Rearview Mirror (film)

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Rearview Mirror
Based onRearview Mirror
by Caroline B. Cooney
Written by Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Directed by Lou Antonio
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Release1984 (1984)

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]

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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

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 (June 29, 1986). "MOVIES OF THE WEEK". Los Angeles Times (Home ed.). p. 5.
  2. ↑ Margulies, Lee (October 21, 1984). "UPDATE". Los Angeles Times. p. ab5.
  3. ↑ O'Connor, John J. (November 26, 1984). "TV REVIEWS; 'WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE': [REVIEW]". New York Times. p. C.21.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Jon (November 26, 1984). "'Rearview Mirror' offers a goofy image of sychopath". Chicago Tribune. p. e7.
  5. ↑ Tom Shales Washington Post Staff Writer. The Washington Post (November 26, 1984). "Suspenseful 'Rearview Mirror': NBC's Well-Done Thriller & 'Violet' on PBS". p. C2.


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