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A shutterbug is haunted by psychic visions of the killer who is murdering all of her friends in this hit thriller. Intense and driven, successful photographer Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) has made a name... read more read more... for herself by juxtaposing sex and violence in her glamorous photos. But at the height of her success -- and just as a media backlash is brewing -- she begins to experience daydreams from the point of view of a serial killer as he relentlessly stalks and murders her associates. Her unbalanced ex-husband (Raul Julia) seems like an obvious suspect, especially when his new girlfriend is murdered and he goes on the lam. But Laura is shocked by the prospect that the killer could be somebody out to discredit her work, which she views as an artistic commentary on the degradation of the modern world. Under the protection of police detective John Neville (Tommy Lee Jones), Laura is unable to save even one of her friends from a violent end. Soon, she finds herself inside the mind of the killer as he marches down a familiar hallway: the one outside her own door. Co-written by Halloween director John Carpenter, Eyes of Laura Mars also features character actors Brad Dourif and René Auberjonois. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Directed by: Irvin Kershner

Release Date: August 2, 1978

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DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001

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  • FilmFanatik
    May 14, 2011
    FilmFanatik
    One of the great American giallos, Eyes of Laura Mars is an unsung little thriller masterpiece. Very little gore and violence is actually seen taking place, but the score makes it a hell of a lot more thrilling than violent content could. I can't believe I've gone all of these ... read moreyears without seeing this gem. I don't want to brag and say I knew who the killer was right from the beginning, but I kind of did. I just knew there was something very off-kilter about a certain character (those who have seen it will know who I mean). Very Argento-esque, it reminded me a lot of Opera and Suspiria. A truly underrated classic of the genre, to be sure.
  • ajv2688
    April 1, 2011
    ajv2688
    So, I got to see this movie again yesterday. It's very interesting how Laura has psychic powers, yet doesn't know who the killer is till the end, but then the ending is cliche. Overall, it's pretty good, but it could be better.
  • movieguru12
    December 24, 2010
    movieguru12
    A great film but I was sad at the end when Tommy Lee Jones (John Neville) was the killer. Worth a watch & a classic 70s film :)
  • ceWEBrity
    September 30, 2010
    ceWEBrity
    The Eyes of Laura Mars begins with legitimate promise, itching at the surface of this New York art-or-trash aesthetic that sort of serves as an interesting mirror for the movie itself. It seems to have a few smart ideas about the scene it deals with, ideas that quickly fizzle out... read more to give way to a disappointingly generic slasher. Perhaps the most exciting part of the film is how batshit hysterical Faye Dunaway is - she isn't necessarily bad, pulling some sympathy out of us and displaying some pretty exemplary dialogue timing, but she hits astronomically over-the-top heights during her chase scenes. She's just not meant to be a scream queen, not especially with her hilarious wounded-seal hollering. Eventually even my derision of the film grew unappealing as it made its way toward a predictable ending propped up on some really shitty psychodrama. Still, The Eyes of Laura Mars has some surprises up its sleeve, mostly in its first half hour, when it promises to say something insightful about art and death but mostly just ends up acknowledging that they both exist. The photo shoots themselves, often accompanied by music that must have been too cool in 1978, are entertainingly lurid (though not even remotely objectionable or violent as this movie's world seems to think they are). And that cast is fun; Rene Auberjonois is a special treat, camping it up something fierce as Dunaway's ambiguously gay agent, and Brad Dourif is befuddling as her hobo driver. Tommy Lee Jones is also hilarious as possibly the ugliest cop I've ever had a movie tell me was hot. Check that unibrow, dude.

    Not imperative viewing. Worth it if you're really running low on your late-70s thrillers, which I don't think you ever will be.
  • TheGame90
    June 29, 2010
    TheGame90
    A lot like the movie Hideaway. But a little better. Tommy Lee Jones was good...but he's a little too young.
  • 366weirdmovies
    March 22, 2009
    366weirdmovies
    Photographer Laura Mars begins literally seeing murders through the eyes of a serial killer--a curse that turns her effectively blind at tense moments, such as when the killer begins stalking her. A fine cast of Faye Dunaway (Laura), Tommy Lee Jones (as the cop), Rene Auberjonoi... read mores (as the gay best friend) and Raul Julia (as the ex-husband) buoy this otherwise preposterous thriller.
  • michaelcorleone
    August 2, 2006
    michaelcorleone
    Undeniably stupid thriller that still manages to milk out some style along the way. Well-acted, but this is another "surprise" ending that I guessed long before I was supposed to.
  • jam233
    October 8, 2009
    jam233
    A fine thriller, the professional cast works in it?s favor, as does the excellent score. Professionally made. It doesn?t fully convince, but it held my interest for the most part. Rene Auberjonois is good in a supporting role.
  • JimG944
    June 21, 2009
    JimG944
    An old movie that I remember seeing in the theatre while I was in college. A pretty good suspense movie. Not so good by modern day suspense standards.
  • Drewbacca
    April 9, 2008
    Drewbacca
    Predictable predictable predictable.

    The hints of John Carpenter that stick out of his screenplay are nice, but the rest of this is just mediocre.

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Richard T. Jameson
September 18, 2010
Richard T. Jameson, Parallax View

Clearly we are not dealing with a movie here; this is a producer's package, a market-researched gratification kit ripe for fast saturation-merchandising. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
May 25, 2008
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Turns out to be as superficial as the chic art scene it rails against. Full Review

Rich Cline
April 20, 2008
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

grisly and gonzo

Steve Crum
August 10, 2006
Steve Crum, Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Still pretty creepy murder mystery starring Dunaway and Tommy Lee.

Tim Robey
April 19, 2005
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph

Vogueish tripe.

Ken Hanke
August 21, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Entertaining, trashy thriller that's sometimes laughable

Scott Weinberg
July 27, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Pulpy and dramatic mystery-thriller.

May 27, 2008
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Janet Maslin
May 9, 2005
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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