The Bedroom Window is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Curtis Hanson, and based on the novel The Witnesses by Anne Holden.
The Bedroom Window, is about Terry (Guttenberg) who is having an affair with his boss's wife, Sylvia (Huppert), leads to a dangerous web of lies and murder.
The production began with Hanson's desire to create a film similar to his earlier thriller The Silent Partner (1978).
Hanson adapted the novel The Witnesses, acquiring the rights from Paramount, and made significant changes, including adding the character of Denise.
Guttenberg, suggested by producer Dino De Laurentiis, was chosen for the lead role after demonstrating enthusiasm for the part, despite not being Hanson's initial pick.
The film garnered a mix of reactions, with many critics highlighting its strong performances and solid story, though some felt it relied too heavily on familiar tropes.
When the media report the murder of a young woman near Terry's flat that night, he thinks the police should know what Sylvia saw but, to protect her, claims that it was he who was at the bedroom window.
Despite the feeble evidence against him, Carl is put on trial for the assault and during the proceedings his lawyer proves that since Terry is short-sighted, and was supposed to be asleep - and therefore not wearing his contact lenses - when the attack occurred, that he could not have witnessed the incident.
"[2] The film was shot in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland and at DeLaurentiis' DEG studios in Wilmington, North Carolina.
[2] The music for the film was composed by Michael Shrieve and Patrick Gleeson, and released as the official soundtrack album on LP in 1986.
The website's consensus reads: "A likable cast and mostly solid story help The Bedroom Window transcend hollow Hitchcock pastiche.
[8] Derek Armstrong described it as "a diligent, suspenseful thriller" with "a tense, focused story", pointing out, however, the inferiority of the third act to the rest of the film as well as loose plot threads.