What Lies Beneath
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 What Lies Beneath film poster |
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| Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
| Produced by | Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis ImageMovers Jack Rapke |
| Written by | Sarah Kernochan, Clark Gregg |
| Starring | Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid |
| Distributed by | - USA - DreamWorks - non-USA - 20th Century Fox |
| Release date(s) | July 21, 2000 |
| Running time | 130 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ~ US$90,000,000 |
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What Lies Beneath is a 2000 motion picture that tells the story of a housewife who finds her home is haunted.
The film is directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Miranda Otto, James Remar, Joe Morton, Ray Baker and Wendy Crewson.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Claire Spencer (Pfeiffer) enters a new phase of her life after her daughter leaves home. With her husband, renowned scientist Norman (Ford), Claire is now living in a remodelled lakeside home in Vermont that once belonged to Norman's scientist father. However, when Claire meets her new neighbour Mary (Otto), she learns how terrified Mary is of her husband Warren (Remar). And when Mary suddenly disappears, clues lead Claire to suspect that she was murdered by her husband.
So when strange events start occurring in her house, Claire is certain that Mary's ghost is haunting her. But as the events get more and more mysterious, and Mary then turns up alive, Claire is forced to probe the events of Norman's past in order to learn who is really haunting them, and how to put the ghost to rest. Claire realizes that her loving husband may not be the man of her dreams.
[edit] References
The film features many references and homages to Alfred Hitchcock films, notably Psycho and Rear Window. An example is the final shot, which fades out from a graveyard to show a woman's face, just as the final shot of Psycho does.
[edit] Release and reaction
Budgeted at over $90,000,000, What Lies Beneath was released on July 21, 2000 and was met with mixed reviews. However, it opened at #1 of the box office, grossing just under $30 Million. It continued strongly through the 2000 summer and ended up grossing over $155 Million in the United States and nearly $300 Million worldwide.
