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Fatal Attraction

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Fatal Attraction (TV Series)

Original title

Fatal Attraction

Year

1987

Running time

119 min.

Country

United States

Director

Adrian Lyne

Screenwriter

James Dearden

Cast

Music

Maurice Jarre

Cinematography

Howard Atherton

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Genre

Mystery. Thriller | Jealousy. Erotic. Psychological Thriller. Home Invasion

Synopsis

Happily married New York lawyer Dan Callagher has an affair with his colleague Alex, and the two enjoy a love weekend while Dan's wife and kid are away. But Alex will not let go of him, and she will stop at nothing to have him for herself. Just how far will she go to get what she wants?

Awards: 1987: Academy Awards: 6 Nom., including Best Film, Director and Actress (Close)

1987: Golden Globes: 4 Nominations, including Best Picture

1987: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1987: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nom. for Best Adapted Screenplay

1988: BAFTA Awards: Best Editing. 3 nominations

1987: David di Donatello Awards: 2 Nom., incl. Best Foreign Actor (Douglas)

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Critics' reviews

"This is a spectacularly well-made thriller. It is an odd thing, really -- the movie is sexy and at the same time a warning about the costs of sex."

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"Mr. Lyne takes a brilliantly manipulative approach to what might have been a humdrum subject and shapes a soap opera of exceptional power."

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"One of the most effective thrillers in years, Attraction did an excellent job of mixing its suspense with trendy issues of sexual paranoia and monogamy"

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE
"Fatal Attraction is a spellbinding psychological thriller that could have been a great movie"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"While billed as a romance and a thriller, the film strictly qualifies as neither, appealing to our prurience, guilt, hatred, and dread"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"Lyne stops at nothing to provoke artificial sentimental feelings from the audience"

Michael Blowen: Boston Globe
"Well-made fictions like Fatal Attraction prosper because they seem more persuasive than fact"

Richard Corliss: Time
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