wes-connors Baltimore architect Steve Guttenberg (as Terrance "Terry" Lambert) quickly hides a former bedmate's bra to prepare for a sexual visit from French blonde Isabelle Huppert (as Sylvia), who happens to be his boss' wife. The risky encounter is satisfying for both players. After copulating, Mr. Guttenberg shows off his buttocks while rising to visit the bathroom. Upon hearing a scream from outside the window, Ms. Huppert likewise shows her cheeky behind. The scream turns out to be barmaid Elizabeth McGovern (as Denise Connelly), assaulted by red-haired rapist-murderer Brad Greenquist (as Chris Henderson)...Through "The Bedroom Window", Huppert gets a good look at the perpetrator. But she cannot go to the police because husband Paul Shenar (as Collin Wentworth) would discover her affair with Guttenberg. To solve the problem and help catch the criminal, they decide Guttenberg will claim he saw the attack and gives the police Huppert's description. Of course, things don't go according to plan...This is an enjoyable homage to Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" (1954) and others, with director Curtis Hanson, photographer Gilbert Taylor and Guttenberg contributing great flair. The segment visualizing Guttenberg's hearsay description of a murder could have been dropped, and the courtroom sequence reconsidered - but a few missteps do not detract from "The Bedroom Window" being a consistently engaging, entertaining and occasionally exciting thriller.******* The Bedroom Window (1/16/87) Curtis Hanson ~ Steve Guttenberg, Elizabeth McGovern, Isabelle Huppert, Brad Greenquist

Wizard-8 If Alfred Hitchcock had still been alive and making movies when "The Bedroom Window" project had been green-lit by the studio, I'm sure he would have been offered the job as director. Indeed, the premise of the movie fits comfortable with many of the movies he made. However, I am pretty sure the Master of Suspense would have not only insisted on the script being rewritten, he would have insisted on someone else being in the lead. The script should have been a lot tighter; the movie runs on much longer than it should have. Also, the characters in the movie make a lot of stupid decisions that lengthen the crisis, when characters of even average intelligence would have done a lot smarter things. And while Steve Guttenberg has been okay in other movies, here he is extremely miscast. His performance just adds to the air of dumbness that surrounds his character.In fairness, while the movie is stretched out, I can't say that there are any boring sections anywhere. And there are some well-executed moments that I think Hitchcock would have approved of. Still, I don't think this is a movie to actively seek out - wait until it crosses your path, preferably as a free screening.

seymourblack-1 "The Bedroom Window" is an entertaining and well paced psychological thriller that's intriguing throughout and also successful in generating moments of real tension, especially towards the latter part of the film. Made ten years before Curtis Hanson's best movie (L.A.Confidential), this offering is distinctly Hitchcockian with components such as "the wrong man theme", "the disguise motif" and similarities to "Rear Window" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much". The plot contains a number of interesting twists and Hanson (who also wrote the screenplay based on Anne Holden's novel "The Witnesses") directs the action with great skill and subtlety and in the process creates a rather ominous atmosphere.Baltimore businessman Terry Lambert (Steve Guttenberg) is having an affair with Sylvia Wentworth (Isabelle Huppert) who happens to be his boss' wife. One night after a company party, they go to Terry's apartment together and sometime during the early hours of the morning, Terry goes to the bathroom and Sylvia is attracted to the window when she hears screams outside. She sees a young woman being attacked by a red haired man who runs away as soon as he realises that he's being watched.When the couple learn that another woman has been attacked and murdered a short distance away, they want to tell the police what they saw in the hope that the culprit will be arrested. Sylvia, however, doesn't want to be directly involved because doing so would threaten her marriage and jeopardise Terry's job.Terry decides to report what they know to the police and pretends that he'd seen the attack. After giving a statement, he attends a line-up of apparent suspects but is unable to make an accurate identification for obvious reasons. At the line-up, the victim of the attack, Denise (Elizabeth McGovern), is also unable to identify her attacker. Terry's convinced from Sylvia's description that the attacker is a man called Henderson (Brad Greenquist) who he then starts to follow and keep under surveillance.Later, when Henderson is brought to trial, his defence attorney easily discredits Terry's testimony and because he is being prompted in court by Sylvia, it becomes clear to both Henderson and Denise that Terry didn't actually witness the attack. Henderson is acquitted and it isn't long before Terry becomes the police's new suspect. He then joins forces with Denise who believes in his innocence and together they embark on a plan to prove the guilt of the real killer.Terry seems confident and capable in his workplace and is a good natured guy who's anxious to do the right thing. He's also incredibly naive as he underestimates the professionalism of the police and the defence attorney and repeatedly gets out of his depth and puts himself in great danger. Steve Guttenberg conveys his character's gullibility convincingly and frequently looks as if he doesn't understand the seriousness of what's happening or the level of danger to which he's exposing himself.Sylvia is a cold character whose only concerns are to look after her own interests and Isabelle Huppert looks suitably controlled and calculating in her role. Elizabeth McGovern is particularly good in portraying Denise's amusing combination of toughness and warmth as she falls for Terry and also takes part in a very dangerous scheme to reel in the killer.Ultimately this is an enjoyable movie with a great set up, a number of nice twists and a good deal of suspense.

JLRMovieReviews Steve Guttenberg stars in this Hitchcockian thriller as a guy who intervenes for his lover, Isabelle Huppert, when she sees an assault on Elizabeth McGovern through their bedroom window. But she can't get involved because it would compromise her situation, as she's not supposed to be there with him, because she's already married. So, he says he saw it all, which only gets him in deeper and deeper as he tries to identify the assailant in a lineup based on her description. Then, he becomes a suspect, befriends Elizabeth, and tries to convince Isabelle it would be best for everyone concerned if they come clean. But she won't. Then Steve and Elizabeth try to trap the culprit.As a modern day thriller/suspense movie, it comes off better than you'd think it would, considering the lead of Guttenberg. He's no James Stewart or Cary Grant. but he does have a likable personality, if not a little bland. And, it's hard to see what a lady like Isabelle Huppert would have anything to do with Steve. Granted, he's somewhat easy on the eyes, especially with his shirt off. But they just seem like two totally different types. (By the way, for those interested in that sort of thing, the viewer gets to see Steve getting out of bed naked. I'm not sure, but I tend to think it's the only time in his films, even considering his Police Academy movies.) But the movie is quite suspenseful and it does get your blood going and it delivers some inventive, entertaining twists, the sort of movie that surprises you and you think later that was good. The only negative thing about it, is that you shouldn't think too much about the ending. Because you realize, realistically, the bad guy may be out of jail imminently, as they don't stay there for long anyway. What had he really done to be arrested for, at the end?? What had they proved?? All in all, I would recommend this and I think I would see this again, as Steve tries to stay one step ahead of the bad guy in this modern-day salute to Hitchcock.