Footsteps (2003)

Daisy Lowendahl (Bergen) is a best-selling suspense novelist who finds herself at her isolated beach house with a local young fan (Hall) who knows almost everything about her, and two men -... See full summary »

Director:

John Badham

Writers:

Ira Levin (play), Shelley Evans (teleplay)

Stars:

Candice Bergen, Michael Murphy, Bryan Brown

Cast

Credited cast:
Candice Bergen	...	Daisy Lowendahl
Michael Murphy	...	Robbie
Bryan Brown	...	Eddie Bruno
Bug Hall	...	Spencer Weaver
John Walf	...	Boss
Cindy Sampson	...	Jordan Hayes
Suzanne Jacob	...	Babs
Johanna MacCulloch	...	Lauren
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chase Duffy	...	Bodyguard #1
Travis Ferris	...	Officer
Bruce Graham	...	Judge Martin Hickler
Glen Grant	...	Police Detective
Jason Hemsworth	...	Bodyguard #2
Peter James	...	Arresting officer (as James Symington)
Gary Levert	...	Male Heckler

Storyline

Daisy Lowendahl (Bergen) is a best-selling suspense novelist who finds herself at her isolated beach house with a local young fan (Hall) who knows almost everything about her, and two men - one of whom may be trying to kill her, the other of whom could save her life, causing Daisy to be thrown into the middle of a real-life drama.

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Plot Keywords:

woman | novelist | fan | beach house | police detective | 

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Taglines:

The perfect setting for a...perfect murder.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Companhia Perigosa

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Television Studios, Ken Raskoff Productions, The Mark Gordon Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

good TV movie with Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen plays an author recovering from a nervous breakdown in "Footsteps," a 2003 TV movie based on a play by Ira Levin.

Bergen is Daisy, a popular author making her first public appearance in a long time. She has just killed off a major character who has appeared in many books. A man screaming at her about this from the back of the hall unnerves her. She has decided to face her fears and spend the night in her beach house alone, as her husband is away - during the film, she has a series of phone calls with him. When she arrives there after the Q&A, she can't find her dog and a fan (Bug Hall) has broken into her house. He assures her he's not there to hurt her. He seems to know everything about her; afraid, Daisy keeps ordering him to get out.

The police arrive at the behest of her husband in the form of Bryan Brown, his "Thorn Birds" days long behind him He manages to get the fan out of the house and agrees to wait with her until her dog is returned - it's been picked up by the pound. As time goes on, Daisy realizes he's not a cop. Who is he? And did someone send him? This is a good, atmospheric TV movie. It's somewhat derivative and somehow it never really scared me, but the performances are good and there are suspenseful moments. I had one problem. I won't give anything away but at a certain point, one of the characters suffers a horrific injury to his hand. A towel is wrapped around it and the individual goes on as if nothing has happened. To which I say, give me a break. The pain had to be unendurable.

You're not really sure what's going to happen in the end, so you'll have to make your own decision.