Footsteps (2003 film)

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Footsteps
Genre	Thriller
Based on	Footsteps by Ira Levin
Written by	Shelly Evans
Directed by	John Badham
Starring	Candice Bergen; Michael Murphy; Bryan Brown; Bug Hall
Music by	Christopher Franke
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Mark Gordon; Ginny Jones-Duzak; Ken Raskoff
Cinematography	Ron Stannett
Editor	Frank Morriss
Running time	95 minutes
Production companies	Fox Television Studios; Ken Raskoff Productions; The Mark Gordon Company
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 12, 2003

Footsteps is a 2003 American made-for-television thriller film directed by John Badham based on the Ira Levin play of the same name. It was broadcast on CBS on October 12, 2003.^[1]

Plot

Daisy Lowendahl is a best-selling suspense novelist who has been receiving threatening letters ever since an incident occurred in which a man killed a woman and claimed that he was inspired to do it by one of her novels. At a public event a man angrily accuses her of being responsible for the murder. She is frightened by the man and is plagued by a fear of being attacked when she is alone. At the suggestion of her husband she takes a short vacation at her isolated beach house, where she is visited by Spencer Weaver, a local young fan who knows almost everything about her. Her next visitor is Eddie Bruno, who claims to be a police detective and warns her that Spencer may be dangerous to her. Spencer insists that Eddie is not a cop and after a struggle Eddie is overpowered and tied up. Eddie begins revealing personal details about Daisy, claiming that her husband hired him to kill her that night.

Cast

Candice Bergen as Daisy Lowendahl
Michael Murphy as Robbie
Bryan Brown as Eddie Bruno
Bug Hall as Spencer Weaver
John Walf as Boss
Cindy Sampson as Jordan Hayes
Suzanne Jacob as Babs
Johanna MacCulloch as Lauren
Chase Duffy as Bodyguard #1
Travis Ferris as Officer
Bruce Graham as Judge Martin Hickler
Glen Grant as Police Detective
Jason Hemsworth as Bodyguard #2
James Symington as Arresting Officer
Gary Levert as Male Heckler
Darcy Lindzon as Tommy
Rita Malik as Lady in Audience
Agumeuay Nakanakis as Fisherman
Juanita Peters as Reporter
Austin St. John as Police Investigator

Production

After the success of his play Deathtrap, Ira Levin penned the play Footsteps but failed to find anyone to produce it. CBS initially intended to present it as a live theatrical production but ultimately decided that it would have to be adapted into a film due to the need for so many close-ups.^[2]

References

^ Adalian, Josef (28 July 2003). "CBS telepix set dates with net stalwarts".
^ King, Susan (10 October 2003). "Shunned by Broadway, thriller finds its niche as a TV movie" – via LA Times.

External links

Footsteps at IMDb

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[1] Adalian, Josef (28 July 2003). "CBS telepix set dates with net stalwarts".

[2] King, Susan (10 October 2003). "Shunned by Broadway, thriller finds its niche as a TV movie" – via LA Times.

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