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What Lies Beneath [DVD] [2000]

Harrison Ford (Actor), Michelle Pfeiffer (Actor), Robert Zemeckis (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over | Format: DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto, James Remar
  • Directors: Robert Zemeckis
  • Writers: Clark Gregg, Sarah Kernochan
  • Producers: Robert Zemeckis, Cherylanne Martin, Jack Rapke, Joan Bradshaw, Mark Johnson
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Sep 2001
  • Run Time: 125 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005JI03
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,759 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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What would Hitchcock have done if he had had modern digital effects? The answer is almost certainly: something very like What Lies Beneath, Robert Zemeckis' technically accomplished supernatural thriller that pays open homage to Suspicion, Rear Window and Psycho, to name but three. Michelle Pfeiffer delivers one of the finest, most nuanced performances of her career as a woman in an ideal relationship whose perfect life begins to unravel with terrifying consequences. Harrison Ford plays sympathetically against type as her husband who may or may not be telling her the truth. Although made in the middle of his filming Cast Away, while the director waited for Tom Hanks to shed some pounds, this is no quickie throwaway picture. Zemeckis loads this character-driven story with genuinely scary suspense, using subtle camera moves, mirrored reflections and red-herrings in a classic Hitchcockian manner--the difference here is that he has access to the most up-to-date digital effects and employs them with characteristic imagination, creating seemingly impossible camera angles that only enhance the tension. The Production Design is equally carefully considered, as even the idyllic household setting with its pristine bathroom is gradually transformed into an object of terror. Composer Alan Silvestri's score winds up the drama several notches further with an appropriate Bernard Herrmann pastiche.

On the DVD: The principal attraction of this disc is the pin-sharp anamorphic picture and 5.1 soundtrack--superb picture and sound quality contribute greatly to the enjoyment here, since Zemeckis is one of the few contemporary directors who remains acutely sensitive to the composition of each and every scene. The brief featurette is a little misleadingly titled, as it's essentially a profile of Zemeckis' career with a few comments about this film thrown in for good measure. The rather dry and uninvolving commentary is by Zemeckis with producers Steve Starkey and Jack Rapke. --Mark Walker

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Actors: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto, James Remar
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Manufacturer: Twentieth Century Fox
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrifying 24 Jan 2002
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Format:DVD
This was one film I thought I could watch at night but had to turn off straight away as I was so scared. I finally watched it during the day and I still almost jumped out of my skin! Brilliant acting, brilliant camera angles and brilliant story. A bit predicatable at the end but the shocks make you forgive all its sins... Just as I thought it was all over at the end of the film, the music started and drove me out of the room again. I dare everyone to watch this on their own. Truly one of a kind.
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5.0 out of 5 stars No teen slashers here 16 Sep 2001
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Format:VHS Tape
Thank God! Finally a really scary film with not a hint of a slasher movie about it. I watched this in the cinema last year when I shared a house with 5 other girls - not one of us slept alone that night. This is a must-see, late at night but not alone. Without giving any of the story away, let me just say this - you'll never look at your bath the same way again...
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Definately one to add to your collection! 4 April 2004
By Sue Lewendon VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
I have watched this movie several times now and yet it never bores me, even though I know exactly what is going to happen. I still jump too which I find completely amusing. This is also one of the few films out there that has managed to keep my hubby awake AND interested at the same time!!!

It tells the story of Claire, (Pfeiffer), and Norman Spencer, (Ford), who live a very comfortable life in their beautiful country house. They see their only daughter off to college at the start of the film and then everything goes pear-shaped.

Norman is a Professor of science and is working very hard on a project at the university. This means that Claire, who is feeling quite emotional at the sudden loss of her daughter, is left alone quite a bit. She begins to see and hear things that she can't quite believe are real. For instance, she is scooping the dog's ball from the lake and sees something just below the surface of the water. The front door seems to know just when she's going to open it and does it for her, and then of course there is the bath that won't quit running itself!!!

Norman begins to think that all this is some kind of delayed trauma from the daughter's departure and also from a car accident that Claire had a year ago. But Claire sees things about the neighbours behaviour that convince her that the husband has killed his wife.

All in all this film has you on the very edge of your seat from start to finish. There is a great rapport between the two leads and a few twists and turns that keep you guessing right up to the end. This is exactly what a thriller should be made of and I for one will never tire of it.

This is great stuff so do yourself a favour and buy it!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A jump everytime!
Sometimes forgotten, What Lies Beneath is a classic thriller, with great performances from Ford and Pfeiffer. Read more
Published 1 month ago by N. Lang
5.0 out of 5 stars What Lies Beneath
Good movie, with hungarian subtitle! I've never been disappointed. Very good quality. Good sound. Unfortunately, Hungary is not available. Keep up with Hungarian subtitles!
Published 4 months ago by Marcell
5.0 out of 5 stars On of my favourite films!
First saw this film as a teenager and since them it's always been mentioned when people talk about their favourite films. Read more
Published 5 months ago by The Tooth Fairy
5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT THRILLER EVERYONE CAN ENJOY
This is a perfect hollywood thriller from my favourite director Rebert Zemekis. Harrision Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer are excellent (as always) and you will be on the edge of your... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ali M
1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of an evening...
I thought this film was dull, predictable, "plodding", and not in the least bit scary. I bought it because of the good reviews on amazon, but I really did think it was a dud...
Published 22 months ago by Jack Richardson
4.0 out of 5 stars You're not yourself today are you?
Claire and Norman Spencer's marriage starts to fall apart when she believes there is a ghost in the house. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Spike Owen
4.0 out of 5 stars Here Is What Lies Beneath This Film...
When I first saw this film in the fall of '98 I was half expecting some sort of lavish remake of 'Ben Hur' from what I had been told by fellow film-goers. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2010 by Monsieur Slinky
5.0 out of 5 stars Norman was right!...
It's quite a gripping story. But all considered, The character of Harrison Ford was right, his wife should have left it alone! Read more
Published on 12 Sep 2010 by Mr. L. Amjadi
3.0 out of 5 stars What Lies Beneath
`What Lies Beneath' is a pretty good thriller movie starring both Michelle Pfieffer and Harrison Ford. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2009 by Spider Monkey
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful ghost story
Empty nester and retired Cello player Claire (Michelle Pfieffer) is devastated by her daughter's moving away to attend college; the only consolation is being able to begin the... Read more
Published on 18 May 2009 by Dismal Angel
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