The hypnosis sequence in which Tom (Kevin Bacon) is hypnotized for the first time follows actual hypnosis techniques used by professional hypnotists. In order to ensure that the audience hasn't been put to sleep (and some susceptible people have been), there's a musical accent at the close of the sequence to wake everyone up. On the couch, the babysitter reads "The Shrinking Man" by Richard Matheson, author of "A Stir of Echoes", the basis for this film. Jake Witzky watche ...[Read Story ]