Fatal Attraction [Blu-ray] [Paramount Presents]

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:	04/21/2020
UPC:	0032429336491
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:59:00

Special Features

New Feature: ; Filmmaker Focus: director Adrian Lyne discusses Fatal Attraction; ; Original Special Features: ; Commentary by director Adrian Lyne; Rehearsal footage; Alternate ending with introduction by director Adrian Lyne; 1080p High Definition; English Audio Description; English SDH subtitles

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

Fatal Attraction was (and still is) a corking good thriller: Cleverly written, splendidly acted, and tautly directed, it is guaranteed to raise audience hackles. But following its 1987 release, Adrian Lyne’s suspenseful melodrama became something else: a bona fide cultural phenomenon, one of those rare motion pictures that stimulated debate on important issues such as spousal fidelity and moral relativism. Male viewers tended to sympathize with Michael Douglas’s character, a successful and happily married New York lawyer who succumbed to the seductive blandishments of aggressive career woman Glenn Close while his lovely wife, Anne Archer, was out of town. Female viewers felt sympathy for Close, who became psychotic and vengeful after the guilt-stricken Douglas terminated the brief but tempestuous affair. Lyne (Indecent Proposal) brilliantly manipulated audiences, but the film’s effectiveness derived from the performances of its three principal players, who made their characters totally believable in every particular. Much imitated in the years subsequent to its theatrical playoff, Fatal Attraction still retains the power to shock, to provoke, and to fascinate. Lyne discusses the movie’s special appeal in his thoughtful commentary for the DVD Collectors Edition, which also includes filmed interviews with Douglas, Close, Archer, producers Stanley Jaffe and Sherry Lansing, and writers Nicolas Meyer and James Dearden. Additionally, the DVD presents a featurette on the film’s cultural impact, a behind-the-scenes look at the production, some never-before-seen rehearsal footage, and the infamous, much-discussed alternate ending.