Still of the Night

Still of the Night (1982)

If looks could kill...

When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.

Date of release
1982-11-19
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (172)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Thriller, Drama, Horror
Director
Robert Benton

Casting

Interesting facts

Still of the Night is a 1982 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Robert Benton, based on a story by Benton and David Newman, and starring Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Joe Grifasi, and Jessica Tandy. Scheider plays a psychiatrist who falls in love with a woman (Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients.

Production

Still of the Night was filmed in and around New York City during March 1981. Some scenes were shot at Columbia University, the Trefoil Arch and the Boathouse Cafe in Central Park, and the Museum of the City of New York.

Art dealer Arne Glimcher served as a consultant on the film and helped choreograph the auction scene (as well as playing a cameo role as an art dealer who is one of the bidders). Thomas E. Norton, who had been a long-time executive at Sotheby's, served as a consultant for the film. (He also played the auctioneer taking bids during the Crispin's auction scene.) The auction scene was filmed in the auditorium of the International House of New York.

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