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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   19,401 votes
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Director:
Adrian Lyne
Writers (WGA):
James Dearden (screenplay)
James Dearden (short film by)
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Release Date:
18 September 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
On the other side of drinks, dinner and a one night stand, lies a terrifying love story. more
Plot:
A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
Close Call For Douglas more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Douglas ... Dan Gallagher

Glenn Close ... Alex Forrest

Anne Archer ... Beth Gallagher
Ellen Hamilton Latzen ... Ellen Gallagher

Stuart Pankin ... Jimmy
Ellen Foley ... Hildy
Fred Gwynne ... Arthur
Meg Mundy ... Joan Rogerson
Tom Brennan ... Howard Rogerson

Lois Smith ... Martha
Mike Nussbaum ... Bob Drimmer
J.J. Johnston ... O'Rourke
Michael Arkin ... Lieutenant
Sam Coppola ... Fuselli (as Sam J. Coppola)
Eunice Prewitt ... Receptionist
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Affairs of the Heart (USA) (original script title)
Diversion (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
More than 20 directors passed on directing the movie. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: On the windshield of Dan and Beth's car before Beth and Ellen leave. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Beth Gallagher: [to Ellen] You better get going, kiddo. You're gonna be late.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Moonlighting: Fetal Attraction (#4.9)" (1988) more
Soundtrack:
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22 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
Close Call For Douglas, 21 February 2006
10/10
Author: ronnie from United States

I've re-watched it on DVD and it's still an amazing, unforgettable nightmare film, spawning countless imitators and a multitude of discussion. Glenn Close will forever be identified as the unhinged colleague of married with child Michael Douglas who have a brief fling that Douglas lives to regret. Close should have won the Academy Award for her electrifying portrayal of an attractive, seemingly ground woman who eventually lashes out in acid-spewing, bunny-boiling, knife-wielding hysteria. Douglas is equally effective, beautifully conveying increasing angst and guilt. The subject was done before in at least "Possessed" (1947) and "Play Misty For Me" (1971), but not quite as effective and engrossing as this well-directed thriller. I definitely prefer the panic-stricken theatrical ending to the overly low-key and unexciting original cut. See it with a significant other!

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