Still of the Night Page #3

Synopsis: George Bynum, a patient of Manhattan psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice, is brutally murdered. Soon afterward, Dr. Rice is visited by Bynum's co-worker and mistress Brooke Reynolds and by the investigating officer Detective Vitucci. As Dr. Rice reviews the case notes on his sessions with Bynum, he starts his own investigation. At the same time, he finds himself falling for enigmatic blonde Brooke, despite her increasingly suspicious behavior. The closer Rice comes to the truth, the more he puts his own life in danger...
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Robert Benton
Production: MGM
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
PG
Year:
1982
93 min
285 Views


These little figures were

placed in tombs to

keep the dead from

being so lonely.

I gave back the watch. I, uh,

didn't mention anything about you.

Look, I think I know what

you're going through.

I mean, when you lose

someone you love you...

If there's any way

that I can help.

Not, not as a doctor,

but just to talk.

You don't understand.

I didn't love George.

I don't know what he

told you about me.

Well, it's late.

I have to go.

If you change your mind...

All right.

You know, the more I see

of that new girl in the office,

the more I think that

she's definitely your type.

And what do you

think that is?

Stiff.

I mean, she's very tense.

One look at her and you know that

what she really needs is a good...

May 19th.

There's something very bizarre going on

with your little girlfriend, Miss Reynolds.

You remember,

I had told you

that she'd moved into an apartment

building right behind mine,

which I find

very significant.

Anyway, last night,

I was getting dressed to go out to

have some dinner with some friends.

June 23rd.

George Bynum canceled

his next two sessions.

He let me know that he was

going away with his girlfriend.

Well, you haven't asked

me about Brooke.

Aren't you curious about her?

Should I be?

I took a photograph of her.

Come to think of it, you

never ask me about Brooke.

You ask me about my wife.

You ask me about my boss.

But you never ask

me about Brooke.

Why is that, Doctor?

You know,

I think you're beginning to

have a problem about her.

September 19th.

The patient reported a

dream in today's session.

In the dream he was

walking down a wooded lane.

Yes, may I help you?

I have an appointment

with a Detective Vitucci.

- Dr. Rice?

- Yes.

Be right with you.

I'll take care of this.

Uh, let me get back to

you on Monday, all right?

Okay, bye, bye.

Hi, I'm Gail Phillips. I was one

of George Bynum's assistants.

- How do you do?

- I'll show you the way upstairs.

- Have you been to Crispin's before?

- Uh, no.

Shall I give you the tour?

It's a long walk.

- Why not?

- All right.

Crispin's is the oldest auction

house in the United States.

It was founded in 1811. It's been

in continuous operation ever since.

Crispin's has branches in

London, New York, Paris,

Geneva,

Boston and Los Angeles.

We have an excellent Blue Cross

program for our employees

which covers full

psychiatric benefits,

but I'm sure George Bynum

must have told you about that.

Downstairs are all the

conference rooms,

the auction room,

and the exhibition room.

Up here on the fourth floor, this is

where all the slave labor takes place.

Aha!

Quite a mess, isn't it?

Hmm.

My God!

It actually all gets

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Robert Benton

Robert Douglas Benton is an American screenwriter and film director. He won the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer and won a third Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart. more…

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