Footsteps is a 2003 American made-for-television thriller film directed by John Badham based on the Ira Levin play of the same name.

[1] Daisy Lowendahl is a best-selling suspense novelist who has been receiving threatening letters ever since an incident occurred in which a man killed a woman and claimed that he was inspired to do it by one of her novels.

At the suggestion of her husband she takes a short vacation at her isolated beach house, where she is visited by Spencer Weaver, a local young fan who knows almost everything about her.

Eddie begins revealing personal details about Daisy, claiming that her husband hired him to kill her that night.

CBS initially intended to present it as a live theatrical production but ultimately decided that it would have to be adapted into a film due to the need for so many close-ups.