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Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: Aug 21, 2002
Running Time: 95 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Sy Parrish is a lonely photo technician at the local SavMart one-hour photo counter who develops an unsettling obsession with long time customers the Yorkin family, with whom he invents a familial connection.
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Seymour 'Sy' Parrish
Nina Yorkin
Will Yorkin
Bill Owens
Jake Yorkin
Detective Van Der Zee
Maya Burson
Dan Lyon
Detective Paul Outerbridge
Repairman
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reviews
August 13, 2002
It would have been easy for Robin Williams to play Sy Parrish -- Sy the Photo Guy to his customers -- as the monster at the mall. Going the psycho route is a ham actor's dream. But Williams, following the spare lead of director Mark Romanek (the video whiz bringing a striking style to the film), gives a performance that is riveting in its recessiveness and, as a consequence, truly, deeply scary. Sy blends in with the antiseptic surroundings at the Sav-mart where he works. Quiet, anal,…
A lonely photo technician at a large discount store develops a twisted obsession to one family--and we cringe as he spirals downward into his own dark and murky mind. Story After seeing this film, you might look at those photo guys behind the counter a little differently. Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) is a very quiet, melancholy photo technician who takes enormous pride in his work. What brightens Sy's day the most is when the Yorkin family--Nina (Connie Nielsen), Will (Michael Vartan) and their… |
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