What Lies Beneath
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| Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
| Produced by |
Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis Jack Rapke |
| Screenplay by | Clark Gregg |
| Story by |
Sarah Kernochan Clark Gregg Uncredited: Steven Spielberg |
| Starring |
Harrison Ford Michelle Pfeiffer Diana Scarwid Miranda Otto James Remar |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Edited by | Arthur Schmidt |
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DreamWorks Pictures (North America) 20th Century Fox (International) |
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130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100 million |
| Box office | $291.4 million |
What Lies Beneath is a 2000 American psychological horror film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is the first film by the film studio ImageMovers. It stars Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer as a well-to-do couple who experience a strange haunting that uncovers secrets about their past. The film opened in 2,813 theaters in North America and grossed $291,420,351. The film received mainly mixed reviews, and received three Saturn Award nominations.
Claire Spencer (Michelle Pfeiffer) is living in Vermont with her husband, renowned scientist Dr. Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford). One year previously, Claire had been involved in a serious car accident that leaves gaps in her memory. Combined with her daughter Caitlin's (Katharine Towne) departure for college, this leaves Claire profoundly affected.
The Spencers — who have moved into the former home of Norman's father — live next door to the Feurs, who have just moved in and frequently engage in loud arguments. Overhearing Mary Feur (Miranda Otto) sobbing one day, Claire becomes concerned. When she sees Mary's husband Warren (James Remar) seemingly dragging something that resembles a body bag in the middle of the night and putting it in the trunk of the car, she suspects that Mary has been murdered.
Claire decides to investigate. After nobody answers the door, she walks around the side of the house and discovers a woman's sandal with a dark stain on it. Claire begins spying on Warren with the help of her best friend Jody (Diana Scarwid). However, Claire soon witnesses strange occurrences when she is alone in the house and becomes convinced that Mary is dead and haunting her.
Desperate for closure, and facing little sympathy from Norman, Claire invites Jody to join her for a séance in her bathroom, where she thinks she will be able to communicate with Mary's ghost. Although the séance provides no results, after Jody leaves, Claire finds a message in the bathroom's mirror that reads "You know".
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