Natascha McElhone has been cast in a staged adaptation of 1987
thriller Fatal Attraction that will play in London this coming March.
Not exact matches
Actor Joel Edgerton («Warrior,» «Exodus,» «The Great Gatsby») wrote, directed and stars in the film, which is clearly reminiscent of similar
thrillers like «Fear,» «
Fatal Attraction» and even Michael Haneke's fantastic «Caché,» but gleefully twisted enough to distance itself from the pack.
Synopsis: Described by director Adrian Lyne («
Fatal Attraction») as «an erotic
thriller about the body language of guilt.»
The Perfect Guy - a poor cross between Basic Instinct and
Fatal Attraction - is the latest obsessive - relationship
thriller that promises an exciting ride, but just doesn't have the tools to deliver the goods.
This well - done suspense -
thriller is a variation of the
Fatal Attraction theme with Ray Liotta as the cop from hell.
Close first hosted «SNL» on February 25, 1989 where — as seen below — she spoofed her star - making turn in the
thriller «
Fatal Attraction.»
Although not the first of its breed,
Fatal Attraction's overwhelming success kick started a wave of suburban
thrillers that dominated box offices for the next several years, although most ramped up the tawdry sex or over-the-top violence to the point where they couldn't be taken seriously.
With heavy echoes of trashy
thrillers like
Fatal Attraction, this movie overcomes its painfully simplistic...
This one is at the level of other mainstream
thrillers such as
Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, and it's not difficult to imagine Michael Douglas in the lead, were this 1988.
A kind of
Fatal Attraction for the teen generation, it never seems to be quite sure whether it's trying to be a teen movie or a stylish
thriller and thus manages to stop just short of achieving either.
The episode also features a clip of Dario's deep discussion about film criticism and contemporary film culture with friend of the podcast Simran Hans, which can be found in full over on our Patreon site for subscribers, as well as Neil's chat with film critic and podcaster Leslie Byron Pitt about representation in filmmaking and film criticism alongside as Basic Instinct and erotic
thrillers as Leslie is one quarter of the excellent
Fatal Attractions podcast.
Superficially, the plotline of Obsessed reads like a thinly - veiled remake of
Fatal Attraction, as it features so many similarities to that classic
thriller that the original's scriptwriter, James Dearden, deserves to share a credit for the screenplay.
Additionally, the sexual components in Anon lack the electricity and pulpiness of other classic erotic
thrillers like Basic Instinct and
Fatal Attraction.
The Gift The sins of the high - school cafeteria come home to roost in «The Gift,» a coolly unsettling
thriller that begins as an unironic homage to late -»80s / early -»90s yuppies - in - peril dramas like «
Fatal Attraction» and «The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,» before taking a turn toward the moral and existential minefield of Michael Haneke's «Cache.»
And the 1987
thriller «
Fatal Attraction» served as a cautionary tale about casual sex in the age of AIDS.
Bernardo Bertolucci's «The Last Emperor» took home the best picture Oscar over the James L. Brooks» media satire «Broadcast News,» starring William Hurt, Holly Hunter and Albert Brooks; the John Patrick Shanley - Norman Jewison romantic comedy «Moonstruck,» with Cher in her Oscar - winning role; and the Glenn Close - Michael Douglas
thriller «
Fatal Attraction.»