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Stir of Echoes (1999)

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Release Date: September 10, 1999
On DVD: August 17, 2004
Genre: Crime, Suspense, Horror
Running Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.
Director: David Koepp
Writer: Richard Matheson, David Koepp
Cast: Chalon Williams, Steve Rifkin, Mary Kay Cook, Eddie Bo Smith Jr., Lisa Lewis, Zachary David Cope, Jennifer Morrison, Conor O'Farrell, Kevin Dunn, Liza Weil, Illeana Douglas, Kathryn Erbe, Kevin Bacon

At its most basic level, Stir of Echoes chronicles a skeptic's dangerous journey. The film tells the story of a simple man, Tom Witzky (Kevin Bacon), a typical husband and father, who finds his quiet, blue-collar Chicago lifestyle derailed after he is hypnotized at a neighborhood party. What started as a diversion turns disturbing as a posthypnotic suggestion releases a subconscious power Tom didn't even know he possessed, eventually bringing him face to face with Read more

Movie Review

Grade: A- Stir of Echoes is The Sixth Sense's neglected little brother, but sometimes the little brother has just as big of punch. While there isn't a surprising twist ending (in fact, it is reasonably predictable), Stir of Echoes uses some interesting direction and a creepy storyline to make one scary movie. Read the full movie review

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