Rearview Mirror (film)

Rearview Mirror is a 1984 American TV movie directed by Lou Antonio. The script was by Lorenzo Semple Jr. based on a novel by Caroline B. Cooney which had been published in 1980.[1]

Premise

Jerry Sam Hopps, an escaped convict and psychopathic murderer and his cousin terrorize a woman, Terry Seton, and force her to drive them through North Carolina, with a separately kidnapped baby. A visiting police detective pursues.

Cast

  • Lee Remick as Terry Seton
  • Tony Musante as Vince Martino
  • Michael Beck as Jerry Sam Hopps
  • Jim Antonio as Chief Yates
  • Don Galloway as Roger Seton
  • Ned Bridges as Powell

Production

The film was made in October 1984.[2]

Reception

The New York Times said "one begins to wonder early on, did a bunch of nice actors get caught in a kinky and pointless exercise like this?"[3]

The Chicago Tribune called it "scary but goofy."[4]

The Washington Post called it "a strikingly well-done nail biter."[5]

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Kevin (29 June 1986). "MOVIES OF THE WEEK". Los Angeles Times (Home ed.). p. 5.
  2. ^ Margulies, Lee (Oct 21, 1984). "UPDATE". Los Angeles Times. p. ab5.
  3. ^ O'Connor, John J. (26 Nov 1984). "TV REVIEWS; 'WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE': [REVIEW]". New York Times. p. C.21.
  4. ^ Anderson, Jon (Nov 26, 1984). "'Rearview Mirror' offers a goofy image of sychopath". Chicago Tribune. p. e7.
  5. ^ Tom Shales Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (Nov 26, 1984). "Suspenseful 'Rearview Mirror': NBC's Well-Done Thriller & 'Violet' on PBS". p. C2.
  • Review of 1980 novel at Kirkus
  • Rearview Mirror at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
  • Rearview Mirror at IMDb
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Films directed by Lou Antonio
  • Love Is Not Forever (1974)
  • Fools, Females and Fun (1974)
  • Someone I Touched (1975)
  • Something for Joey (1977)
  • The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
  • The Gypsy Warriors (1978)
  • The Critical List (1978)
  • A Real American Hero (1978)
  • Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)
  • Heaven on Earth (1979)
  • The Chinese Typewriter (1979)
  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1979)
  • Gabe and Walker (1981)
  • We're Fighting Back (1981)
  • The Star Maker (1981)
  • The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid (1981)
  • Something So Right (1982)
  • Between Friends (1983)
  • A Good Sport (1984)
  • Threesome (1984)
  • Rearview Mirror (1984)
  • Thirteen at Dinner (1985)
  • One Terrific Guy (1986)
  • Pals (1987)
  • Mayflower Madam (1987)
  • The Outside Woman (1989)
  • Dark Holiday (1989)
  • Face to Face (1990)
  • Sporting Chance (1990)
  • This Gun for Hire (1991)
  • Lies Before Kisses (1991)
  • The Last Prostitute (1991)
  • The Rape of Doctor Willis (1991)
  • A Taste for Killing (1992)
  • Nightmare in the Daylight (1992)
  • The Contender (1993)
  • The Force (1999)


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