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Stir of Echoes

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Blue-collar family man Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) scoffs at supernatural phenomena -- until he lets his wife's sister, Lisa (Illeana Douglas), put him into a hypnotic trance. Upon waking, Tom realizes he has a psychic connection with his son, Jake (Zachary David Cope). He also has alarming hallucinations of a missing teenage neighbor named Samantha (Jennifer Morrison). Tom, convinced his visions will lead him to the girl, begins a desperate search that puts him into a life-threatening situation.
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Kevin Bacon's acting is so genuine that it's creepy and director David Keopp knows how to create true suspense.

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David Ansen Newsweek As the plot kicks in, the hysteria mounts and the explanations start coming, the tension starts to dissipate. Like Bacon's strenuous attempt to sound working class, the movie tries too hard. Mar 6, 2018 Full Review Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader [A] serious, atmospheric, character-driven supernatural drama. Dec 10, 2007 Full Review Time Out The skillful shock cuts will make you jump out of your skin, but it's the digital visualisation of the ghostly Samantha which really makes the flesh crawl. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Sharai Bohannon A Nightmare On Fierce Street Podcast This movie is still just as effective and creepy as it was when it came out over 25 years ago. It is perhaps the best Kevin Bacon-led horror we have gotten thus far. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 30, 2025 Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Stir of Echoes is an effective thriller that plays in the realm of supernatural horror. The script here is solid and filled with tense sequences that the direction brings to the screen beautifully to create a creepy atmosphere from fairly early on ... Dec 28, 2024 Full Review Grant Hermanns Screen Rant David Koepp's Stir of Echoes adaptation not only remains a gripping and chilling mystery, but also still one of Kevin Bacon's best performances. Rated: 9/10 Dec 27, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dave H This movie is one that will haunt you forever! Absolutely perfect acting. Perfectly cast. Brilliantly directed. Exactly as all movies should be but most are not. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/25 Full Review Claudio C Stir of Echoes (1999) Still a Great Horror Movie After Almost Thirty Years (11,778 – 04 Nov 2000 / 11 Sep 2001 / 21 Jun 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) In Chicago, the working-class Tom (Kevin Bacon) lives with his wife Maggie (Kathryn Erbe) and their five-year-old son Jake (Zachary David Cope) in a rented house from their neighbor Harry (Conor O'Farrell), who lives in front of them, in a friendly neighborhood. Jake is an imaginative kid and has an imaginary friend named Samantha (Jennifer Morrison). Out of the blue, Tom is warned by his sister-in-law Lisa (Illeana Douglas) that Maggie is pregnant, but he does not show enthusiasm with the information since he still expects to be promoted in the telephonic company where he works. When they go to a party at the house of his friend Frank (Kevin Dunn), Lisa talks about the course of hypnotism that she is concluding. Tom does not like her and challenges Lisa to hypnotize him. She really does and Tom discloses secrets about him and does not feel pain when pierced by a safety pin. However, Tom starts to have visions and nightmares with a teenager. He learns that the teenager Samantha vanished in the neighborhood a couple of months ago before he moved, and he is seeing her ghost. He calls Lisa and asks if she did anything else to him, and she replies that she left a pos-suggestion for him to be more open-minded. Now Tom becomes obsessed with finding something hidden in his house. “Stir of Echoes” (1999) is still a great horror movie after almost thirty years from the release. The movie by David Koepp has an excellent screenplay and is very well-developed as well as the characters. The story of supernatural mystery, obsession and discovery has a magnificent cast, highlighting Kevin Bacon and the boy Zachary David Cope, and has a good conclusion. This is the third time that I have seen this film and it is still engaging, My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): “Ecos do Além” (“Echoes from Beyond”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/22/25 Full Review Orin D Stir of Echoes is a better than average mystery/thriller & one of Kevin Bacon's finest roles. It succeeds in producing many gasp moments. (My wife had to close her eyes several times. Kathryn Erbe is excellent a Bacon's (Tom Witsky's wife) The boy who plays Tom's son is also terrific. It is good to see a rare film that has a working class setting (Tom is a lineman.) This one is absolutely worth watching. Orin P. Domenico Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Larry L Threw the years this has been a favorite of mine. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/20/25 Full Review Tom F Some nice bits, a good idea, and well acted, but largely generic and forgettable. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/14/25 Full Review Whistlerworld S Great suspense with a chilling style Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Blue-collar family man Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) scoffs at supernatural phenomena -- until he lets his wife's sister, Lisa (Illeana Douglas), put him into a hypnotic trance. Upon waking, Tom realizes he has a psychic connection with his son, Jake (Zachary David Cope). He also has alarming hallucinations of a missing teenage neighbor named Samantha (Jennifer Morrison). Tom, convinced his visions will lead him to the girl, begins a desperate search that puts him into a life-threatening situation.
Director
David Koepp
Producer
Judy Hofflund, Gavin Polone
Screenwriter
Richard Matheson, David Koepp
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment, Miramax Films
Production Co
Artisan Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.1M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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