Eyes of Laura Mars
Director: Irvin Kershner
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Psychological thriller, Crime Thriller, Thriller, Supernatural
Year: 1978
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language
Starring: Raúl Juliá, Brad Dourif, Tommy Lee Jones, Faye Dunaway, Rene Auberjonois, Darlanne Fluegel, Meg Mundy, Rose Gregorio, Steve Marachuk, Frank Adonis, Mitchell Edmonds, Gary Bayer, Bill Boggs
Eyes of Laura Mars is a 1978 thriller film starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones and directed by Irvin Kershner. The screenplay was adapted from a spec script titled Eyes, written by John Carpenter, and was Carpenter's first major studio film of his career. Producer Jon Peters, who was dating Barbra Streisand at the time, bought the screenplay as a starring vehicle for the actress, but Streisand eventually decided not to take the role because of "the kinky nature of the story," as Peters later explained. As a result, the role went to Dunaway, who had just won an Oscar for her performance in Network. However, Streisand felt that "Prisoner," the main torch song from the film would be a good power ballad vehicle for her, was included in the soundtrack and garnered her a huge hit as a result.
Eyes of Laura Mars is said to be an example of an American version of the giallo genre. The film is also noted for its use of red herrings and its twist ending.
Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) is a glamorous fashion photographer who specializes in stylized violence. Amid controversy over whether her photographs glorify violence and are demeaning to women, Laura begins seeing, in first person through
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