Eyewitness
“Only the best murder cases make the six o'clock news.”
NYC custodian Daryll Deever is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow, so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his workplace. There's been a murder in the office building, and Tony suspects that Daryll may have insight into the crime, a notion that he furthers to stay close to her. However, when those behind the killing begin to think that he really knows something, they target the pair to keep their secrets hidden.
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Cast
31 people
William Hurt
Daryll Deever
Known for
Into the Wild
The Incredible Hulk
Sigourney Weaver
Tony Sokolow
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Christopher Plummer
Joseph
Known for
Up
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
James Woods
Aldo Mercer
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
Videodrome
Irene Worth
Mrs. Sokolow
Known for
Deathtrap
Onegin
Kenneth McMillan
Mr. Deever
Known for
Salem's Lot
Cat's Eye
Pamela Reed
Linda Mercer
Known for
Jericho
Kindergarten Cop
Albert Paulsen
Mr. Sokolow
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
Galactica 1980
Steven Hill
Lieutenant Jacobs
Known for
Law & Order
The Firm
Morgan Freeman
Lieutenant Black
Known for
Se7en
The Shawshank Redemption
Alice Drummond
Mrs. Eunice Deever
Known for
Ghostbusters
Doubt
Sharon Chatten
Israeli Woman
Also in
Over-Under Sideways-Down
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Peter Yates Director · Steve Tesich Writer Stanley Silverman Composer
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $8.5M · United States release February 13, 1981
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Budget
$8,500,000
Worldwide gross
$4,500,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 13, 1981
Theatrical
Germany
September 25, 1981 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 8, 1981 · Theatrical · Originally AA
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