Fever (1999 film) explained
| Fever |
| Director: | Alex Winter |
| Producer: | Christian Martin |
| Starring: | |
| Music: | Joe Delia |
| Cinematography: | Joe DeSalvo |
| Editing: | Thom Zinny |
| Production Companies: | --> |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Fever is a psychological thriller written and directed by Alex Winter, and starring Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher and Bill Duke.
Plot
Nick Parker (Henry Thomas) is a struggling young artist suffering a mental and physical breakdown. When a violent murder happens in his apartment building, it pushes him to the edge of sanity. Suspected by his sister (Teri Hatcher) and tracked by a police detective (Bill Duke), Nick begins to think he may have committed the murder himself except for the appearance of a mysterious drifter (David O'Hara) who has moved in upstairs. Is he a witness or a murderer, and was it all a setup or illusion? The bottom line is: Who can you trust when you can no longer trust yourself?
Cast
- Henry Thomas as Nick Parker
- David O'Hara as Will
- Teri Hatcher as Charlotte Parker
- Bill Duke as Detective Glass
- Sándor Técsy as Sidney Miskiewicz
- Irma St. Paule as Mrs. Rhula Miskiewicz
- Alex Kilgore as Adam Dennis
- Marisol Padilla Sánchez as Soledad
- Patricia Dunnock as Sophie Parker
- Helen Hanft as Louisa
Reviews
- A.O. Scott in The New York Times: "Pure Hitchcockian panic. An arresting example of what a talented filmmaker can do with the sparest of means."
- Godfrey Cheshire in Variety: "An eerie, insinuating tale of urban dread and mental breakdown, [and] reps an impressively sophisticated solo directorial debut."
- Dennis Lim in the Village Voice: "With the director's impeccably chic expressionism and Henry Thomas's persuasive, dread-soaked performance, Fever sustains a convincingly spooky ambience throughout. Winter achieves a degree of technical polish rare among American independents."
- Phil Hall, Film Threat: "Mediocre thriller about a starving artist suspected of murder."
Awards
Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, 1999.
