At First Sight (1999)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Irwin Winkler

Writers (WGA):

Oliver Sacks (story)
Steve Levitt (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Only Love Can Bring You To Your Senses.

Plot:

A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.

Plot Keywords:

Massage Therapist | Box Office Flop | Based On Article | Blindness | Based On True Story

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Virgil Adamson
Mira Sorvino	...	Amy Benic
Kelly McGillis	...	Jennie Adamson
Steven Weber	...	Duncan Allanbrook
Bruce Davison	...	Dr. Charles Aaron
Nathan Lane	...	Phil Webster
Ken Howard	...	Virgil's Father
Laura Kirk	...	Betsy Ernst
Margo Winkler	...	Nancy Bender
Diana Krall	...	Singer
Brett Robbins	...	Ethan
Willie C. Carpenter	...	Jack Falk (as Willie Carpenter)
Charles Winkler	...	Health Instructor
Drena De Niro	...	Caroline
Kelly Chapman	...	Susan (as Kelly Chapman Meyer)

Also Known As:

Sight Unseen (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for scenes involving sexuality and nudity, and for brief strong language.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:6 (w) | Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35785)

Filming Locations:

Bear Mountain, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

There have been several references to Val Kilmer in the hit sitcom "Friends" (1994) with the most notable being when Ross rented Val Kilmer's jacket that he wore to the ‘At First Sight’ premiere.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Amy first arrives at Bear Mountain, she is driving a silver Taurus. The whole rest of the movie, Amy is driving a red car, obviously not a Taurus.

Quotes:

Virgil: Maybe I'm not meant to see.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Nip/Tuck: Trudy Nye (#2.14)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Let's Keep it Going On

A nice movie.

The only way I can really describe At First Sight is that it is a nice film. A feel good movie, something like that, and a very beauifully shot feel good movie. The cinematography is excellent, the story on the other hand could have used some tightening. Kilmer and Sorvino kind of walk through this film on cruise control, I really enjoyed Nathan Lane's small role as a vision therapist. This is a nice movie to watch on a rainy day or with someone you love.