[2] Meryl Streep's hair is styled much like Eva Marie Saint's was in North by Northwest, and the town of Glen Cove features in both films. (He also played the auctioneer taking bids during the Crispin's auction scene.) [5] Thomas E. Norton, who had been a long-time executive at Sotheby's, served as a consultant for the film. Brooke's behavior becomes increasingly suspicious. For other uses, see, "A&R Legend John Kalodner Talks Aerosmith and Why Rock Won't Reach the Masses Again", "Actress Tawny Kitaen Looks Back On Whitesnake's 'Here I Go Again' Video", "David Coverdale Tells the Story Behind Whitesnake's Iconic "Here I Go Again" Video", 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Whitesnake, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Still_of_the_Night_(song)&oldid=1009843357, Song recordings produced by Mike "Clay" Stone, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "You're Gonna Break My Heart Again" – 4:11, This page was last edited on 2 March 2021, at 15:43. Manhattan psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by glamorous, enigmatic Brooke Reynolds, who works at Crispin's—a fictitious New York auction house modeled after Christie's. As they are about to leave, Brooke forgets her keys and goes back into the dark house, alone, to retrieve them, while Sam waits in his car. Still of the Night is a 1982 American neo-noir[1] psychological thriller film directed by Robert Benton and starring Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Joe Grifasi, and Jessica Tandy. There were a lot of people doing that widdly stuff but they didn't have the quality of those songs. Mainstream Rock Tracks and #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released on 9 March 1987. We would like to show you a description here but the site wonât allow us. Watch Saturday Night Live highlight 'What Still Works Cold Open' on NBC.com. Both the current Whitesnake lineup and John Sykes play the song as their live encore. Then your baby may still need to breastfeed every 1.5â3 hours for the first 1â2 months, but may be able to sleep longer stretches at night. "Still of the Night" is a song by the English band Whitesnake. It reached #16 in the U.K., #18 on the U.S. We do. ", "Meryl Streep | Shag, Marry, Kill | WWHL", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Still_of_the_Night_(film)&oldid=1004918187, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 February 2021, at 02:15. Despite its many virtues, however, Robert Benton's film [...] has its share of serious flaws, mainly in the area of plotting". [7], This article is about the song by Whitesnake. Gail blames Brooke for her breakup with Bynum. Still of the Night is a 1982 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Robert Benton and starring Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Joe Grifasi, and Jessica Tandy.It was written by Benton and David Newman.Scheider plays a psychiatrist who falls in love with a woman (Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients. He is mugged by someone who takes his coat, whereupon the mugger is killed in the same manner as Bynum. In 2009, in an interview with Metal Hammer, Coverdale commented on the origins of the song:[4], "When my mother died I was going through the stuff at her house and found some early demo cassettes. [4], Art dealer Arne Glimcher served as a consultant on the film and helped choreograph the auction scene (as well as playing a cameo role as an art dealer who bids against the Streep character). Mainstream Rock Tracks and #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released on 9 March 1987. Sam tails her to a family estate on Long Island. Sam is visited by NYPD Detective Joseph Vitucci but refuses to give any information on Bynum, a patient for two years. Sam pieces together that Bynum's previous girlfriend was Gail Phillips, an assistant to Bynum at Crispin's. It was released in 2006 featuring most of Whitesnake's biggest hits. After the police warn him that he could become a target because the killer may believe he knows something, Sam reviews the case files detailing Bynum's affairs with various women at Crispin's, including Brooke. Sam tries to interpret clues from the case file with his psychiatrist mother, Grace, including a strange dream of Bynum's in which he finds a green box in a cabinet in a dark house and is then chased up a narrow staircase by a little girl carrying a bleeding teddy bear. Directed by Robert Benton. The concert was filmed on 20 October 2004 at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. "Late Night" host Seth Meyers mocks a photo of Gov. With Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, Joe Grifasi. Brooke narrowly escapes, as Gail falls to her death over a railing. It combines the blues origins of the band with the more distorted, harder sound driving the song, making for a powerful hard rock song. According to some reviewers at the time of the release, the screenplay displays subtle references to various Hitchcock films. One captured, one still at large after Friday night shooting in Kinston Crime Tracker. ", The director of the music video