One Hour Photo Page #5

Synopsis: Middle aged Sy Parrish works as a technician at a one hour photo lab located in a SavMart store in a suburban mall. Sy is a lonely man, never having had any friends. He knows much about his customers through the photographs they have developed. But he knows more about the Yorkin family - specifically Nina Yorkin and her adolescent son Jake Yorkin, the two in the family who drop off and pick up the family's photofinishing - the family about whom he is obsessed, than anyone else. Nina's husband, Will Yorkin, is incidental to his obsession since Sy has only seen him in photographs. Sy's obsession includes fantasizing about being their favorite "Uncle Sy". He has even been making an extra set of prints for himself of all of their photographs since Jake was a newborn. After an incident at work and after Sy finds out more about the family through a set of photographs, he decides to right the injustices he sees in the only way he knows how. His actions demonstrate his true mental state.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Mark Romanek
  6 wins & 21 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
64
R
Year:
2002
96 min
1,416 Views


- No!

Am I talking

to a brick wall?

Did I tell you

to touch her?

No.

I don't want you

to touch her.

If you touch her again,

I stab you in the heart.

Unit 0-1 -1 -4...

proceed to Deerfield,

The Edgerton Hotel

at Hunter Valley Road.

TMU officers

en route to scene.

Can you ring the room

once more, please?

I'll try it

one more time.

Now, missy, have to

take the robe off.

No.

- Aah!

I'm not asking.

I'm telling.

Off!.

She can do it!

The person in this room

is not available

to take your call.

Please leave a message.

What's this?

What's this?

Can't you stop

your sniveling?

This is supposed

to look like fun.

Okay.

No touching!

Smile.

You have to look like

you're having fun...

like it's a game.

Come on!

Smile!

Wipe your nose.

You look disgusting.

Now...

put his thing

in your mouth.

Don't do it!

Pretend.

This is all pretend.

I'm doing it!

Stop yelling at me.

You're not doing it

the right way. Like this!

Oh, God!

No!

Winds churning at their base

can exceed 260

miles per hour.

But the scientists chase them.

Tornadoes can be an obsession.

Mr. Belmer?

Yes.

I'm Detective

Van Der Zee.

This is

Detective Outerbridge.

We just spoke

on the phone.

Right. So, uh...

what is all this about?

Any word from

Miss Burson's room yet?

No.

Have you seen this man?

This guy just checked in

about...half an hour ago.

What room?

I put him in 519.

Mr. Belmer, I need

a passkey now, please.

Mr. Parrish,

this is the police.

Will you open

the door, please?

The retinal implant

is a microelectronic

prosthesis

that can reverse the effects

of retinal degeneration.

We owe a--

James.

Let's find Yorkin.

Check 511.

Bravo, where is it?

Where is it?

It's the rear

kitchen-access.

It's in the back,

rear kitchen-access.

Miss Burson?

Police! Freeze!

William Yorkin?

Drop the bag!

Do it!

I just took pictures.

You have the

right to remain silent.

If you give up the right

to remain silent...

anything you say can and

will be used against you

in a court of law.

Outerbridge? We got him.

...the right to speak

with an attorney

and to have the attorney

present during questioning.

If you so desire

and cannot afford one--

Dad!

Are you married,

Detective?

You have any children?

I'll be the one asking

the questions here, Sy.

I know.

Just one question.

Detective,

are you a family man?

That's none of your

business, Sy.

Sir, you're right,

it isn't.

It is none

of my business.

But I'm guessing by your answer

and that ring on your finger

that you are...

and that makes you

a very fortunate man.

I can also tell by the way

that you've treated me so far

and the way you carry out

your job, you're a good man...

good husband and father...

a man who appreciates

his good fortune.

You're not the type of father

who'd cheat on his wife...

hurt his family,

betray their trust.

You would never neglect

and abuse your children.

Make horrible demands

of your children.

You would never ask...

you would never ask

your children

to do things...

things that

children shouldn't do.

You would never take

disgusting, sick...

degraded pictures

of your children

d--doing these things.

You would never treat

your children like animals.

Will Yorkin had it all,

and he threw it all away.

He's not a good father.

Well, l, uh...ahem.

I think I understand

now, Sy.

Thank you for answering

my question so candidly.

You're welcome.

Can I see my pictures

now?

Sure, Sy.

Thank you.

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Mark Romanek

Mark Romanek (born September 18, 1959) is an American filmmaker whose directing work includes feature films, television, music videos and commercials. Romanek wrote and directed the 2002 film One Hour Photo and directed the 2010 film Never Let Me Go. His most notable music videos include "Hurt" (Johnny Cash), "Closer" (Nine Inch Nails), "Can't Stop" (Red Hot Chili Peppers), "Bedtime Story" (Madonna), "Scream" (Michael & Janet Jackson), and “Shake It Off” (Taylor Swift). Romanek's music videos have won 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction for Jay-Z's "99 Problems", and he has won three Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video - more than any other director. more…

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