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Ronald Bass (written by)
Release Date:
6 February 1987 (USA)
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She Mates and She kills. No Man Can Resist Her. Only One Woman Can Stop Her. more
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A federal investigator tracks down a gold digging woman who moves from husband to husband, kills them and collects the inheritance. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Debra Winger | ... | Alexandra 'Alex' Barnes | |
| Theresa Russell | ... | Catharine Petersen | |
| Sami Frey | ... | Paul Nuytten | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Ben Dumers | |
| Nicol Williamson | ... | William McCrory | |
| Terry O'Quinn | ... | Bruce, Alex's Boss | |
| James Hong | ... | H. Shin - Honolulu private investigator | |
| Diane Ladd | ... | Etta | |
| D.W. Moffett | ... | Michael | |
| Lois Smith | ... | Sara | |
| Leo Rossi | ... | Detective Ricci | |
| Danny Kamekona | ... | FBI security | |
| Rutanya Alda | ... | Irene | |
| Mary Woronov | ... | Shelley | |
| Wayne Heffley | ... | Etta's husband |
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Bullseye (Australia)
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102 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Singapore:NC-16 |
Sweden:11 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-12 |
Norway:12 |
Spain:7 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
West Germany:12 |
Iceland:12
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Debra Winger was given the choice of the two roles in Black Widow (1987); she chose the role of the FBI agent, because she didn't understand the motivation as to why the Black Widow kills, so the title role went to Theresa Russell.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Investigator in the last fifteen minutes of the movie refers to Jessica Bates as Jessica Barnes.
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Features In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)
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I first saw this movie on cable, (HBO) and liked it instantly. The plot and characters were well written I thought and fine acting jobs by all. I was in high school when it came out and really liked the scuba scenes so I bought the movie on video. Since then I have watched it many times and have become a bigger fan. The biggest thing is how well I could identify with the characters. It draws you into watching just to see what's going to happen. I think if you like "Chinatown", you'll like this movie too. I think the ending works too, could be better but works well here. Best performance of Debra Winger except "An Officer and a Gentleman" And truly Thersa Russell's best performance I've ever seen her in. A good movie to watch when you're in the mood to stay home and watch a good well rounded, interesting movie. I still never tire of seeing it again.