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Stir of Echoes

Name: Stir of Echoes
Released: 1999-09-10T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 6.7

In every mind there is a door that should never be opened.

1999 • 99 min • ★ 6.7 (1,357) • Released

Horror Mystery Thriller

After being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Tom Witzky begins seeing haunting visions of a girl's ghost and a mystery begins to unfold around her.

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Original title: Stir of Echoes
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: $12,000,000
Revenue: $21,142,914

Reviews & Ratings 1

John Chard

Oct 16, 2019 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

I see a red door and I want to paint it black! Stir of Echoes is written and directed by David Koepp who adapts from the novel of the same name written by Richard Matheson. It stars Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Zachary David Cope, Illena Douglas, Jennifer Morrison, Kevin Dunn and Conor O'Farrell. Music is scored by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Fred Murphy. Chicago phone engineer Tom Witzky (Bacon) submits to being hypnotised by his sister-in-law and finds that his young son's imaginary friend is not imagined after all... Undeniably lost in the slip-stream of the similar themed "The Sixth Sense", Stir of Echoes screams out to be seen by more fans of supernatural mysteries. It's a near faultless production, with Koepp getting all the key ingredients right on both the page and in transfer to the screen. Pacing is often the problem with films of a similar ilk, but Koepp deftly structures it in three engrossing sections. First third establishes the main characters and the supernatural set-up, but the bonus here is that character reactions are believable, especially with Erbe's confused wife. Koepp has a great sense of atmosphere whilst ensuring we are fully immersed in Tom Wizky's new world of disorientation by way of terrifying visions and red light shocks. Second third brings the chills and the odd boo-jump, again the director is aware that too many jumps can overkill the plot, so they are nicely spaced out and accompanied by a palpable fear of the unknown. Then the last third unravels in a whirl of Roy Neary like obsessions and ghosts of the past denouements. It's a standard formula, yet it's amazing just how often film makers get it wrong, especially in horror. Not a problem here. Film is further boosted by Newton Howard's score that blends the ethereal with rising thunder and Murphy's colour photography, the latter of which helps to paint a harmonious Chicago neighbourhood, soon to be turned upside down, literally at one end of the street. The acting is super, which in Bacon's case is a given to anyone who has followed his career, and Koepp shows some nice and creepy visual filming techniques to further enhance the great Richard Matheson's story. There's the odd little misstep, such as a thread involving a secret organisation that has the "gift" of being "open" to the supernatural, that feels like filler to over state Tom's torment. While the post reaction to a suicide attempt isn't given nearly enough screen time to really add impetus to the unfolding mystery. But small complaints only, for Stir of Echoes (great title) remains a truly involving and entertaining supernatural mystery. 8.5/10

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cemetery clairvoyance disappearance ghost grave haunted house hearing voices hypnosis murder neighborhood obsession paranoia psychic repressed memory tools

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Cast 15

Kevin Bacon

Tom Witzky

Kathryn Erbe

Maggie Witzky

Illeana Douglas

Lisa Weil

Zachary David Cope

Jake Witzky

Kevin Dunn

Frank McCarthy

Conor O'Farrell

Harry Damon

Liza Weil

Debbie Kozac

Lusia Strus

Sheila McCarthy

Stephen Eugene Walker

Bobby

Larry Neumann Jr.

Lenny

Jennifer Morrison

Samantha Kozac

Mike Bacarella

Train Station Cop #1

Christian Stolte

Train Station Cop #2

Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Neil the Cop

James Andelin

Elderly Man

Crew 35

Leesa Evans

Costume Design

Tony Gardner

Special Effects Makeup Artist

C. David Jones

Set Production Assistant

Doug Wax

Stand In

Scott A. Martin

Stand In

Rick LeFevour

Stunt Coordinator

Carl Paoli

Stunts

James Fierro

Stunts

Ken Remer

Stunts

Linda Perlin

Stunts

Mark Harper

Stunts

Tom Lowell

Stunts

Brian De Palma

Thanks

Steven Soderbergh

Thanks

David Koepp

Director

John Axelrad

Additional Editing

Jill Savitt

Editor

John Axelrad

First Assistant Editor

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Bill Block

Executive In Charge Of Production

Michele Weisler

Executive Producer

Mickie Paskal

Location Casting

Rachel Tenner

Location Casting

Gavin Polone

Producer

Doc Kane

ADR Mixer

James Newton Howard

Orchestrator

Jeff Atmajian

Orchestrator

James Newton Howard

Original Music Composer

Scott D. Smith

Production Sound Mixer

Todd Toon

Supervising Sound Editor

Todd Vaziri

Compositing Lead

Van Ling

Visual Effects Supervisor

Richard Matheson

Novel

David Koepp

Screenplay

Andrew Kevin Walker

Writer

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US Release Dates 1

Sep 10, 1999

R Theatrical