Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
{{Short description|1995 television film written by Michael Angeli and directed by Jack Sholder}}
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{{Infobox television
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| genre = Crime
Drama
Mystery
Thriller
| director = Jack Sholder
| writer = Michael Angeli
| starring = Jeff Fahey
Courteney Cox
| music = Tim Truman, Marcus Barone (music supervisor)
| cinematography = Bryan England
| editor = Michael Schweitzer
| company = Motion Picture Corporation of America
Showtime Networks
| network = Showtime
| released = {{Start date|1995|01|28}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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Sketch Artist II: Hands That See, also known as Sketch Artist II and A Feel for Murder, is a 1995 American made-for-television crime-thriller film written by Michael Angeli and directed by Jack Sholder and starring Jeff Fahey and Courteney Cox. It is a sequel to the 1992 film Sketch Artist.{{Citation|title=Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (TV) (1995)|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film573712.html|language=en|access-date=2021-02-17}}{{Cite web|title=Sketch Artist Ii: Hands That See (1995)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e189d07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201020322/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e189d07|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2020|access-date=2021-02-17|website=BFI|language=en}}
Plot
Police artist Jack Whitfield (Fahey) is chasing a serial killer who seems to be unstoppable. The only surviving victim is Emmy O'Conner (Cox), who is blind. At first Jack is skeptical but she describes her attacker in uncanny detail and Jack becomes closer to catching the killer. But this man will stop at nothing to kill Emmy, the one who revealed his identity.
Cast
- Jeff Fahey as Jack Whitfield
- Courteney Cox as Emmy O'Conner
- Michael Nicolosi as Rothko
- Jonathan Silverman as Glenn
- Michael Beach as George
- Scott Burkholder as Zip
- John Prosky as Sherman Bochs
- Robbie T. Robinson as Umpire
- Glenn Morshower as Bill Loman
- Paul Eiding as Sydney Burroughs
- Lin Shaye as Bonnie
- James Tolkan as Tonelli
- Stephen Rappaport as Brady Mullins
- Cindy Katz as Gina Papamichael
- Aaron Seville as Ellison
- Brion James as Larry Walker
Reception
Variety said the script was "uneven" but "imaginative" and praised Fahey and especially Cox, who they called "terrific". They also praised Bryan England’s "cunning lensing", Virginia Lee’s production design, Michael Schweitzer’s editing, and Tim Truman’s score.{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Tony|date=1995-01-27|title=It's Showtime Sketch Artist II: Hands That See|url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/reviews/it-s-showtime-sketch-artist-ii-hands-that-see-1200439952/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Variety|language=en-US}} Radio Times said it was an improvement on the first film "in regard to plot, if not in terms of casting, as the support team here is no substitute for the presence of Sean Young and Drew Barrymore in the original."{{Cite web|title=Sketch Artist II: Hands That See – review {{!}} cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/jjf8y/sketch-artist-ii-hands-that-see/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Radio Times|language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0114463}}
{{Jack Sholder}}
Category:1995 television films
Category:American television films
Category:American thriller films
Category:Films directed by Jack Sholder