Secret window 2004 frequently asked questions imdb. I read it 17 times and ill read it again and again. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Secret window after watching this movie years ago, and now knowing what i know about dissociative identity disorder, i will say that johnny depps character really fits the disorder. Next thing i see he is at the computer trying to write a book and also remembering when his wife found a secret window she was so happy, she was going to put a garden outside of the window, he start looking for something in the desk draws it is a pack of cigs. Toll, the main character, nelly is a jewish girl during the holocaust. I totally guessed the twist ending of secret window based on the promotional poster alone.
Saying the ending is good is an unpopular opinion and i dont have a great defense for it. All the same, this is about as formulaic as youll find stephen king. Secret window, secret garden is a novella written by stephen king that was included in his 1990 collection four past midnight. Coming out within months of each other, two films that try desperately to have startlingly original endings made basically the exact same movie with the exact same twist ending. Grevey is cleaning the cabin she asks if he wants something to eat. Hd movie scene from secret window, a 2004 film starring johnny depp directed by david koepp, based on the novella secret window, secret garden by stephen king i do not own the content of this. Radio newsletter extension books mobile apps amazon smile. It was her secret and she wasnt about to share it and look like the bad guy. Seamless acceptance does not have to be a scary thing. Mar 12, 2004 the first shot after the credits of secret window is an elaborate one. Secret window four past midnight by stephen king 20040301 by stephen king jan 1, 1884. A few days ago, when sasuke was still in hospital, my brothers, eugene, my grandfather and our long lost gods apprentice, arrive at.
Mar 12, 2004 secret window is as sinister as it is smart it rolls along at a very steady pace and brings more to the table than what was required. Mort rainey is a best selling author whose imagination thrills his reader to the core. Secret window script transcript from the screenplay and. Secret window is a 2004 american psychological thriller film starring johnny depp and john turturro. And, to my pleasant surprise, the ending in the book was very different from the.
In the book secret window secret garden the titles written by john shooter and mort rainy are the opposite way around to how they are shown in the film. It was marketed by book ofthemonth club as a companion to kings on writing. Also appearing is timothy hutton the dark half, charles s. Although its title is derived from a king novella secret window, secret garden, it is not otherwise related to that novella or the film adaptation. Mort rainey is a successful writer going through a rather unfriendly divorce from his wife of ten years, amy. The movies ending is also strongly derivative of two others fight club and another stephen king adaptation, the shining. Nov 01, 2011 judging by kings positive reaction to frank darabonts radical change to the ending of the mist, based on a great novella, maybe he has. Johnny depp secret window sexy music clip duration. Secret window, secret garden enters the suddenly strange life of writer mort rainey, recently divorced, depressed, and alone on the shore of tashmore lake.
Application of psychology concepts in film secret window. Whats the difference between novella four past midnight. Alone and bitter in his cabin, he continues to work on his writing when a stranger named john shooter shows up on his doorstep, claiming rainey stole his story. Thats basically the same ending as fight club right which was published after secret window, secret garden. Ever since sasuke got discharge from the hospital, and the fight against naruto. One day, mort is visited at his cabin by a man calling himself shooter, who accuses mort of stealing his manuscript for his published story, secret window. But one of his stories holds a secret that comes to life. Living in a remote cabin after splitting with his wife, morty mostly mopes and sleeps.
The uchiha x the mysterious girl sasuke love story. Secret window explained everything explained today. Found this info when i searched the meaning of vanity fair on. His work on secret window reveals a writerdirector who is thoughtful, focused, and deliberate in. You might want to skip this one if you have a phobia of clowns. Im not complainingive been known to read the same book two or three times, so im obviously not averse to a familiar plot.
