Fever (1999 film)

Fever
Fever
Directed by	Alex Winter
Written by	Alex Winter
Produced by	Christian Martin
Starring	Henry Thomas ; David O'Hara ; Teri Hatcher ; Bill Duke ;
Cinematography	Joe DeSalvo
Edited by	Thom Zinny
Music by	Joe Delia
Release dates	May 16, 1999(Cannes); May 22, 2001(United States);
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated March 21, 2025

Fever is a psychological thriller independent film written and directed by Alex Winter, and starring Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher and Bill Duke.^[1]

Plot

Nick Parker (Henry Thomas) is a struggling young artist suffering a mental and physical breakdown. When a violent murder happens in his apartment building, it pushes him to the edge of sanity. Suspected by his sister (Teri Hatcher) and tracked by a police detective (Bill Duke), Nick begins to think he may have committed the murder himself except for the appearance of a mysterious drifter (David O'Hara) who has moved in upstairs. Is he a witness or a murderer, and was it all a setup or illusion? The bottom line is: Who can you trust when you can no longer trust yourself?

Cast

Henry Thomas as Nick Parker
David O'Hara as Will
Teri Hatcher as Charlotte Parker
Bill Duke as Detective Glass
Sándor Técsy as Sidney Miskiewicz
Irma St. Paule as Mrs. Rhula Miskiewicz
Alex Kilgore as Adam Dennis
Marisol Padilla Sánchez as Soledad
Patricia Dunnock as Sophie Parker
Helen Hanft as Louisa

Reviews

A.O. Scott in The New York Times : "Pure Hitchcockian panic. An arresting example of what a talented filmmaker can do with the sparest of means."
Godfrey Cheshire in Variety : "An eerie, insinuating tale of urban dread and mental breakdown, [and] reps an impressively sophisticated solo directorial debut."
Dennis Lim in the Village Voice : "With the director's impeccably chic expressionism and Henry Thomas's persuasive, dread-soaked performance, Fever sustains a convincingly spooky ambience throughout. Winter achieves a degree of technical polish rare among American independents."
Phil Hall, Film Threat : "Mediocre thriller about a starving artist suspected of murder."

Awards

Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, 1999.

References

↑ Cheshire, Godfrey (31 May 1999). "Fever". Variety . Retrieved 20 March 2025.

External links

Fever at IMDb

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[1] Cheshire, Godfrey (31 May 1999). "Fever". Variety . Retrieved 20 March 2025.

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