was Marty Callner. Fox News Is Still Paying the Price for Being Right on Election Night What Fox News Channel did election night seemed important then. It was written by Benton and David Newman. Gail then chases Brooke through the house, recapitulating Bynum's dream. [3] Still of the Night was filmed in and around New York City, including at Columbia University, the Trefoil Arch and the Boathouse Cafe in Central Park,[3] and the Museum of the City of New York. All Night Laundry is an interactive horror webcomic about time travel, dreams, and the problems with identifying monsters. [8], "Still of the Night: Filming and Production,", "An Art Dealer Realizes His Hollywood Dream. Sam gradually falls for Brooke but believes he is being followed. "[2], In 2013, Meryl Streep stated it was one of the worst movies in which she had acted. I took it as far as I could then I gave it to Sykesy when we were in the south of France, and he put the big guitar hero stuff on there. Bynum had also expressed concern, claiming a wealthy friend had once killed someone, and Bynum was the only person who knew about this. In 2009, the track was named the 27th best hard rock song of all time by VH1. Brooke asks the doctor to return a watch to Bynum's wife and not reveal the affair. Andrew Cuomo wearing a blanket outside the governor's mansion during his NBC show Monday, March 15, 2021. The film is considered as an overt homage to Hitchcock, emulating scenes from many of his movies: a bird attacks one character (as in The Birds), a scene takes place in an auction (as in North by Northwest), someone falls from a height (as in Vertigo and a number of other films), stuffed birds occupy a room (as in Psycho), and an important plot point is the interpretation of a dream (as in Spellbound). 3. John hated blues so I had to work within those parameters. Gail appears in the back seat of the car and stabs Sam with a knife. Formula-fed babies may need to get a ⦠As such Callner called Coverdale to discuss changes on the story boards, but seeing attractiveness of Coverdale's future wife Tawny Kitaen she was chosen to be play the role. She explains her guilt in the accidental death of her father, and claims Bynum threatened to reveal this secret if she broke off their affair. Scheider plays a psychiatrist who falls in love with a woman (Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients. Still of the Night holds an aggregate score of 67% fresh on the website Rotten Tomatoes. The auction scene was filmed in the auditorium of the International House of New York. It was released as the first single from their self titled 1987 album. Posted: Mar 15, 2021 / 03:32 PM EDT / Updated: Mar 15, 2021 / 03:32 PM EDT. SATURDAY NIGHT FOLLOW-UP: Monroeâs myriad roles make the difference for still-perfect Bulldogs CAMERON WILLIAMS Special to the Independent Tribune Mar ⦠One of them was a song that Ritchie Blackmore and I had been working on which was the basic premise of what would become "Still of the Night". [7], In his review for The New York Times, Vincent Canby explained that the screenplay "makes inescapable references to such Hitchcock classics as 'Vertigo,' 'Rear Window,' 'North by Northwest' and 'Spellbound,' among others. It was released as the first single from their self titled 1987 album. He wondered if this friend might kill again. The limited edition includes a bonus ⦠I manipulated to be electric blues, but how he performed it was fabulous for his time and relatively unique because of the songs. Gail is trying to frame Brooke and she has killed Vitucci. A review in Variety stated: "It comes as almost a shock to see a modern suspense picture that's as literate, well acted and beautifully made as Still of The Night. We would like to show you a description here but the site wonât allow us. Two popular early recordings were by Tommy Dorsey and Leo Reisman.Dorsey's charted on October 16, 1937 and peaked at No. And the band was fantastic – they sold the song brilliantly". It follows the story of Bina Miryala, a journalism student at McGill University in Montreal. It reached #16 in the U.K.,[2] #18 on the U.S. The police believe Bynum's killer is a woman. It was totally unrecognizable, so Ritchie doesn't have anything to worry about... neither do I! The song was written by lead singer David Coverdale and guitarist John Sykes, and proved to be one of the band's most popular songs. Three months later, its impact remains huge. A Manhattan psychiatrist probes a patient's murder and falls for the victim's mysterious mistress. [4], The film had a platform release on 5 screens and grossed $548,255 before going wide on 502 screens on December 17, 1982 but it disappointed with only $633,273 for the weekend.[6]. NBC video still ⦠[5][6] Part of the video's set design was Coverdale's idea inspired by Elvis Presley's movie Jailhouse Rock, but "it's like much more idealized prison cells, but this was done with a big full moon. In 2009, the track was named the 27th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[3]. Sam is not seriously hurt and is embraced by Brooke. 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