Fatal Attraction
1987 · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Adrian Lyne
On the other side of drinks, dinner and a one-night stand, lies a terrifying love story.
For Dan Gallagher, life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth, and has a loving daughter. But, after a casual fling with a sultry book editor named Alex, everything changes. Jilted by Dan, Alex becomes unstable, her behavior escalating from aggressive pursuit to obsessive stalking. Dan realizes that his main problem is not hiding his affair, but rather saving himself and his family.
- Released
- 1987-09-18
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- R
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $14M
- Box office
- $320.1M
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Michael Douglas
Dan Gallagher
Glenn Close
Alexandra "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
Keywords
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