The production of 'One Hour Photo':
The writer and director 'Mark Romanek' said his inspiration for 'One Hour Photo' emerged out of "a desire to make a contemporary film in the style of the 'lonely-man' films of the '70s." His influences were drawn from films like "The Conversation," "The Tenant," "Taxi Driver" and "The Passenger."
After completing the script, Romanek sent it to producers 'Christine Vachon' and 'Pamela Koffler' who instantly liked the story. Producer 'Stan Wlodkowski' joined the filmmaking team after learning of the project through a colleague.
The team instantly set about the task of finding the right actor to fill Sy Parrish's shoes. Koffler says we needed someone with that kind of charisma willing to play a character probably unlike anything they'd ever played before." Whilst researching the production I discovered some interesting facts about the film such as: 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. Also in accordance with photography being the theme of the movie, many of the characters in the movie take their names from photographers. Robin Williams prepared for the role by actually training for two and-a-half days in a Southern California photo development lab.
The Distribution of 'One Hour Photo':
The film 'One Hour Photo' is an American psychological thriller that was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures in the United States. The film's limited release began on August 21, 2002 in seven theaters, opening to a $321,515 weekend, with an average of $45,930 per theater. 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 , this was a moderate box office success, as the budget was around $12 million.
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