The movie was released in 2004 and directed by david koepp. Watch secret window starring johnny depp in this suspense on directv. Secret window was written and directed by david koepp. If you like secret window you might like similar movies from hell, sleepy hollow, sweeney todd. It was written and directed by david koepp, based on the novella secret window, secret garden by stephen king, featuring a musical score by philip glass and geoff zanelli. Mort rainey is a recently divorced writer who suffered a psychotic break after discovering that his wife, amy, was having an affair. You should he wrote both jurassic park and its sequel the lost world, carlitos way, death becomes her, panic room, war of the worlds, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, wrote and directed the underrated stir of echoes and ghost town, and snagged johnny depp to star as bestselling author mort rainey in this adaptation of stephen kings novella secret window, secret. The subplot of an estranged wife and dead daughter was made up for the movie. I dont need it to be a wordforword recreation of the story or novel. The top 10 biggest differences between stephen king books. The best he can do is delete what he has already written. He loves his puppy and he literally wont hurt a mouse. While that book was between drafts, i started to think that there might be a way to tell both stories at the same time by approaching some of the plot elements of the dark half from a totally different angle. For movie freaks, halloween naturally makes us think of.
Whats the difference between novella four past midnight. Based on stephen kings book, secret window centers on horror writer morty johnny depp. Like most psychological thrillers, the character that has a mental illness is portrayed in a very exaggerated and dramatic way. Secret window four past midnight by stephen king 20040301 by stephen king jan 1, 1884. The 2004 thriller secret window doesnt get enough credit from thriller and horror. Secret window the movie, secret window, is a psychological thriller that is based on a novella called secret window, secret garden by stephen king. Watchmojo presents the top 10 biggest differences between stephen king books and movies. Movie when comparing the book twilight, written by stephanie meyers, with the movie twilight, screenplay written by melissa rosenberg and produced by catherine hardwicke, there are multiple visual differences between the two. It stars johny depp as mort rainey and john turturro as john shooter. Differences between secret window book vs movie page 1. Then the camera moves smoothly in to the shore, and across the grounds, and in through a window of the cabin, and it regards various rooms before closing in on a large mirror that reflects a man asleep on a couch. Apparently, his impending divorce with his wife, amy, causes mort rainey to go crazy. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Meg is sure that if she tells anyone, even her big brother, they will think she is crazy. The demon barber of fleet street, the ninth gate, edward scissorhands. Try reading the book secret window, secret garden, by stephen king, which this movie was based on. Which one did you like better, the movie or the book.
Possibly considering a secret window into his mind. Meanwhile the costars all deliver fine, convincing performances and although the grand finale is a bit of a letdown, and terribly predictable, the movie s style is interesting. Secret window, secret garden is a novella written by stephen king that was included in his 1990 collection four past midnight. Secret window 2004 screenplay by david koepp directed by david koepp based on the novella secret window, secret garden originally published in four past midnight david koepp used many of the elements and scenes from the stephen king novella, secret window, secret garden, but completely changed the motivations of the characters to tell a different story. The secret window and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Movie the secret garden is a film based on frances hodgson burnetts classic childrens book bearing the same title. From writerdirector david koepp stir of echoes comes this filmed adaptation of stephen kings novella secret window, secret garden, one of four stories in the collection four past midnight. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The main character, mary, is played by kate maberly. The movie secret window was based on the book secret window, secret garden. Its the most important part of the story, the ending. Secret window is based on the stephen king novella secret window, secret garden.
Depp is quirkily entertaining, but the movie runs out of steam by the end. It begins with a view across a lake to a rustic cabin. Who can help me understand the movie secret window. Secret window is a 2004 american psychological thriller film starring johnny depp and john turturro. Living in a remote cabin after splitting with his wife, morty mostly mopes and sleeps. This movie is about a young girl who is literally shipped off to her uncles english castle after her parents are killed in an earthquake.
