Windows is a 1980 thriller starring Talia Shire

Talia Shire

Talia Shire is an American actress most known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series.-Personal life:...

, Joseph Cortese

Joseph Cortese

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 and Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley is an American actress who first came to prominence as the ingenue in the Broadway play Take Her, She's Mine, which earned her a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play.-Early life:...

, directed

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 by Gordon Willis

Gordon Willis

Gordon Willis, ASC, is an American cinematographer best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan....

.

Plot

Emily Hollander (Shire) is the subject of a lesbian

Lesbian

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 obsession at the hands of Andrea Glassen (Ashley), her next-door neighbor. As Emily begins dating detective

Detective

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 Bob Luffrono (Cortese), Andrea overflows with jealousy, spying on Hollander through her own window.

Criticism

The film was the subject of many protests from gay rights activists who accused the film of being homophobic and resorting to hateful stereotypes of lesbians.

Awards and nominations

• 1st Golden Raspberry Award

Nominated: Worst Picture

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Nominated: Worst Screenplay

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Nominated: Worst Actress

Razzie Award for Worst Actress

The Razzie Award for Worst Actress is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actress of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film for which they were nominated....

 (Talia Shire

Talia Shire

Talia Shire is an American actress most known for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Balboa in the Rocky series.-Personal life:...

)

Nominated: Worst Supporting Actress

Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress

The Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst supporting actress of the previous year...

 (Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley is an American actress who first came to prominence as the ingenue in the Broadway play Take Her, She's Mine, which earned her a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play.-Early life:...

)

Nominated: Worst Director

Razzie Award for Worst Director

The Razzie Award for Worst Director is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst director of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film for which they were nominated....

 (Gordon Willis

Gordon Willis

Gordon Willis, ASC, is an American cinematographer best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan....

)