Witness (1985) - Theatrical Trailer - © Paramount Pictures
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Uploaded by IAmOnlyLove on May 26, 2009
Film: Witness.
Starring: Harrison Ford as Det. Capt. John Book, Kelly McGillis as Rachel Lapp, Lukas Haas as Samuel Lapp, Danny Glover as Det. Lt. James McFee and Viggo Mortensen as Moses Hochleitner.
Directed by: Peter Weir.
Story & Screenplay written by: William Kelley, Pamela Wallace and Earl W. Wallace.
Distributed by: © Paramount Pictures.
Theatrical Release Date: February 8, 1985 (USA)
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Synopsis!
"Witness" is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Peter Weir. The screenplay by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, and Earl W. Wallace focuses on a detective protecting a young Amish boy who becomes the target of a ruthless killer after he witnesses a brutal murder in a Philadelphia train station.
The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two, for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the 1986 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay presented by the Mystery Writers of America.
Plot!
Several days after her husband's funeral, Amish widow Rachel Lapp (Kelly McGillis) and her young son Samuel (Lukas Haas) depart for Baltimore to visit her sister. At the railway station in Philadelphia, the boy is the sole witness to the brutal murder of police officer Zenovich (Timothy Carhart) in the restroom and avoids detection by the killers by standing on a toilet in a stall. Samuel tells investigating detective John Book (Harrison Ford) there were two men involved in the crime but he could only see one, a strongly built African American man.
Book and his partner Elden Carter (Brent Jennings) take Samuel to the police station to identify possible suspects, but none of them is the man he saw in the bathroom. However, when he sees a press photograph of Lieutenant James McFee (Danny Glover) that is displayed in the office, he identifies him as the murderer. Recalling a drug raid under McFee's command that led to suspicion of a police tipoff, Book goes to his mentor, Chief Paul Schaeffer (Josef Sommer), and advises him of Samuel's positive identification of McFee, unaware that Schaeffer ordered the murder. Shortly after, McFee engages Book in a gunfight and shoots him in the abdomen.
Deducing that Schaeffer told McFee and is therefore a corrupt cop himself, Book contacts Carter and tells him to destroy all records of the case in order to hide the location of Samuel's home. He sneaks Rachel and Samuel out of the city in the middle of the night and drives them to their farm in rural Lancaster County. As he starts to leave the farm, Book passes out from loss of blood. Eli Lapp (Jan Rubes) (Rachel's father-in-law) reluctantly agrees to put up the "English" man (the Amish term for english-speaking outsiders) in their home, and arranges for an Amish apothecary to treat him, using traditional methods.
Adopting Amish dress to be less conspicuous as he recovers, Book begins to fall in love with Rachel. Her father-in-law disapproves of their relationship and warns Rachel the community Elders are considering having her shunned. Book, an amateur carpenter, fits into the community fairly well, making toys for Samuel and helping in a barn raising. A local Amish man, Daniel Hochleitner (Alexander Godunov), wants to court Rachel, but senses her interest in Book.
After hearing Carter has been murdered, Book contacts Schaeffer and warns him he is coming for him. Later, when he sees some youths in town harassing Hochleitner and his family, Book severely beats them and, as the Amish are strict pacificists, word of this unusual occurrence spreads quickly. Book realizes his cover has been blown and prepares to leave the farm, sharing a passionate embrace with Rachel in farewell.
Schaeffer, McFee, and Fergie (Angus MacInnes), the second man involved in Zenovich's murder, arrive at the farm to kill Book. Unarmed, Book kills Fergie by smothering him with corn in a silo, then shoots McFee with Fergie's shotgun. Samuel rings the farm bell, alerting his neighbors to a problem, and they come running. Schaeffer, knowing he cannot kill all of them, surrenders.
Afterwards, as Book prepares to leave, he shares a quiet moment with Samuel, then exchanges a silent, loving gaze with Rachel. As he drives away from the Lapp farm, he encounters Hochleitner walking up the road, presumably to resume his courtship of Rachel.
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The scene where he kills Fergie in the silo...greatest death scene ever.
doddsino 1 year ago 3
hey thats the chick from Top Gun.
JMU1023 5 months ago