Eyewitness (1981) on Netflix
Daryll Deever, a New York City janitor, finds a man strangled in his office building. When reporter Tony Sokolow covers the murder, he hints that he knows more than he does.
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- Netflix3.0/5
- IMDb5.9/106,361 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes73%
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Plot summary
In New York City, janitor Daryll Deever tapes the commentary of television reporter Tony Sokolow each night to watch after work. A wealthy Vietnamese businessman, Mr. Long, whose connections are thought to be criminal, is strangled in the office building where Daryll works, and Daryll comes across the body. Mr. Long had fired another janitor, Aldo, after a quarrel. Aldo, a Vietnam veteran, and Daryll, who also served, both draw the attention of the police investigating the killing. Tony arrives to cover the murder and comes to believe Daryll knows something about it; he lets her think so because it keeps her close, and the two begin meeting regularly. The people tied to Mr. Long begin to think Daryll knows more than he is telling.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Eyewitness (1981)
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- The film's news equipment and promotional posters actually belonged to a real New York television station, Metromedia-owned WNEW-TV, and two of its employees, news anchor John Roland and sportscaster Bill Mazer, made cameo appearances. Sigourney Weaver, whose father Sylvester "Pat" Weaver was a network television executive, also worked at the station to gain experience for the part.
