Secret Window
Secret Window is a 2004 American psychological horror thriller film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro. It was written and directed by David Koepp, based on the novella Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King, featuring a musical score by Philip Glass and Geoff Zanelli. The story appeared in King's 1990 collection Four Past Midnight. The film was released on March 12, 2004, by Columbia Pictures; it was a moderate box office success and received mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
After catching his wife Amy having an affair with their friend Ted, mystery writer Mort Rainey retreats to his cabin at Tashmore Lake in upstate New York, while Amy stays in their marital home. Six months later, Mort, depressed and suffering from writer's block, has delayed finalizing the divorce.
More details
author | David Koepp Stephen King |
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contentLocation | New York |
director | David Koepp |
editor | Jill Savitt |
genre | horror mystery thriller |
keywords | act ambush burn bury dissociative identity disorder divorce end gas station kill literary agent meet morning murder weapon mystery writer plagiarism plagiarize post office prime suspect private investigator read short story speak suffer talk upstate new york writer\'s block |
musicBy | Philip Glass |
producer | Ezra Swerdlow Gavin Polone |
publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
recordedAt | Montreal |
theme | mystery thriller psychological horror psychological thriller |