One Hour Photo

One Hour Photo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Romanek
Written byMark Romanek
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJeff Cronenweth
Edited byJeffrey Ford
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • January 13, 2002 (2002-01-13) (Sundance)
  • August 21, 2002 (2002-08-21) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[1]
Box office$52.2 million[1]

One Hour Photo is a 2002 American psychological thriller film[2][3] written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole and Eriq La Salle. The film was produced by Catch 23 Entertainment, Killer Films and John Wells Productions and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film stars Williams as a photo technician who develops an unhealthy obsession with a family to whom he has long provided services.

The film premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, was given a limited release on August 21, 2002, and was given a wider release on September 13.[4][5] One Hour Photo received positive reviews from film critics, including praise for Williams's against-type performance, for which he earned the Saturn Award for Best Actor.[6]

  1. ^ a b One-Hour Photo boxofficemojo.com
  2. ^ Bailey, Maria. "Robin Williams' Movie Transformations". New York Daily News. New York City: Tribune Publishing. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Hornaday, Ann (August 11, 2014). "Robin Williams, Who Died Monday, Brought Brutal Honesty To Roles". The Press-Democrat. Santa Rosa, California: Sonoma Media Investments LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Germain, David (January 17, 2002). "Robin Williams turns menacing in somber Sundance thriller 'One Hour Photo'". Napa Valley Register. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. ^ Fischer, Paul (January 2002). "One Hour Photo". Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  6. ^ "Past Saturn Awards". saturnawards.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2002.