Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Theatrical Release: 09/10/1999(USA)
Release Date: 08/17/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD-EX/DTS-ESD
Run Time: 94 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Live/Artisan

In this supernatural thriller, Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon) is a fairly typical working-class guy living in Chicago with his wife Maggie (Kathryn Erbe) and his son Jake (Zachary David Cope). One night at a party, Tom gets into a lively discussion with his sister-in-law, Lisa (Illeana Douglas), who believes in psychic communication and the power of hypnosis. He challenges Lisa to hypnotize him, and she plants in him a post-hypnotic suggestion to be more open-minded. But the results aren't quite what Lisa or Tom expected; Tom now senses an air of terrible dread throughout his house and is convinced that evil lurks just around the corner. He also sees the spirit of a girl from the neighborhood who disappeared months ago -- and Jake sees the spirit as well. Stir of Echoes was based on a novel by Richard Matheson, whose work inspired such disparate films as Somewhere in Time and The Incredible Shrinking Man; it was written and directed by David Koepp, who wrote the screenplays for Jurassic Park and Mission: Impossible.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Kevin Bacon - Tom Witzky
Kathryn Erbe - Maggie Witzky
Illeana Douglas - Lisa
Liza Weil - Debbie Kozac
Kevin Dunn - Frank McCarthy
Conor O'Farrell - Harry Damon
Jenny Morrison - Samantha
Zachary David Cope - Jake Witzky
Lisa Lewis - Debbie's Mother
Eddie Bo Smith, Jr. - Neil The Cop

Production:
David Koepp - Director
Gavin Polone Judy Hofflund - Producer
James Newton Howard - Composer
Jill Savitt - Editor
David Koepp - Screen Writer
Susie Goulder - Set Designer
David W. Krummel - Art Director
Richard Matheson - Book Author
Mary Colquhoun - Casting
Fred Murphy - Cinematographer
Leesa Evans - Costume Designer
Michele Weisler - Executive Producer
Carla Corwin - First Assistant Director
Nelson Coates - Production Designer
Scott D. Smith - Sound Recordist
Daniel J. Richter - Sound/Sound Designer
Rick LeFevour - Stunts Coordinator
Gina Marie Ome - Costume/Wardrobe

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1999 National Board of Review