Category: Eyewitness

  • Eyewitness (1981, Peter Yates)

    Gentle, deliberate dramatic mystery/thriller (reuniting director Yates with BREAKING AWAY writer Steve Tesich) has custodian William Hurt lying about witnessing a crime so he can cozy up with TV reporter Sigourney Weaver, who he’s got a major crush on. Excellent performance from Hurt, sometimes excellent, sometimes not performance from Weaver. Not quite successful but a…