What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath is a 2000 American supernatural horror film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Clark Gregg, who co-wrote the story with Sarah Kernochan. It stars Harrison Ford as a university professor and Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife, who is unsure if their home is haunted by a ghost or if she is losing her mind.
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| Story by | Sarah Kernochan
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| Running time | 130 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $100 million
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| Box office | $291.4 million
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Norman: Who's dead?
Claire Spencer: You know damn well who's dead.
- Many people claim that a face appears in the snow just before the final scene fades out.
- Michelle Pfeiffer stated in interviews that she was initially put off by all the technical aspects of the film, but eventually learned to embrace them. In the end the actress found the experience both educational and enjoyable.
- The house depicted in the film was used for day scenes only. It was torn down after filming because it didn't meet local building codes. The rooms were duplicated on an L.A. sound stage for night scenes.
- According to the original script by Clarke Gregg, Claire and Norman smoked pot and didn't have as close a relationship as they did in the movie.
- Michelle Pfeiffer stated in an interview that she used Drew Barrymore's method of projecting fear to help her get into character.
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