Post Apocalyptic Show

Our journey exploring movies from the greatest decade begins with the first movie released in 1980 and that movie is Windows.

Tagline:

Somebody loves Emily… too much

Synopsis :

Emily is the subject of a perverse obsession by a gay neighbor, Andrea, who not only is in lust with her but hires a rapist in order to get audio tapes of her moaning. Andrea turns peeping tom and watches Emily with a telescope as she begins a love affair with Detective Cortese.

Director:

Gordon Willis (First and only directed movie)

Massive cinematographer: Godfather 1,2,3, Annie Hall, Manhattan, All the President’s men, Money pit, Pennies from heaven  

Writer:

Barry Siegel (First and Only Movie written)

Pulitzer winning journalist 

Response:

The film was the subject of many protests from gay rights activists who accused the film of being homophobic and resorting to hateful stereotypes of lesbians. David Denby attacked the film, writing “Windows exists only in the perverted fantasies of men who hate lesbians so much they will concoct any idiocy in order to slander them.”

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert selected the film as one of their “dogs of the year” 

Awards:

Nominated for 5 golden raspberry awards. 

Worst Picture lost to Can’t Stop The Music

Worst Screenplay lost to Can’t Stop The Music

Worst Actress lost to Brooke Shields Blue Lagoon

Worst Supporting actress lost to Amy Irving Honeysuckle Rose

Worst Director lost to Robert Greewald Zanadu