One Hour Photo (2002)

Director:

Mark Romanek

Writer (WGA):

Mark Romanek (written by)

Release Date:

13 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The things that we fear the most have already happened to us...

Plot:

An employee of a one-hour photo lab becomes obsessed with a young suburban family.

Plot Keywords:

Department Store | Photography | Tears | Theft | Baby

Awards:

5 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Seymour Parrish
Connie Nielsen	...	Nina Yorkin
Michael Vartan	...	Will Yorkin
Dylan Smith	...	Jakob Yorkin
Erin Daniels	...	Maya Burson
Paul H. Kim	...	Yoshi Araki (as Paul Hansen Kim)
Lee Garlington	...	Waitress
Gary Cole	...	Bill Owens
Marion Calvert	...	Mrs. Von Unwerth
David Moreland	...	Mr. Siskind
Shaun P. O'Hagan	...	Young Father
Jim Rash	...	Amateur Porn Guy
Nick Searcy	...	Repairman
Dave Engfer	...	Sav-Mart Clerk
Jimmy Shubert	...	Soccer Coach

Also Known As:

Retratos de una obsesión (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) (Spain) [es]
One Hour Photo (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Photo obsession (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Baski (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kiirfoto (Estonia) [et]
One Hour Photo (Finland) (DVD box title) [fi]
One Hour Photo - Ich beobachte dich (Germany) (TV title) [de]
Retratos de uma Obsessão (Brazil) [pt]
Sötétkamra (Hungary) [hu]
Skoteinos thalamos (Greece) [el]
Stalker (Japan: English title) [en]
Tunnin kuva (Finland) [fi]
Zabranjene fotografije (Croatia) [hr]

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:R (certificate #38597) | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:18 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | France:U | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

In the first showing of the "photo wall", there are 854 photos. 29 high by 31 across minus three rows of 10, 14 and 21. At a later date the wall has 862 photos, same grid minus three rows of 2, 14 and 21.

Goofs:

Continuity: The steering wheel in Sy's Toyota is in different positions during two immediately adjoining shots while he is following Nina's Mercedes.

Quotes:

[Quoting Deepak Chopra]
Sy Parrish: The things you're most afraid of have already happened.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Conejo Blanco

Strong performances save the day.

Yes, Robin Williams does steal the show. He's an underrated actor, who, given a good script can deliver a mind boggling performance. That's exactly what One hour photo is, a good script with brilliant performances. The whole cast does an excellent job of showing how the events of one deranged man can impact the lives of many. Let's get one thing straight, though, this not a mainstream movie. It is very much an independant film. If you don't like movies with little action or a low budget don't see this movie. This film is good because of its' strong performances and decent script. I must say, though, without Williams as the lead, this movie would not have been as good as it was.