The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 7 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Robert Zemeckis filmed this while production for Cast Away (2000) was shut down (so Tom Hanks could lose weight for his character).
- GoofsThe bite Claire takes out of the apple is gone when she forces Norman to take a bite out of it.
- Quotes
Jody: [showing off her new convertible] It's a beautiful thing, alimony. You lose a husband, you get a car. Think it'll help me pick up dudes?
Claire Spencer: [later] Pick up any dudes yet?
Jody: I have one in the trunk!
- Crazy creditsWhen the movie title first appears on screen, the word 'Lies' appears just before the rest of the title.
- SoundtracksToo Late
Written by J.C. Brandy (as Justine Brandy), Katie Harris, Lissa Beltri, Claudia Rossi & Doug DeAngelis
Performed by Lo-Ball (as LoBall)
Courtesy of Doug DeAngelis
Featured review
What lies beneath? A smarter movie struggling to get out...
Robert Zemeckis' homage to Hitchcock (funny how we always say 'homage' and not 'plagiarism') concerns a married couple, their spooky new house, a suspicious neighbor...and enough red herrings to weigh down any commercially-viable product. Still, I was hooked for about a third of the way (once the wife supernaturally took on the persona of a missing woman and seduced her husband with a little licking and biting, I began losing faith). By the finale, so many gimmicks are being thrown at the screen, it just becomes an upscale B-flick. All the inconsistencies aside, one has to applaud Michelle Pfeiffer for her gratifying performance; even though the entire subplot about Pfeiffer's neighbor leads nowhere, she is very appealing walking up to the man in public and calling him a "murdering son-of-a-b*tch". Harrison Ford is fairly solid as well, until the last act which leaves both he and Michelle completely rudderless. That's when the filmmakers go overboard and sink this suspense-thriller in a sea of slick desperation. **1/2 from ****
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- moonspinner55
- Dec 5, 2006
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $155,464,351
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,702,959
- Jul 23, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $291,420,351
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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