Some windows should never be opened.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, Dolby Digital 5.1, English, French Subtitles
Though he knows he should be at his computer writing another book, or at least walking his dog along the sparkling lake outside his dingy cabin, successful author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) is sleeping on his favorite sofa for up to 16 hours a day. He is in the midst of a painful divorce and everything about the breakup has turned messy and unpleasant. It has sapped his energy and siphoned away his creativity, leaving him with a monumental case of writer's block that renders him incapable of even stringing a simple sentence together.Then, when it seems as if things can't possibly get worse, a psychotic stranger named John Shooter (John Turturro) shows up at his doorstep, accuses Rainey of plagiarizing his story and demands satisfaction. Despite Rainey's efforts to placate him, Shooter becomes increasingly insistent and hostile, intimating a twisted sort of justice that could include cold-blooded murder. Forced into a mind-bending game of cat and mouse, Rainey discovers that he has more cunningness and gritty determination than he ever imagined. In the end, he realizes that elusive Shooter may know him better than he knows himself.
"It's a taught, entertaining motion picture..." James Berardinelli's ReelViews
"Bloody, bone-chilling fun." Steven Rae, Philadelphia Inquirer
Editor's Note
Based on a Stephen King novella, the psychological thriller SECRET WINDOW is reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock film. Eccentric author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) finds his life spiraling out of control. With a drinking problem and a cigarette habit he can't shake, Mort can barely function when his wife (Maria Bello) leaves him and he abandons his work. In the midst of his anguish, a deranged man, John Shooter, (John Turturro) appears at Mort's New York cabin, claiming that Mort has plagiarized one of his stories. As his wife pushes Mort to finalize their divorce and Shooter systematically destroys his life, he struggles to restore order to an increasingly insane situation. Playing off of Turturro who is superb as the crazed, Gothic Shooter, Johnny Depp shines in his role with a quirky, brilliant performance. The mannerisms he brings to Mort, such as a problem with a clenched jaw, makes the author's descent into madness compelling and believable. With an emphasis on character study over special effects, the chills provided by this film rely on skilled acting and evoke thrillers of earlier generations like PSYCHO and STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, including a shocking twist of an ending.
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Features | Animated Storyboards | | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Four Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Director Koepp | | Interactive Menus | | Previews | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Three Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes | | Writer/Director Commentary | | Closed Captioning | | Widescreen Presentation | | Animatics Storyboards: Opening Credits, Pushing Car Off Cliff, Twist Revealed, Into the Garden | | Bonus Trailers | | "From Book to Film" Featurette | | "A Look Through It" Featurette | | "Secrets Revealed" Featurette | | Four Deleted Scenes (two deleted scenes include optional commentary with director David Koepp) | | Director David Koepp's Commentary |
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