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      R Released Jan 18, 1980 1h 36m Mystery & Thriller List
      0% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 10% 50+ Ratings Audience Score A shy woman (Talia Shire) and her police protector (Joseph Cortese) are watched by her admirer, a weird woman (Elizabeth Ashley) with a telescope. Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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      Audience Member This movie stinks. Most notable for being the sole directorial effort by ace cinematographer Gordon Willis, Windows features a performance by Talia Shire that is so lifeless, it couldn't generate sparks if she stuck a fork in a wall socket. Marred by plot holes large enough to drive a fleet of Freightliners through, the film's greatest success is being worthy of the universal panning it received upon release. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member On the Linoleum Knife podcast where they review TRANSCENDENCE the guys reminded me that I had seen this offensive dreck. Thanks a lot guys. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member The only movie directed by cinematographer Gordon Willis (he also photographed it). The description here is awful, so don't pay much attention. This is one of the more unusual horror film that you're likely to see. Slowly pace and more concerned with character and performance than you typically see from the genre. Talia Shire is better than I've ever seen her, and Elizabeth Ashley is just incredibly creepy. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the strange. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Whoa. The script is terrible. Beyond terrible. And in a way that makes it not even fun to watch. It's unreal that this got made. With all of that said, it's a must-see film and one that should have a larger cult following. Elizabeth Ashley is turned up to 11 and sometimes that's all you really need. Her cigarette smoking while listening to Talia Shire moan with a knife in her mouth is epic. As is [spoiler] the death of Talia Shire's cat, who is put in a freezer. It's lesbian horror at it's best. It is a beautiful film. It's not Gordon Willis' fault. I don't know who's fault it is. There's SOMETHING here, I just don't know what. I do think it will be relevant to film history. It's already being written about by some brilliant people. It needs to be put on Blu-Ray immediately. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Yes, I am so happy Flixter added this terrible, terrible film, directed by the DP of the Godfather. If you're in the mood for unintentional laughs and the slowest, most overly long film climax of all time, look no further than Windows. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times We suspect right at the beginning that so-and-so is going to turn out to be the villain... and then, an hour later, after the plot thickens, there is the less-than-astonishing revelation that so-and-so is indeed the villain -- just as we suspected. Rated: 1/4 May 1, 2018 Full Review Gary Arnold Washington Post You can't help wondering how the filmmakers contrived to rationalize this idle mixture of the vicious and the ludicrous to themselves. May 1, 2018 Full Review Michael Blowen Boston Globe The most despicably silly movie of the year. Apr 28, 2018 Full Review Andrea Loewenstein Gay Community News (Boston) One of the stupidest movies I’ve seen in a long time. Aug 30, 2022 Full Review Lawrence O'Toole Maclean's Magazine The story, by Barry Siegel, thrives on the most primitive devices of plot construction and the characters are painfully porous. Feb 22, 2020 Full Review Paul Freitag-Fey Daily Grindhouse While it's far from a perfect film, it's nowhere near the travesty its reputation suggests. Aug 5, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A shy woman (Talia Shire) and her police protector (Joseph Cortese) are watched by her admirer, a weird woman (Elizabeth Ashley) with a telescope.
      Director
      Gordon Willis
      Screenwriter
      Barry Siegel
      Distributor
      United Artists
      Production Co
      Mike Lobell Productions
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 18, 1980, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 2, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 36m
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