Fatal Attraction

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fictional character film psychological thriller film television film thriller film

Fatal Attraction is a 1987 psychological thriller film about a married man's affair that spirals into violent obsession, starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
film ⓘ
psychological thriller film ⓘ
television film ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama ⓘ
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama nomination for Glenn Close

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ
surface form: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama nomination
basedOn Diversion ⓘ
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide over 320 million USD ⓘ
budget approximately 14 million USD ⓘ
cinematography Howard Atherton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Adrian Lyne ⓘ
distributedBy Paramount Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Peter E. Berger ⓘ
featuresCharacter Alex Forrest ⓘ
genre psychological thriller ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasTheme consequences of adultery ⓘ
infidelity ⓘ
obsession ⓘ
stalking ⓘ
mainCharacter Alex Forrest ⓘ
Beth Gallagher ⓘ
Peter Gallagher ⓘ
surface form: Dan Gallagher
mpaaRating R ⓘ
musicBy Maurice Jarre ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
notableScene boiling of a pet rabbit ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A married man has a weekend affair with a woman who becomes violently obsessed with him and his family. ⓘ
producer Sherry Lansing ⓘ
Stanley R. Jaffe ⓘ
productionCompany Paramount Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1987-09-18 ⓘ
releaseYear 1987 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 119 ⓘ
screenwriter James Dearden ⓘ
James Dearden ⓘ
settingLocation New York City ⓘ
starring Anne Archer ⓘ
Ellen Hamilton Latzen ⓘ
Glenn Close ⓘ
Michael Douglas ⓘ
Stuart Pankin ⓘ

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Glenn Close → notableWork → Fatal Attraction ⓘ
Michael Douglas → notableWork → Fatal Attraction ⓘ