Secret Window Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
From writer/director David Koepp (Stir of Echoes) comes this filmed adaptation of Stephen King's novella Secret Window, Secret Garden, one of four stories in the collection Four Past Midnight. Johnny Depp stars as Mort Rainey, a recently divorced author who decides to take some time off at his cottage. Unfortunately for Rainey, John Shooter (John Turturro), an unbalanced wannabe writer, tracks him down, claiming that Rainey plagiarized his work. Also starring Maria Bello, Charles S. Dutton, and Timothy Hutton, Secret Window is the second story from Four Past Midnight to be adapted as a film, the first being 1995's made-for-television The Langoliers. - Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
03/12/2004
DVD Release Date:
06/22/2004
Rating:
PG-13
MPAA Reasons:
for violence/terror, sexual content and language.
Run Time:
106 min.
Distributor(s):
Sony
Director(s):
Themes:
Mental Breakdown, Creative Block, Breakups and Divorces, Stalkers
Tone:
Claustrophobic, Ominous, Tense, Creepy, Paranoid, Macabre
Keywords:
cabin, divorce, marriage-problems, mental-breakdown, murder, plagiarism, stalking, writer
Country of Origin:
USA (03-12-2004)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
