Secret Window - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Secret Window"

Secret Window (2004)

Timing: 1:36 (96 min)

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Actors and characters

Secret Window - Trailer

English

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What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on Stephen King's novella "Secret Window, Secret Garden" (1990), which is included in the collection "Four Past Midnight".
Filming began on July 14, 2003, and wrapped in October of the same year.
During the end credits, a short song about a shortcake, labeled as “Shortnin' bread” Traditional, can be heard performed by Depp.
The main character wears a TAG Heuer 6000 watch.
In one scene, it can be noticed that Mort is reading a book by Hunter S. Thompson (the open book is lying on the coffee table). Johnny Depp was acquainted with Thompson and starred in two film adaptations of his works.
The film features the line: "Your cat-loving sheriff loves more," which is a reference to the original story, as Mort had a cat, while the film features a dog.
In the very first scene of the film, when Johnny Depp's character bursts into a motel room and throws a tantrum, the faces of actors Maria Bello and Timothy Hutton look extremely frightened. The film's director, David Koepp, decided to achieve this naturalism by using the element of surprise – he made the actors lie in bed for 15 minutes. Therefore, when Johnny Depp burst into the room, the actors were genuinely scared.
The episode in which Mort Rainey, in a black wide-brimmed hat, looks in the mirror and sees his reflection behind him is a reference to the works of Belgian surrealist artist Magritte, who often depicted a mysterious man in exactly the same hat in his paintings.
In the original story, Mort Rainey dies, while his wife and her lover survive. Also, in the original story, Mort Rainey had a cat, not a dog.
The film is based on Stephen King's novella “Secret Window, Secret Garden” (1990), which is included in the collection “Four Past Midnight”.
The film features the line: “Your sheriff loves cats more,” which is a reference to the original story, as Mort had a cat, while the film features a dog.

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