Fever (1999)

A struggling artist (Parker) is implicated in a string of macabre murders.

Director:

Alex Winter

Writer:

Alex Winter

Stars:

Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Henry Thomas	...	Nick Parker
David O'Hara	...	Will
Teri Hatcher	...	Charlotte Parker
Bill Duke	...	Detective Glass
Sándor Técsy	...	Sidney Miskiewicz
Irma St. Paule	...	Mrs. Rhula Miskiewicz
Alex Kilgore	...	Adam Dennis
Marisol Padilla Sánchez	...	Soledad
Patricia Dunnock	...	Sophie Parker
Helen Hanft	...	Louisa
Remak Ramsay	...	Richard Parker
Lisby Larson	...	Eleanor Parker
Jon Tracy	...	Leonard Wooley
Charles E. Gerber	...	Bob
Ken Comer	...	Detective Comer

Storyline

An art teacher spends his nights painting. One night he hears noises in the loft over his. Investigating, he discovers an interloper, who claims he is going to rent the area despite the landlord's earlier assurances that he would not rent the area. Shortly after this incident, the landlord is found murdered. The investigation turns towards a drunken evictee who was seen arguing with the landlord. However, his unwanted neighbor appears threatening and malevolent. Plagued by nightmares, the artist also starts acting irrationally and becomes a suspect.

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Plot Keywords:

artist | neighbor | macabre | murder | apartment | 

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Taglines:

Who Can You Trust... When You No Longer Trust Yourself...

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Polish

Release Date:

30 November 2000 (Malaysia)

Also Known As:

Atrapado en la oscuridad

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,068, 4 February 2001, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,068, 4 February 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fever Productions Inc., ICE Media, Sunlight Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview in the Fever dvd special features, Alex Winter said he wanted to get back to a type of filmmaking that is more about atmosphere than cutting and more about quiet than about sound.

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Quotes

Nick: [complaining to tenant who just moved in upstairs] I'm an artist, and at night, I work in my room.
Will: What's that got to do with me?
Nick: It's not you, it's the noise. You'll hear for yourself these walls are paper thin. Well, the landlord, he told me that he only used the top floor for storage.
Will: So what? You want me to move at 2:00 in the morning?

User Reviews

Awesome

I saw this film at the Toronto Film Festival. It blew me away. It's a really detailed examination of paranoia and psychosis - without spoiling the story. I was really impressed with the way the film looked, and the quality of the acting. Alex Winter is from my home town (St. Louis) and I was surprised by how different this film was from his older comedy work. It's a deeply thought-out film, different in a lot of ways from everything else that's out there in the indie scene right now. It takes its subject matter seriously, and doesn't treat the audience like idiots. I had some problems with the pacing of the film - it's slow in some places. And it could have used more of a soundtrack. But it's a really cool movie in spite of its weaknesses. The weird images stayed with me for weeks afterwards. They haunt your dreams.