Fatal Attraction

Director: Adrian Lyne Adrian Lyne

Overview

A good sign of a movie's impact is the number of imitators it inspires and Fatal Attraction has been the basis of numerous knock-offs large and small. One of the box-office biggies of 1987, it generated considerable controversy for its violence and for the film's ending, which was reshot at the last moment when preview audiences expressed dissatisfaction with it (though it was eventually made available on some video editions). The story centers on the tragic, selfish mistake of a self-centered but happily married New York lawyer (Michael Douglas) who has a torrid two-day affair with a sexy colleague (Glenn Close) who turns out to be dangerously unbalanced and becomes obsessed with destroying his life.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2017
UPC:	0032429273536
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:59:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Michael Douglas	Actor
Glenn Close	Actor
Anne Archer	Beth Gallagher
Ellen Hamilton Latzen	Ellen Gallagher
Stuart Pankin	Jimmy
Fred Gwynne	Arthur
Ellen Foley	Hildy
Meg Mundy	Joan Rogerson
Tom Brennan	Howard Rogerson
Lois Smith	Martha
Mike Nussbaum	Bob Drimmer
J.J. Johnston	Actor,Real Estate Agent
Gregg Scott	Bar Patron
J.D. Hall	Party Guest
Larry Moss	Party Guest
Marilyn Schreffler	Party Guest
Michael Arkin	Lieutenant
Sam Coppola	Fuselli
Vladimir Skomarovsky	Party Guest
Jane Krakowski	Babysitter
Judi M. Durand	Party Guest
Barbara Iley	Party Guest
Mary Joy	Teacher
Christine Farrell	Teacher
James Eckhouse	Man in Japanese Restaurant
David McCharen	Party Guest
Faith Geer	Nurse
Carol Schneider	Waitress
Jan Rabson	Party Guest
Anna Levine	Secretary
Maurice Jarre	Composer
Dennis Tufano	Party Guest
Chris Manor	Actor
Jonathan Brandis	Actor
Joe Chapman	Actor
Christopher Rubin	Lawyer
Thomas Saccio	Bartender

Technical Credits

James Dearden

Adrian Lyne	Director
James Dearden	Screenwriter
Stanley R. Jaffe	Producer
Sherry Lansing	Producer
Robert G. Henderson	Sound Effects
David J. Hudson	Sound Effects
Stanley Jaffe	Producer
Steve Davison	Stunts
Freddie Hice	Stunts
Les Lazarowitz	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

One of Michael Douglas' first besieged-white-male movies and a zeitgeisty late-'80s blockbuster about the need to preserve the family unit against sexual temptation, Fatal Attraction (1987) is also a slickly engaging thriller that allowed Glenn Close to get in touch with her inner onscreen vixen. Starting off with a smooth hint of realism and excellent acting, Fatal Attraction seems on the verge of raising interesting questions about men who cheat on their wives -- especially since Anne Archer is an appealing mate -- and the impact of changing sex roles. The trashy final act (complete with a shock death scene straight out of slasher movies), however, devolves into a repulsive yet telling portrait of career woman hysteria and Hollywood pandering that almost fatally undermines the rest of the film. Still, Close is a sexy, dangerous villainess (before she collapses into her bunny-boiling psycho mode), Douglas a believably conflicted husband, and Archer a fine, lovely wife. Director Adrian Lyne shows an understanding of how to turn the visual screws. With the ending famously changed after test audiences booed the more downbeat original conclusion, Fatal Attraction became a huge hit and earned six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.