Black Widow
Black Widow is a 1987 American neo-noir thriller film directed by Bob Rafelson, from a screenplay by Ronald Bass. It stars Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, and Nicol Williamson. Dennis Hopper has a short role at the beginning of the film.
Plot
Justice Department agent Alexandra Barnes grows suspicious of the deaths by respiratory failure of several seemingly healthy wealthy men due to a rare condition called Ondine's curse, each married within months to younger wives. Comparing photographs, Alexandra determines the wives are the same woman, wearing different hair colors and styling to look older as a disguise.
More details
| author | Ronald Bass |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Seattle Washington |
| director | Bob Rafelson |
| editor | John Bloom |
| events | serial killer |
| genre | crime thriller |
| keywords | arrest black widow central hypoventilation syndrome dallas dallas texas dive entrap entrapment heart attack justice department kiss latrodectus manhattan married meet modus operandi nothing ondine\'s curse penicillin poison police arrest private detective publish san francisco scuba diving silence united states department of justice wed whirlwind romance will will and testament write |
| musicBy | Michael Small |
| producer | Laurence Mark |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Hawaii |
| theme | erotic thriller neo-noir serial killer |