The Janitor (aka Eyewitness)
Year 1981
Nationality: British Quad
Size in inches: 30 x 40
Condition: Folded
Directed by: Peter Yates
Writing credits: Steve Tesich
Genre: Thriller
Tagline: You're never more vulnerable than when you've seen too much.
Manhattan janitor Daryll Deever is fixated on hard-charging TV commentator, Tony Sokolow; he tapes her commentary daily to watch after work. When a wealthy Vietnamese man, with many shady connections, is murdered in the office building where Daryll works, Tony shows up to cover the story and Daryll introduce himself. She thinks he may know something, so she pursues him; he pretends he might to keep her interested. This romantic cat and mouse game goes on under the watchful eyes of the killers, who think that Daryll and Tony do know something. The killers start their own game of cat and mouse.
In order to research his character, William Hurt actually moonlighted as a janitor before production on the film began and it would prove vital throughout the film.
Movie Rating: 6.0/10
Cast:
William Hurt .... Daryll Deever
Sigourney Weaver .... Tony Sokolow
Christopher Plummer .... Joseph
James Woods .... Aldo Mercer
Irene Worth .... Mrs. Sokolow
Kenneth McMillan .... Mr. Deever
Pamela Reed .... Linda Mercer
Albert Paulsen .... Mr. Sokolow
Steven Hill .... Lieutenant Jacobs
Morgan Freeman .... Lieutenant Black
Alice Drummond .... Mrs. Eunice Deever
Sharon Goldman .... Israeli Woman
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