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Windows

Play trailer Poster for Windows R,  1980,  1h 36m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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22% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 10% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
A shy woman (Talia Shire) and her police protector (Joseph Cortese) are watched by her admirer, a weird woman (Elizabeth Ashley) with a telescope.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times May 1, 2018
1/4
We suspect right at the beginning that so-and-so is going to turn out to be the villain... and then, an hour later, after the plot thickens, there is the less-than-astonishing revelation that so-and-so is indeed the villain -- just as we suspected. Go to Full Review
Gary Arnold Washington Post May 1, 2018
You can't help wondering how the filmmakers contrived to rationalize this idle mixture of the vicious and the ludicrous to themselves. Go to Full Review
Michael Blowen Boston Globe Apr 28, 2018
The most despicably silly movie of the year. Go to Full Review
Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Jan 21, 2025
3/5
Understandably reviled for its depiction of a queer villain upon its release, Windows is bolstered by committed performances from Shire and Ashley, who manage to elevate the material just enough to merit a watch. Go to Full Review
Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Jan 17, 2025
3.5/5
Released at an extremely contentious period for queer representation in film, Windows struggles from being both an exploitation film and a classy thriller. The film is visually gorgeous, though and Ashley delivers an iconic queer villain performance Go to Full Review
Andrea Loewenstein Gay Community News (Boston) Aug 30, 2022
One of the stupidest movies I’ve seen in a long time. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Gordon Willis

Director

Talia Shire

Emily Hollander

Elizabeth Ashley

Andrea Glassen

Joe Cortese

Bob Luffrono

Kay Medford

Ida Marx

Michael Gorrin

Sam Marx

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Movie Info

Synopsis A shy woman (Talia Shire) and her police protector (Joseph Cortese) are watched by her admirer, a weird woman (Elizabeth Ashley) with a telescope.
Director
Gordon Willis
Producer
Mike Lobell
Screenwriter
Barry Siegel
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
Mike Lobell Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 18, 1980, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 2, 2020
Runtime
1h 36m
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