Secret window loafs at an almost serene pace until the end, when both the plot and violence spin out of control. The only thing that matters is the ending, says rainey toward the end of the movie. Secret window is about writer mort rainey, played by johnny depp, who lives in new. Stephen kings short story secret window, secret gardenfrom the collection four past midnightis now available from encore at a great price. Judging by kings positive reaction to frank darabonts radical change to the ending of the mist, based on a great novella, maybe he has. Contentsshow summary mort rainey is visited by a man who takes the name of john shooter, with a manuscript which proves to be an almost exact copy of a story that. I think the point of it was to warn tess that she needed to keep the affair a secret and never come clean to her husband, even after they got back together. Secret window 2 sequel to secret window the movie at the end of secret window, we last saw mort rainey johnny depp at his house in the woods, talking to a police officer while eating corn, being accused of shooters murders.
This line, from the short story by stephen king, and repeated with such muted insanity by johnny depp, is secret window in a nutshell. This is at the very beginning of the movie secret window, starring johnny depp as mort rainey. Movies qt this category is for questions and answers related to secret window. So at the end he does kill her and buries her in the garden under the secret window, hence the name of the movie. Second, when he tried to talk to me, i would be just in daze, then muttered sorry for not listening. It was written and directed by david koepp, based on the novella secret window, secret garden by stephen king. It is based on stephen kings novel secret window, secret garden.
Secret window was written and directed by david koepp. Jan, 2014 the only thing that matters is the ending. It fails to build much suspense because the twists are predictable. Secret window 2 sequel to secret window the movie wattpad. In the book secret window, secret garden the ending is completely different. Jul 29, 2006 the only thing that matters is the ending. Either way, there are no king comments on the record about secret window, one of many underrated adaptations of his lesserknown works.
It is a psychological thriller from stephen kings book. It was written and directed by david koepp, based on the novella secret window, secret garden by stephen king, featuring a musical score by philip glass and geoff zanelli. Secret window is the name of a 2004 film based on stephen kings novella, secret window, secret garden. Essays and fiction on the craft of writing is a collection of short stories, essays, speeches, and book excerpts by stephen king, published in 2000. Before he kills amy, as he advances upon her, he recites the true ending of secret window, the one he wanted mort rainey to replace with the ruined ending mort wrote. Is it because of the twist that shooter is really him. Secret window, secret garden the book and secret window the movie. This captivating thriller, based on a novella secret window, secret garden by. Notice the name shooter sounds like shoot her because he wants to kill his wife for cheating. Mort is referred to as pilgrim by a few different characters in the film, including himself, without much explanation until the serviettes. So i watched this movie on recommendation from a friend and loved it. Shooter was brought to life by actor john turturro in the 2004 film. Throughout most of the plot, mort tries to deal with this threatening man who. Based on stephen kings book, secret window centers on horror writer morty johnny depp.
Mort rainey is the main character of the short story secret window, secret garden, and the 2004 film adaptation, where he was portrayed by johnny depp. Its the most important part of the story, the ending. In the movie secret window, morts dog chico is found dead stabbed with a screwdriver and mort deduces that shooter have killed the dog as a letter was attached to the dogs body. Also they believed, at the end, that shooter was a real person. Who can help me understand the movie secret window. The movie is notable for being faithful to the original story in most aspects, but in most ways are very different. It was marketed by book of themonth club as a companion to kings on writing. At the cabin, shooter demands that mort revise his storys ending to shooters version, where the.
When the germans start taking action nellys family and her are forced to go into hiding. In fairness, the book s ending would be next to impossible to fully convert into a movie format, but all in all, this movie is still a great view, and the first half is excellent. I know i can do it, todd downey said, helping himself to another ear of corn from the steaming bowl. The man is too nice so when he caught his wife cheating on him he didnt know how to deal but he developed a split personality i. In secret window the main character lives alone in a cabin in the woods similar. The film is a psychological thriller and is popular among people interested in such kinds of films. John shooter is the main antagonist of both the novel secret window, secret garden and the 2004 movie adaption secret window. Oct 08, 2012 you know, the only thing that matters is the ending. In a post on his personal blog, martin updated fans on when he thinks he will finish the highly anticipated next novel in the asoiaf series on which game of thrones was based. Although it is unclear to the audience what mort is referring. Two past midnight four past midnight king, stephen, woods, james on. The novella was adapted for the movie by american screenwriter and director david koepp. Secret window, secret garden stephen king wiki fandom. But later in the movie, it is revealed that its mort himself who was acting shooters part.
