What Lies Beneath

Cast View all

	Michelle Pfeiffer	Claire Spencer
	Katharine Towne	Caitlin Spencer
	Miranda Otto	Mary Feur
	James Remar	Warren Feur
	Harrison Ford	Norman Spencer
	Victoria Bidewell	Beatrice
	Diana Scarwid	Jody
	Dennison Samaroo	PhD Student #1
	Jennifer Tung	PhD Student #2
	Eliott Goretsky	Teddy
	Rachel Singer	PhD Student #3
	Daniel Zelman	PhD Student #4
	Ray Baker	Dr. Stan Powell
	Wendy Crewson	Elena
	Amber Valletta	Madison Elizabeth Frank
	Joe Morton	Dr. Drayton
	Sloane Shelton	Mrs. Templeton
	Tom Dahlgren	Dean Templeton
	Micole Mercurio	Mrs. Frank
	Donald Taylor	Male EMT Worker
	Jayson Argento	Cafe Customer
	J.C. Brandy	Band Member
	Tony Collucci	Barfly
	Mark Patrick Costello
	Marcia DeBonis	EMT (Female)

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Director	Robert Zemeckis
Writer	Clark Gregg, Sarah Kernochan
Producer	Steven J. Boyd, Joan Bradshaw, Mark Johnson, Cherylanne Martin, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
Musician	Alan Silvestri
Photography	Don Burgess

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Story Synopsis:
Out of sorts when her daughter Caitlin (Katherine Towne) leaves for college, Claire Spencer (Pfeiffer) begins hearing and seeing things in her cozy Vermont home that she can not explain. Norman (Ford), her scientist husband tries to help her find logical answers for the unusual occurances, even suggesting that she may be having a nervous breakdown. When a psychiatrist is unable to help her, Claire becomes conviced that what is happening is best explained as a haunting. She begins to believe that the ghost is a woman...more exactly the woman with whom Norman had an affair who subsequently committed suicide. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD exhibits a picture that is quite pleasing in all visual aspects. Color fidelity is naturally rendered, with accurate fleshtones, rich hues and deep blacks. Images are sharp and detailed, though some scenes exhibit a slight soft focus. Viewing in a completely blackened room will reveal the excellent shadow delineation. While distractions are minor, pixelization and edge enhancement are apparent. There are some infrequent instances in which fine shimmering patterns are noticed in details like lettering in a photo scrapbook as well as moiré detected on a rooftop, or on Harrison Ford’s shirt in Chapter 3. Though these distractions do not make up a majority of the picture, they can be bothersome when noticed.

Soundtrack:
Both the Dolby® Digital and DTS® Digital Surround™ 5.1-channel discrete soundtrack presents a listening experience that tastefully complements, or perhaps more importantly, effectively plays its role in the storytelling. While both are certainly worthy of much commendation, the DTS version reveals greater depth in the low-end, and seems to edge out in terms of resolving subtle spatial resolution. Much of the film is of a quiescent nature, with a balance in the soundstage toward the screen channels. However, during the intense sequences, the soundfield comes alive with aggressive split surround activity and captivating envelopment. The subtle rumbles of bass play an effective role in heightening the sense of suspense and uneasiness, even when the specific instance turns out to be benign! The music score from Alan Silvestri has been very nicely recorded, and its presence in the soundfield is substantial, especially in the surrounds, during heightened moments. The .1 LFE isn’t a prominent factor for this film, but deep bass nonetheless has a clean, pervasive character and is effectively engaged for this soundtrack. This is a movie that certainly sports a soundtrack in which the dimensional attributes are utilized to very good advantage. An impressive outing from sound designer Randy Thom and the crew at Skywalker Sound.



This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Music Score Recording Quality

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