Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American psychological thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne and written by James Dearden, based on his 1980 short film Diversion. It follows Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), an attorney who cheats on his wife Beth (Anne Archer) with a colleague, Alex Forrest (Glenn Close). When Dan ends the affair, Alex begins stalking him and his family.
Plot
Dan Gallagher is an attorney from Manhattan. While his wife, Beth, and daughter, Ellen, are out of town visiting Beth's family, he has an affair with Alex Forrest, an editor for a publishing company. Alex begins to cling to him. Dan reluctantly spends the following day with Alex. When he tries to leave, she cuts her wrists. Dan helps her and leaves in the morning.
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| author | James Dearden |
|---|---|
| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Adrian Lyne |
| editor | Michael Kahn Peter E. Berger |
| genre | action thriller |
| keywords | amusement park buy claim even kidnap kill living room madama butterfly madame butterfly manhattan morning police search probable cause publish record restraining order return home swing tape recording verbal abuse |
| musicBy | Maurice Jarre |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | Sherry Lansing Stanley R. Jaffe |
| productionCompany | Jaffe/Lansing Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | erotic thriller psychological thriller short |