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David Soul |
THROUGH NAKED EYES (1983 telefilm). Director: John Llewellyn Moxey.
In an apartment complex in Chicago, an unknown murderer is killing both men and women. One of the chief suspects is flautist William Parrish (David Soul), who uses binoculars to watch a neighbor, Anne (Pam Dawber), across the way and discovers that she is looking at him with a telescope. Eventually the two meet, even as obnoxious Sgt. Scopetta (Gerald Castillo) follows Parrish' every move and even warns Anne about him. Anne is convinced that William is just a nice, lonely guy with artistic abilities but then she discovers some photographs in his possession ...
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Pam Dawber and David Soul |
Through Naked Eyes, written by Jeffrey Bloom, is a better-than-average TV movie with some good performances and a considerable amount of suspense. The biggest problem with the film is that it has no style, even though it somewhat apes Brian De Palma (although De Palma's Body Double did not come out until a year later) and Dario Argento -- minus the gore. Soul never gives away whether he is guilty or not, Dawber is bland but effective, and William Schallert steals the film as Parrish' father, who is given a very affecting, well-delivered speech in which he tries to address the gap between the two men and the lonely life that he, too, is living. The telefilm is capped by an exciting and satisfying conclusion. Supporting and bit roles are played by Rod McCary, Dennis Farina, John Mahoney, and Ted Levine. The plot of this film has some similarities to the Italian film The Case of the Bloody Iris.
Verdict: Absorbing thriller with an interesting storyline. ***.
The TV movie was truly an art form - and some were indeed excellent and worth searching YouTube for!! I can take or leave Miss Dawber, but David Soul was easy on the eyes! He is also pretty good acting-wise in the miniseries of Stephen King's Salem's Lot.
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Yes, I have searched for Salem's Lot because I wanted to see it again out of curiosity. Soul is a good actor and handsome. Miss Dawber never really got past her "Mork and Mindy" image.
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