Produced and directed by Peter Yates and written by Steve Tesich, the 1981 film "Eyewitness" (released in the UK as "The Janitor") is an American neo-noir thriller film and stars William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, and James Woods. Others giving performances include Irene Worth as Mrs. Sokolow, Kenneth McMillan as Mr. Deever, Pamela Reed as Linda Mercer, Steven Hill as Lt. Jacobs, Albert Paulsen as Mr. Sokolow, Alice Drummond as Mrs. Eunice Deever, Chao-Li Chi as Mr. Long, Keone Young as Mr. Long's son, and Morgan Freeman as Lt. Black. The film's storyline involves a TV news reporter and a janitor who team to solve a murder.

In New York City, custodian Daryll Deever (Hurt) is a big fan of local news reporter Antonia "Toni" Sokolow (Weaver). He is very intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his workplace. There's been a murder in the office building, and Tony suspects that Daryll may have insight into the crime, a notion that he furthers to stay close to her. When those truly behind the killing begin to think that Daryll really knows something, they target both him and Toni to keep their secrets hidden.

The film enjoyed some critical success; it did not however fair to well commercially. It grossed only $4.5 million at the box office in North America (US / Canada), against a budget of $6.4 million—$8.5 million. In sum, movie reviews mostly praised the acting, direction, screenplay, and cinematography.

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