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One day, a man named John Shooter arrives at the cabin and accuses Mort of plagiarizing his short story, "Sowing Season". Upon reading Shooter's manuscript, Mort discovers it is virtually identical to his own story, "Secret Window", except for the ending.
Mar 31, 2022 · The gruesome end to the film is well-done, but not exactly true to the original story. In the movie, Mort is left eating the corn grown from the corpse of his past love, in King's...
Aug 26, 2020 · Written and directed by David Koepp, Secret Window plays out just like a Stephen King novel – which is ideal, given that it is based off a King short story. Everything from the characters to the...
Mar 1, 2023 · After reading Shooter’s short story, Mort realizes that one of his published stories (Secret Window) is identical to Sowing Season, except for the ending. The next day, Mort meets up with Shooter again.
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After catching his wife Amy having an affair with their friend Ted, mystery writer Mort Rainey retreats to his cabin at Tashmore Lake in upstate New York, while Amy stays in their marital home. Six months later, Mort, depressed and suffering from writer's block, has delayed finalizing the divorce. One day, a man named John Shooter arrives at the ca...
Johnny Depp as Morton "Mort" RaineyPart of Secret Window was filmed in the town of North Hatley, Quebec in the Eastern Townships approximately two hours south east of Montreal. Other filming locations included Lake Massawippi, Lake Sacacomie, Lake Gale and the village of Bromont, Quebec. According to director David Koepp on the DVD commentary track, the footage of the ocean scene du...
Roger Ebert awarded Secret Window three stars out of a possible four, stating that it "could add up to a straight-faced thriller about things that go boo in the night, but Johnny Depp and director David Koepp ... have too much style to let that happen." He continues by noting that the "story is more entertaining as it rolls along than it is when it...
News: Depp's charisma makes 'Secret Window' worth a look. Macdonald, Moira. The Seattle Times. March 12, 2004. 2011-05-24.- Fred Murphy
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This is John Shooter (John Turturro), a writer who leaves behind a manuscript that is, indeed, almost word for word the same as Rainey’s story “Secret Window.” The plot deals with a man who has been betrayed by his wife, murders her, and buries her in her beloved garden where, after a time, she will be forgotten, “perhaps even by me.”
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Secret Window. Following a bitter separation from his wife (Maria Bello), famed mystery writer Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) is unexpectedly confronted at his remote lake house by a dangerous stranger named John Shooter (John Turturro).
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