Horror History: FEAR with Mark Wahlberg & Reese Witherspoon is Now 25 Years Old
Mike Sprague
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On this day in horror history, James Foley’s psychological thriller Fear with Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William Petersen, and Alyssa Milano hit back in 1996.
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It begins when 16-year-old Nicole Walker (Reese Witherspoon) meets 23-year-old David McCall (Mark Wahlberg) at a Seattle nightclub and falls in love. David is exciting and charming, and despite the wide age gap, he wins over Nicole’s family — except for her workaholic father (William Petersen), who’s suspicious of David from the start. His concerns are realized when David turns out to be a violent sociopath who sees Nicole as his possession, and her family home a fortress to be invaded.
Elsewhere on this day in horror history:
Birthdays:
- Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones)
- Jennifer Morrison (Stir of Echoes)
- Claire Danes (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)
- Marley Shelton (Planet Terror)
- Andy Garcia (Jennifer 8)
- Tom Noonan (Manhunter)
- Shannen Doherty (Charmed)
- Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Charles Napier (The Silence of the Lambs)
Movies Released:
- Hellboy (2019)
- High Life (2018)
- Cape Fear (1962)
- Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
- Cat’s Eye (1985)
- Ladyhawke (1985)
- Frailty (2002)
Fear sports a 46% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes. The Critics Consensus reads: It has an appealing young cast, but their efforts aren’t enough to consistently distract from an increasingly overblown – and illogical – teen stalker story.
Back in March 2018, there was word Fear was getting a remake “told from a female perspective” from Straight Outta Compton screenwriter Jonathan Herman. That still has happened. But we’ll keep you updated if we hear anything.
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