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Fever (1999 film)

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Fever
Directed byAlex Winter
Written byAlex Winter
Produced byChristian Martin
Starring
CinematographyJoe DeSalvo
Edited byThom Zinny
Music byJoe Delia
Release dates
  • May 16, 1999 (1999-05-16) (Cannes)
  • May 22, 2001 (2001-05-22) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fever is a psychological thriller written and directed by Alex Winter, and starring Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher and Bill Duke.

Plot

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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

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Reviews

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  • 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."

Awards

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Official Selection, Cannes Film Festival, 1999.

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