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Overview

User Rating:
3.9/10   4,815 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Philippe Caland (story)
Jennifer Chambers Lynch (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 September 1993 (USA) more
Tagline:
Beyond love, beyond obsession, there hides something beyond reason. more
Plot:
A surgeon becomes obsessed with the seductive woman he once had an affair with. Refusing to accept that she has moved on, he amputates her limbs and holds her captive in his mansion. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(45 articles)
Jennifer Lynch--The Hollywood Interview
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 11 July 2009, 8:21 PM, PDT)

Film: Review: Surveillance
 (From The AV Club. 2 July 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Too out there for most but a select few will love this film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julian Sands ... Dr. Nick Cavanaugh

Sherilyn Fenn ... Helena

Bill Paxton ... Ray O'Malley

Kurtwood Smith ... Dr. Alan Harrison
Art Garfunkel ... Dr. Lawrence Augustine
Betsy Clark ... Anne Garrett
Nicolette Scorsese ... Fantasy Lover / Nurse
Meg Register ... Marion Cavanaugh
Bryan Smith ... Russell
Marla Levine ... Patricia
Kim Lentz ... Nurse Diane
Lloyd T. Williams ... Sam the Clerk

Carl Mazzocone Sr. ... Pastor
Erik Shoaff ... Uncle Charlie
Lisa Oz ... Flower Shop Girl
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R on appeal for two scenes of strong sexuality and language.
Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo
Certification:
Argentina:18 | Singapore:R21 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:Unrated (DVD version) | Australia:R | Canada:R (Canadian Home Video rating) | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #32233) (re-rating on appeal) | Iceland:16

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Trivia:
Filmed in Atlanta attorney Ed Garland's 15,000 square foot mansion. The house also was used for portions of Driving Miss Daisy (1989). more
Goofs:
Continuity: Helena's black dress changes specifically when she is walking through the fountain in her undergarments, as it is impossible for the black dress she wears in all other scenes of Nick's party to conceal the particular underclothing. more
Quotes:
Ray O'Malley: Hasta whatever! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dharma & Greg: Boxing Dharma (#4.9)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
MOZART'S PIANO CONCERTO #25 more

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20 out of 30 people found the following comment useful:-
Too out there for most but a select few will love this film, 11 June 2002
10/10
Author: Will Carroll (willcarr) from Pacific NW, USA

This film takes a screenplay that pushes the boundaries of the status quo and lets it run wild. Surrealistic, erotic, and darkly disturbing this film goes places most people won't admit they've been. For those few that are comfortable with who they are it presents an entertaining journey thru the extreme reaches of human eroticism. Suspense driven it takes the rider thru dreams and reality never quite allowing you to tell which is which until the very end. If you only enjoy movies with well defined good and evil you might find this an uncomfortable journey but for the adventurous soul rest assured, it is a journey worth taking.

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