| What Lies Beneath | |
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| Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
| Screenplay by | Clark Gregg |
| Story by | Sarah Kernochan Clark Gregg |
| Produced by | Steve Starkey Robert Zemeckis Jack Rapke |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Edited by | Arthur Schmidt |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks Pictures (North America) 20th Century Fox (international) |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100 million |
| Box office | $291.4 million |
What Lies Beneath is a 2000 American supernatural horror film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Clark Gregg, who co-wrote the story with Sarah Kernochan. It stars Harrison Ford as a university professor and Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife, who is unsure if their home is haunted by a ghost or if she is losing her mind.
The first film by Zemeckis' production company ImageMovers, What Lies Beneath was theatrically released by DreamWorks Pictures in North America and 20th Century Fox internationally on July 21, 2000. While it received generally mixed reviews from critics who praised Pfeiffer's performance and criticized the screenplay, the film was a box office success, grossing $291.4 million worldwide against a budget of $100 million and becoming the 10th highest-grossing film of the year.[1]
What Lies Beneath was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Horror Film at the 27th Saturn Awards, in addition to nominations for Zemeckis (Best Director) and Pfeiffer (Best Actress). At the 7th Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Ford won Favorite Actor – Suspense, Pfeiffer won Favorite Actress – Suspense, and Scarwid was nominated for Favorite Supporting Actress – Suspense.
- ^ "What Lies Beneath (2000) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2022.