Witness (1985)
Witness (1985)
Director: Peter Weir
Screenplay: Earl W. Wallace & William Kelley
Stars: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Lukas Haas, Alexander Godunov, Danny Glover and Viggo Mortensen.
The Pitch: “Hey, let’s have an Amish boy be a fish out of water in the big city – he’ll be the sole witness to a murder. We’ll then send the big city cop to Amish country to protect the kid and he’ll be the stranger in a strange land! Let’s do it!”
Tagline: Harrison Ford is John Book – A big city cop who knows too much. His only evidence: a small boy who’s seen too much…
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Samuel, a small Amish boy in the big city for the first time, is the sole witness to a murder. Detective John Book comes to realize that the murder Samuel witnessed is the key to a much bigger corruption.
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