One Hour Photo
One Hour Photo is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. The film was produced by Catch 23 Entertainment, Killer Films, and John Wells Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film stars Williams as a photo technician who develops an unhealthy obsession with a family to whom he has long provided services.
Plot
Seymour "Sy" Parrish is a photo technician at a one-hour photo in big-box store SavMart. He lives alone (with a pet hamster), has no friends or love life, and lives only for his work, which he considers a "vital service". His favorite customers are the Yorkin family, whose photos he has developed for many years. Over the years, he has grown obsessed with the family, enshrining them in his home with their photos that he secretly copies. However, as he is shy and socially inept, his attempts to become closer to the family are gently rebuffed.
More details
author | Mark Romanek |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Mark Romanek |
editor | Jeffrey Ford |
genre | drama mystery thriller |
keywords | arrest big-box store child pornography disgust extramarital affair hotel room lunch break minilab obsess one-hour photo paparazzo parking garage pick up police interrogation police investigation terrorize traumatize young daughter |
musicBy | Reinhold Heil |
producer | Christine Vachon Pamela Koffler Stan Wlodkowski |
publisher | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
theme | independent psychological drama psychological thriller security and surveillance |