Mort rainys book was called sowing season and john shooters book was secret window, secret garden. This films pace and dark style is meant to reflect horror films of the 40s, 50s, 60s. The movies ending is also strongly derivative of fight club and another. The husbands secret question about story if you already. The dvd also includes four deleted scenes, one being an extended, more graphic ending to the. The page for the novella secret window, secret garden. Although mort and amy have no qualms with the division of assets, mort is hesitating signing the final divorce papers. Poland in the first place, more than in any other country in europe, 50% of the population of lwow, as nelly says. Window book has a complete suite of solutions to help you implement seamless acceptance in your mailing operation. Secret window is almost worth seeing for his characteristically assured performance alone, but koepp sabotages depp and his surroundings with an ending so atrocious, it. Four past midnight contains four novellas by stephen king. Secret window, secret garden is the second novella and probably the story i was most looking forward to reading followed closely by the library. Toll reveals her childhood story in her book, behind the secret window.
Secret window is based on secret window, secret garden, a novella in a collection of four novellas in the book four past midnight 1990 by american horror writer stephen king. Mort rainey is a recently divorced writer who suffered a psychotic break after discovering that his wife, amy, was having an affair. It begins with a view across a lake to a rustic cabin. Question about story if you already read the book spoiler alert. It was written and directed by david koepp, based on the novella secret window, secret garden by stephen king, 1 featuring a musical score by philip glass and geoff zanelli. Differences between secret window book vs movie page 1. Oct, 2017 hd movie scene from secret window, a 2004 film starring johnny depp directed by david koepp, based on the novella secret window, secret garden by stephen king i do not own the content of this. Can someone explain the movie secret window to me please.
Then the camera moves smoothly in to the shore, and across the grounds, and in through a window of the cabin, and it regards various rooms before closing in on a large mirror that reflects a man asleep on a couch. Mar 29, 2004 secret window, secret garden follows, and when i say that the pieces in the novel follow a wrote path, im really talking about this piece right here. It starred johnny depp as mort rainey, john tuturro as john shooter and maria bello as his wife, amy differences between the novel and film. Secret window, secret garden by stephen king, james woods. Its a book about a girl named meg who has a window in her dreams that tells her the future. The best he can do is delete what he has already written. Shooter is an enigmatic and deranged aspiring writer and dairy farmer from mississippi who accuses. There are many benefits for mailers, such as better control over mailing dates, acceptance times, and more consistency in mail acceptance across multiple mailing locations. It shows you what the decent into madness and utter chaos looks like, it shows you the depth and moral ambiguities of a torn man whos lost everything. This likely had nothing to do with skill or intuition im pretty sure.
Depp is quirkily entertaining, but the movie runs out of steam by the end. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers editorially handpicked. Finally, the secret window script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring johnny depp, john turturro, maria bello, etc. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of secret window. They shared our enthusiasm for a beautiful wedding holly start your story imagine the possibilities secret window venue located in monument colorado just minutes from colorado springs, denver, and the air force academy. You know, the only thing that matters, is the ending. P cannot be guilty because it would bring the book to an untimely end. George rr martin sort of reveals whether the end of his.
He loves his puppy and he literally wont hurt a mouse. Secret window is one of the better stephen king novel adaptations, boosting a terrific turn from depp, an interesting story, atmosphere, some disturbing images and a dark ending. Dec 07, 2008 the man is too nice so when he caught his wife cheating on him he didnt know how to deal but he developed a split personality i. The secret window by betty ren wright read by heather hansen its a great book i loved it. It stars johny depp as mort rainey and john turturro as john shooter.