Fever (1999 film)

Fever
Official poster
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 (1999-05-16)(Cannes) May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)(United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Fever is a 1999 American 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

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 57% of 7 critics' reviews are positive. ^[2]

• 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."

Accolades

Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, 1999.

References

1. Cheshire, Godfrey (31 May 1999). "Fever". Variety . Retrieved 20 March 2025.
2. "Fever". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 19 July 2025.

External links

• Fever at IMDb