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A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.
Sharon Chatten
- Israeli Woman
- (as Sharon Goldman)
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Did you know
- TriviaSigourney Weaver's character was based on an object of infatuation that Steve Tesich had with a Washington, D.C. anchorwoman. He recorded her broadcasts and had pictures of her like William Hurt's character had in the film of Weaver. The actual anchorwoman was brought in by Peter Yates for technical support to make Weaver's character more believable.
- GoofsThere is a security camera very obviously placed in the outer office outside of where the murder takes place, yet during the investigation no mention is made of it. However, perhaps (circa 1981) it's a closed-circuit, live feed only (no recordings made), and no one viewing the live security screens noticed anything unusual.
- Quotes
Lt. Jacobs: When he was a kid, Aldo must have wanted to be a suspect when he grew up.
- Alternate versionsRuns 93 minutes long on Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED), also commonly known RCA Selectavision Videodisc.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sneak Previews: Eyewitness/Tess/The Competition/The Dogs of War (1981)
- SoundtracksPiano trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 49: ii. Andante con moto tranquillo
Written by Felix Mendelssohn
[Performed at the Sokolows' house concert]
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Two apparently independent plots.
There are few films which boast such a first-rate cast:Christopher Plummer,Morgan Freeman ,Sigourney Weaver,James Woods ..And like in Hitchcock's "family plot" (1975),there are two apparently independent plots:on one hand,a shady business man's murder and a Vietnam veteran who becomes a janitor in the same building;on the other hand, a network which helps the Jews immigrate into the US.A fine thread connects the two stories:Weaver is the daughter of Jews who belong to this network and the fiancée (?) of one of them;and she's also a TV reporter who covers the affair I mention above;and she is also the janitor's idol.and...
When,after after almost one hour,the two plots become one,they do not hang well together(in Hitchcock's "family plot" ,the connection was very smart:a simple movement of the camera followed Karen Black ).And in spite of two spectacular scenes ,the rabid dog,and the horses which give the movie a fantastic touch,the story is at once implausible and predictable .Also handicapped by pointless minor characters such as Woods' sister and Hurt's father.This film does not rank among Peter Yates 'best.
When,after after almost one hour,the two plots become one,they do not hang well together(in Hitchcock's "family plot" ,the connection was very smart:a simple movement of the camera followed Karen Black ).And in spite of two spectacular scenes ,the rabid dog,and the horses which give the movie a fantastic touch,the story is at once implausible and predictable .Also handicapped by pointless minor characters such as Woods' sister and Hurt's father.This film does not rank among Peter Yates 'best.
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- Sep 10, 2003
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- The Janitor Can't Dance
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- $8,500,000 (estimated)
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- $6,400,000
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- $6,400,000
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