Rearview Mirror is a 1984 American TV movie directed by Lou Antonio. The script was by Lorenzo Semple Jr. based on a novel by Caroline B. Cooney which had been published in 1980.
Premise Jerry Sam Hopps, an escaped convict and psychopathic murderer and his cousin terrorize a woman, Terry Seton, and force her to drive them through North Carolina, with a separately kidnapped baby. A visiting police detective pursues.
Cast Lee Remick as Terry Seton Tony Musante as Vince Martino Michael Beck as Jerry Sam Hopps Jim Antonio as Chief Yates Don Galloway as Roger Seton Ned Bridges as Powell
Production The film was made in October 1984.
Reception The New York Times said "one begins to wonder early on, did a bunch of nice actors get caught in a kinky and pointless exercise like this?"
The Chicago Tribune called it "scary but goofy."
The Washington Post called it "a strikingly well-done nail biter."
References
External links Review of 1980 novel at Kirkus Rearview Mirror at the British Film Institute