One Hour Photo

One Hour Photo is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written & directed by Mark Romanek, starring Robin Williams, Michael Vartan, Connie Nielsen, Gary Cole & Eriq La Salle.

Plot
The film is about a lonely photo technician (Robin Williams) who works at a one hour photo lab at a SavMart store who becomes obsessed with a suburban family he thinks is perect, but after learning a shocking secret about one of the family members, he extracts revenge.

Cast

 * Robin Williams as Seymour "Sy" Parrish
 * Michael Vartan as Will Yorkin
 * Connie Nielsen as Nina Yorkin
 * Dylan Smith as Jake Yorkin
 * Gary Cole as Bill Owens, Manager
 * Erin Daniels as Maya Burson
 * Eriq La Salle as Det. James Van Der Zee
 * Clark Gregg as Det. Paul Outerbridge
 * Paul H. Kim as Yoshi Araki

Production
Romanek intended the film to be much longer, but the studio ordered it to be cut short and elements rearranged out of concerns about commerciality.

Also, several of Sy's narrative monologues were removed, and several scenes were re-shot with fewer lines.

The original version also has older musical scores that were not used in the final product. A director's cut is not available to buy, but it was shown at the Sundance Film Festival.

Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor composed the original film score, but Romanek decided not to use it.

Robin Williams prepared for the role of Sy Parrish by training for two and-a-half days in a Southern California photo development lab.

In commentary, Romanek has gone on to state that he was partially inspired by the films of 'lonely men' from the 1970s, notably "Taxi Driver."

In the DVD commentary, Romanek says that Jack Nicholson was first approached to play the lead character, but he turned the role down.

Box Office
The limited release of "One Hour Photo" premiered in seven theaters where it debuted at #24 at the box office, grossing $321,515 in its opening weekend.

The wide theatrical release was on September 13, 2002 and debuted at #3 at the box office, grossing $8,006,660 in its opening weekend.

The film made just over $8 million that weekend, and went on to gross $31,597,131 in the US, with an additional $20,626,175 in overseas territories, for an international total of $52,223,306.

"One Hour Photo" closed in theaters on January 5, 2003 after 138 days in the theaters.

Critical Reception
"One Hour Photo" opened to generally positive reviews, earning raves from critics such as Roger Ebert & Leonard Maltin.

The film has an 81% positive rating on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. The film's aggregate score at Metacritic is 64 out of 100.

The San Francisco Chronicle said even though the film wasn't "nearly as intelligent, thoughtful or penetrating as it promises to be", Robin Williams' performance in the film made it "impossible to dismiss", calling it his "fullest and yet most restrained effort".

Accolades
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
 * Best Actor: Robin Williams (nominated)

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
 * Best Actor: Robin Williams (nominated)

Online Film Critics Society
 * Best Actor: Robin Williams (nominated)

Satellite Awards
 * Best Actor-Motion Picture: Robin Williams (nominated)
 * Best Film Editing: Jeffrey Ford (nominated)

Saturn Awards
 * Best Actor: Robin Williams (won)
 * Best Action\Adventure\Thriller Film (nominated)
 * Best Supporting Actress: Connie Nielsen (nominated)
 * Best Writing: Mark Romanek (nominated)
 * Best Music: Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek (nominated)

2003 Art Directors Guild
 * Excellence in Production Design Award-Contemporary Film: Tom Foden (production designer) and Michael Manson (art director) (nominated)

2003 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
 * Critics Choice Award for Best Actor: Robin Williams (2nd place)

2002 Deuville Film Festival
 * Premiere Audience Award: Mark Romanek (won)
 * Audience Award: Mark Romanek (won)
 * Jury Special Prize: Mark Romanek (won)
 * Grand Special Prize: Mark Romanek (nominated)

2003 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
 * Best Actor: Robin Williams (won)
 * Best Supporting Actress: Connie Nielsen (nominated)

2003 International Horror Guild
 * IHG Award for Best Movie (nominated)

2003 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
 * Sierra Award for Best Actor: Robin Williams (nominated)

2002 Locarno International Film Festival
 * Golden Leopard: Mark Romanek (nominated)

Robert Festival (2003)
 * Best American Film (Årets amerikanske film): Mark Romanek (director) (nominated)

2002 Sundance Film Festival
 * Grand Jury Prize-Dramatic: Mark Romanek (nominated)

Young Artist Awards
 * Dylan Smith: Best Performance in a Feature Film-Supporting Young Actor (nominated)