Earshot

Author(s): Alfredo
Location: NY

"Earshot"

Written and Directed by Richard Kelly
Produced by Christopher Ball
Cinematography by Steven Poster
Original Music by Michael Andrews
Film Edited by Sam Bauer and Eric Strand

Main Cast
Ethan Hawke - Detective Eric Neil
Ed Harris - Detective Sam Kincaid
Monica Potter - Laura Neil

Tagline: "Hearing is Believing"

Synopsis: Detective Eric Neil opens his eyes. Everything is blurry. He is on the floor in a pool of sweat. He picks his head and listens. Nothing. His head his still pounding but its not as bad as it was just before he blacked out. His vision is still blurry. He sits on the floor and closes his eyes hoping to readjust his vision. He thinks back to what lead him to this state of being. It was two weeks ago that he was assigned to the "Sight Seeker" case. The Sight Seeker had been on the loose for almost two months without a single lead. He got his nickname from the way they found the bodies. The poor saps had their eyes ripped right out of their heads. If that wasn't sick enough police never found the eyeballs at any of the crime scenes. Detective Neil and his partner Detective Sam Kincaid were given a chance to solve the case. Sam Neil had been going through some rough times at work. He was in debt. His marriage was strained. The Sight Seeker case would hopefully be his turn around. But then something strange started happening to him. Something that he could not explain. At first he thought it was the stress at home with his wife, Laura. Later it was undeniable. He was hearing people's thoughts. It was something so extraordinary. In the beginning, he used it to his advantage hearing the thoughts of those around him including his wife. After a while his abilities started to go out of control. He began to get pounding headaches. He could no longer control who's thoughts he heard. Outside in the street he would hear hundreds of voices. He could not bear it. He started acting odd. So odd that his partner and wife worried about him. He told his wife about his abilities but she did not believe him. They started arguing. There was an incredibly sharp pain in his head. So strong he could not control it. He blacked out in his living room. The last thing he saw was his wife running to catch him.Now he sits there on the floor. His vision slowly coming back. Thats when he thought about his wife. He opened his eyes. He was surprised to find out that he was not lying in sweat but blood. His horror intensified. He knew the blood did not belong to him. He got up and followed the trail of blood. There behind the sofa was his wife dead. Her eyes removed from her head. Before the horror and sadness could settle in his partner barged in with backup. At that moment Eric knew that they thought he was the Sight Seeker. Eric managed to escape his house. Now he is on the run and must find the real sight seeker using his mind reading abilities before the police catch him.

What the Press would say:
Writer/Director Richard Kelly ("Donnie Darko") once again takes us on a mind bending trip with his latest film "Earshot". The film is dark, gritty and also somewhat humorous at times. Ethan Hawke gives a great performance as a police detective that is down on his luck and unexplainingly stumbled upon the power to hear peoples thoughts. Hawke manages to take a totally unbelievable premise and make it believable with his stellar acting. Also along for the ride are Ed Harris as his partner and Monica Potter as his doubting wife and latest victim of the seriel killer the "Sight Seeker". This film is sure to become a cult classic with horror fans. This is one film to check out. It is scary, full of suspense and a little gore. All the makings of a horror cult classic. Ethan Hawke should be taken into serious consideration for Best Actor.

Best Picture
Best Director - Richard Kelly
Best Original Screenplay - Richard Kelly
Best Actor - Ethan Hawke