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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) 6.5
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband. Director:Bob Rafelson |
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This remake of the 1946 movie of the same name accounts an affair between a seedy drifter and a seductive wife of a roadside cafe owner. This begins a chain of events that culminates in murder. Based on a novel by James M. Cain. Written by Craig Clarke <clarkec@topaz.cqu.edu.au>
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If there was an Eleventh Commandment, they would have broken that too. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
20 March 1981 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El cartero siempre llama dos veces See more »Filming Locations:
Santa Barbara, California, USABox Office
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SEK 3,841,156 (Sweden)Company Credits
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CIP Filmproduktion GmbH, Lorimar Film Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Frank Chambers: They hang people for that, Cora!
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In the mid-'70s, studio executives had mooted Raquel Welch as Cora, but backed off. See more »Goofs
When Frank confronts Cora with the money after returning from the bus depot, he is standing in front of a clothesline where a sheet alternates between being tightly pinned and sagging between shots. See more »Quotes
Cora: I'm getting tired of what's right and wrong.Frank Chambers: They hang people for that, Cora!
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Twice is nice. Hollywood had to try twice to get this story right. Lana Turner was beautiful in the 1946 version, but Jessica Lange was something to kill for opposite Jack Nicholson.
Such raw sensuality would easily persuade a man to lose his very soul. Nicholson's part is certainly unscrupulous to begin with, but in Jessica Lange he finds a confederate with even less scruples. The legal loose ends that dangled in the earlier version are avoided this time with a more plausible chain of events... and the story ends when the story ought to end, instead of being dragged on.
Wonderful character and situation development, intriguing and engaging, even when you know the story. Nice twists of the story from the Lana Turner and Italian ("Ossessione" 1943) versions.