 1999, the media was in a frenzy about a new film that used real things to terrify and excite its audience. Stir Of Echoes was not it. Partly due to the studio's financial difficulties, Stir Of Echoes came and went by itself, unsung and unappreciated. Which goes to show that recognition in the Hollywood system does not go to innovators or the best storytellers. It is all about marketability, and while Stir Of Echoes had this, the companies involved in making or distributing it did not seem to want to spend the cash involved in taking advantage. Either that or Artisan and Fox decided to use it as their tax write-off for that year.

    I have not read the novel by Richard Matheson, so I cannot comment on how faithfully the film follows its source. But that is irrelevant. When compared to its more big-name competitor, at least Stir Of Echoes has the courtesy to acknowledge its source. The film updates the story to a more modern era, thus saving a few dollars, since period pieces are expensive to make. In fact, the dramatic angle of the film keeps it rather cheap, since effects shots are few and far between. Not to mention the effects that do appear are fairly simple in nature. Indeed, Stir Of Echoes only cost about thirteen million to make, according to estimates. Which makes it all the more peculiar that Fox was unwilling to invest a little more effort in publicising the film.

    Kevin Bacon is in fine, fine form as the film's central hero, a regular guy called Tom Witzky. Kathryn Erbe is also in great form as his wife, Maggie. Illeana Douglas is decidedly odd as his sister-in-law, Lisa. But the real surprise here is child performer Zachary David Cope. After the pretender, that pile of sachaarine garbage called The Sixth Sense, child stars had such a bad reputation that Zachary deserves a medal for portraying such a genuinely likable, layered character. Indeed, director David Koepp took one hell of a risk by placing so much of the responsibility for the plot on his shoulders. That it pays off is a testament not only to the strength of Zachary David Cope's performance, but to the strength of the material he was given. Indeed, all the best scenes in Stir Of Echoes involve interaction between Zachary, Kathryn, and Kevin.

    I do think this film has its faults. Chief among them is that the story needed another ten minutes to properly develop. Plot threads like the group of psychics, a member of which helps put Kathryn Erbe's character on the path of greater understanding, needed better resolution. One moment, Maggie is asking this policeman why her husband is obsessed with a scene of memories to the exclusion of his job. The next moment, not only are details like the job forgotten, so too is the group and the policeman. Smoothing out intricate plot points such as this would have helped the story no end.

    In the end, however, Stir Of Echoes is proof that the artistic work one does not hear about may just be the one that has more merit. If nothing else, it is worth watching to see a small ensemble cast that excels. Even small performances like Liza Weil's demonstrate a sense of dramatic flair that has long fled most of the rest of Hollywood. It is for this reason that I gave Stir Of Echoes an eight out of ten. It is worth watching just to see how badly misdirected the hype machine often is.
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    • Nov 12, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 2000 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Stir of Echoes
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Artisan Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,142,914
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,811,664
      • Sep 12, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,142,914
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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