Secret window is based on secret window, secret garden, a novella in a collection of four novellas in the book four past midnight 1990 by american horror writer stephen king. Secret window 2004 plot summary 6 a successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a wouldbe scribe who accuses him of plagiarism. The secret window by betty ren wright nook book ebook. Six months later, we see the scruffy, bespectacled mort holed up in a remote, lakefront cabin struggling with both writers block and the fact that his beloved amy is trying to get him. Writing, it seems to me, is a secret actas secret as dreamingand that was one aspect of this strange and dangerous craft i had never. While i love johnny depp and john turturro, i found the book to be far superior to the movie. While in the process of an ugly divorce from his wife maria bello, writer mort rainey johnny depp relocates to his remote cabin in upstate new york for solitude. Deze man, john shooter, beweert dat rainey het verhaal secret window, secret garden van hem. On metacritic, the film has an aggregated score of 46. The split personality of the killer is a typical plot altho, applying it to a novelist is kinda a self portrayal for king. One doesnt need much proof that the book is a classicit nearly always appears on lists of the greatest horror novels of all time as evidenced here, here, here, and here, and writers such as stephen king, neil gaiman, ramsey campbell, grady hendrix, paul tremblay, and numerous others continue. Secret window 2004 frequently asked questions imdb. The movie stars johnny depp in another of those performances where he.
You should he wrote both jurassic park and its sequel the lost world, carlitos way, death becomes her, panic room, war of the worlds, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, wrote and directed the underrated stir of echoes and ghost town, and snagged johnny depp to star as bestselling author mort rainey in this adaptation of stephen kings novella secret window, secret garden. I didnt read the book so there was nothing to spoil the storys twists and turns for me. Ending spoiler for secret window 2004, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. In 2019, shirley jacksons seminal the haunting of hill house will celebrate its 60th birthday. Application of psychology concepts in film secret window. Mort rainey is a successful writer going through a rather unfriendly divorce from his wife of ten years, amy. Mort rainey is the main character of the short story secret window, secret garden, and the 2004 film adaptation, where he was portrayed by johnny depp secret window. The film is a psychological thriller and is popular among people interested in such kinds of films. Its about mort rainey, an established fiction writer who discovers that his wife of 10 years is cheating on him. Essay about comparing the book and movie version of the. A classic case of did disociative identity disorder.
Secret window is better than most in its genre, although by no means is it a masterpiece of any sort. Watch secret window online stream full movie directv. The story structure database is an archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points. This is at the very beginning of the movie secret window, starring johnny depp as mort rainey. Who survives at the end of the movie, mort or shooter.
The stephen king novel so controversial its been out of print for 20 years. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Mort discovers his story is exactly the same as the one john shooter left with him and insisted he plagiarized. It is based on stephen kings novel secret window, secret garden. Secret window, secret garden stephen king wiki fandom.
The movie is notable for being faithful to the original story in most aspects, but in most ways are very different. The novella was adapted for the movie by american screenwriter and director david koepp. Contentsshow summary mort rainey is visited by a man who takes the name of john shooter, with a manuscript which proves to be an almost exact copy of a story that. Also they believed, at the end, that shooter was a real person. Betty ren wright meg is afraid to tell anyone when her dreams literally start coming true, but she needs help before she can learn to. Both are about authors who are thinly veiled analogues of king himself thad beaumont in the dark half and mort rainey in secret window, secret garden. Some important scenes were changed or even omitted from the original text, leaving noticeable gaps in the movie s plot. The first shot after the credits of secret window is an elaborate one. In the book secret window, secret garden the ending is completely different. The margos fight off the urge to daydream while they talk about the james thurber short story the secret life of walter mitty and the 1947 adaptation starring danny kaye in the title role. If you like secret window you are looking for psychological, macabre and twist ending movies about with split personality, nervous breakdown, insanity, losingit hero, psychology, mentally unstable and murder themes of drama, mystery and thriller genre shot in usa. Secret window, secret garden is similar to kings earlier novel the dark half.
Why secret window doesnt get more credit from stephen king. Mort rainey is a successful writer going through a rather unfriendly divorce from. The stephen king story predates fight club both the book and the film by nearly a decade. Alone and bitter in his cabin, he continues to work on his writing when a stranger named john shooter shows up on his doorstep, claiming rainey stole his story.
Secret window is the name of a 2004 film based on stephen kings novella, secret window, secret. Secret window, secret garden the book and secret window the movie. The story appeared in kings collection four past midnight. Betty ren right booklist betty ren right message board. The movie, starring johnny depp at his peaka year after his success with the first.
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