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A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.
Sharon Chatten
- Israeli Woman
- (as Sharon Goldman)
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Did you know
- TriviaSigourney Weaver's character was based on an object of infatuation that Steve Tesich had with a Washington, D.C. anchorwoman. He recorded her broadcasts and had pictures of her like William Hurt's character had in the film of Weaver. The actual anchorwoman was brought in by Peter Yates for technical support to make Weaver's character more believable.
- GoofsThere is a security camera very obviously placed in the outer office outside of where the murder takes place, yet during the investigation no mention is made of it. However, perhaps (circa 1981) it's a closed-circuit, live feed only (no recordings made), and no one viewing the live security screens noticed anything unusual.
- Quotes
Lt. Jacobs: When he was a kid, Aldo must have wanted to be a suspect when he grew up.
- Alternate versionsRuns 93 minutes long on Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED), also commonly known RCA Selectavision Videodisc.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sneak Previews: Eyewitness/Tess/The Competition/The Dogs of War (1981)
- SoundtracksPiano trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 49: ii. Andante con moto tranquillo
Written by Felix Mendelssohn
[Performed at the Sokolows' house concert]
Featured review
Not Much To See.
William Hurt plays a Manhattan Janitor named Daryl Deaver, who is obsessed with a local newswoman named Tony Sokolow(played by Sigourney Weaver). When a Vietnamese man with a shady past is murdered in Daryl's building, he takes full advantage of meeting his crush by insinuating that he knows more about the murder than he does. Tony goes along with him, flattered but unsure. When the true killers get wind of Daryl's story, they plan on eliminating him, and before they know it, their really is a conspiracy to report...
Good acting by its fine cast(which includes James Woods, Morgan Freeman, and Christopher Plummer) cannot save this contrived and unconvincing mystery, which just doesn't amount to much.
Good acting by its fine cast(which includes James Woods, Morgan Freeman, and Christopher Plummer) cannot save this contrived and unconvincing mystery, which just doesn't amount to much.
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- Sep 26, 2013
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- The Janitor Can't Dance
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- $8,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,400,000
- Gross worldwide
- $6,400,000
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