Eyewitness

– Daryll Deever is a janitor in an office building in New York, and a big fan of TV news reporter, Ton..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 43 Minutes
Release Year:
1981
Eyewitness
Eyewitness (1981)

Daryll Deever is a janitor in an office building in New York, and a big fan of TV news reporter, Tony Sokolow. When a rich man is murdered in Daryll's building, Tony comes to cover the story and Daryll introduces himself to her. Thinking he may know something about the crime, Tony pursues him, and in order to keep seeing her, he pretends that he does. As the two of them play this game, the killers are watching, assuming that Daryll and Tony both know more about the crime than they do.

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Producing Country:
USA

Eyewitness (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Feb 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Eyewitness

Eyewitness
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Plot:

Manhattan janitor Daryll Deever is fixated on hard-charging TV commentator, Tony Sokolow; he tapes her commentary daily to watch after work. When a wealthy Vietnamese man, with many shady connections, is murdered in the office building where Daryll works, Tony shows up to cover the story and Daryll introduce himself. She thinks he may know something, so she pursues him; he pretends he might to keep her interested. This romantic cat and mouse game goes on under the watchful eyes of the killers, who think that Daryll and Tony do know something. The killers start their own game of cat and mouse.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
75%

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