Whispers in the Dark (film)

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Whispers in the Dark
Whispers in the dark poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Crowe
Written byChristopher Crowe
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichael Chapman
Edited by
Music byThomas Newman
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • August 7, 1992 (1992-08-07)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[1]
Box office$11.1 million[2]

Whispers in the Dark is a 1992 American thriller film directed by Christopher Crowe and starring Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Alan Alda, Jill Clayburgh, John Leguizamo, Deborah Unger and Anthony LaPaglia. The film was released by Paramount Pictures on August 7, 1992. It was nominated for a Razzie Award for Alan Alda as Worst Supporting Actor. There is an unrated version available on laserdisc, featuring a more explicit opening credits sequence and flashback scenes.

Plot[]

The confessions of a disturbed sadomasochist begin to invade his psychiatrist's dreams, and lead to them having an affair. When a series of shocking murders occur, evidence surfaces to suggest that the patient is responsible.

Cast[]

, , , David Kramer, Philip Levy, , Art Malik, , , and Lisa Vidal appear as voices.

Production[]

Principal photography began on October 21, 1991. Filming took place in and around Manhattan, New York. The place for Ann Decker's apartment was filmed at 500 5th Avenue in Manhattan. The lake house at the end was filmed at Nantucket, Massachusetts. Due to severe cold weather in Massachusetts at the time, some of the filming of the water front scenes was done in Sebastian, Florida. Production was completed on January 18, 1992.[citation needed]

Reception[]

Caryn James of The New York Times said, "in its worst moments, [the film] is exploitative, with the detective flashing gruesome photos of tortured women at Ann. More often, it is so loopy it should have been played for laughs."[3] Todd McCarthy of Variety stated, "A turn-off psycho-sexual thriller, 'Whispers in the Dark' grows steadily more absurd by the reel until literally stumbling into the ocean at its climax.[4] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film zero stars out of four, calling it "the leading candidate for the title of Worst Movie of the Year" and "so bad that it could catch on as a camp classic on college campuses this fall."[5] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C- grade.[6] Los Angeles Times staff writer Peter Rainer called it "a textbook thriller" and stated "Doug is so Too Good to Be True that, when the inevitable murder makes its scheduled stop, [the audience] can sniff red herring a mile away. But then this movie has so many of them—including a hot-footed cop played by Anthony LaPaglia and a psychiatrist friend of Ann's played by Alan Alda—that [audiences] practically need a trawler to get through it."[7] Hal Hinson of The Washington Post wrote, "What follows can't be described without spoiling the only thing the movie has going for it: its lethal, suspenseful punch. By the time it's delivered, though, you'll probably be laughing too hard to be scared."[8]

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 9 reviews, with an average grade of 4.5 out of 10.[9]

Box office[]

The film was released on August 7, 1992, in 1,188 theatres, making $3.2 million in its opening weekend. While it grossed over $11 million,[2] it was not considered to be financially successful.[10][11]

References[]

  1. ^ http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/59434
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Whispers in the Dark". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. ^ James, Caryn (August 7, 1992). "Psychiatric Murder Mystery". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  4. ^ McCarhy, Todd (August 3, 1992). "Whispers in the Dark". Variety. 39.
  5. ^ Siskel, Gene (August 7, 1992). "'Whispers' shows Hollywood at it worst". Chicago Tribune. Section 7, p. C.
  6. ^ "Whispers in the Dark". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  7. ^ "MOVIE REVIEWS : 'Whispers in the Dark': More Like Plotlines in the Dark". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  8. ^ Hinson, Hal (August 7, 1992). "Unintentional Laughs and 'Whispers'". The Washington Post. C7.
  9. ^ "Whispers in the Dark". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Weekend Box Office : Eastwood Still Tall in the Saddle". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  11. ^ "How Hot Was Hollywood's Summer? : Movies: With ticket sales approaching $1.8 billion, this looks to be the third biggest season on record". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-03.

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