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Malice (1993) 6.2
A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches infants, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know all" doctor. Director:Harold Becker |
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Cast
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Det. Dana Harris
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Dr. Martin Kessler
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Mrs. Kennsinger
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Atty. Dennis Riley
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Atty. Lester Adams
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Earl Leemus
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Dr. George Sullivan
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Nurse Tanya
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David Bowe | ... |
Dr. Matthew Robertson
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Ms. Worthington
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Michael Hatt | ... |
Neighbor Boy
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A tale about a happily married couple who would like to have children. Tracy teaches children, Andy's a college professor. Things are never the same after she is taken to hospital and operated upon by Jed, a "know it all" doctor. Written by Rob Hartill
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A thriller from the Director of "Sea of Love" See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for sexuality, language and some violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 October 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Bodily Harm See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£1,402,330 (UK) (14 January 1994)Gross:
£2,823,432 (UK) (4 February 1994)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Andy Safian: What does everyone want? I want the Red Sox to win the World Series.
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Written by Randy Newman
Performed by The Wolfgang Press
Courtesy of 4AD Records / Reprise Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Trivia
Highest-grossing feature production to involve co-founders of the Canadian animation company, Nelvana (in this case, Michael Hirsh and Patrick Loubert). Nelvana is better known as a producer of children's entertainment. See more »Goofs
When Tracy's mother does the card trick, she secretly places the card Andy chose in the left pocket of her robe, but she removes it from her right robe pocket before showing it to him. See more »Quotes
Tracy: What do you want?Andy Safian: What does everyone want? I want the Red Sox to win the World Series.
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"MAMA TOLD ME NOT TO COME"Written by Randy Newman
Performed by The Wolfgang Press
Courtesy of 4AD Records / Reprise Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Malice is directed by Harold Becker and co-written by Aaron Sorkin and Scott Frank from a story by Jonas McCord. It stars Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Bebe Neuwirth and Josef Sommer. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Gordon Willis.
Andy (Pullman) and Tracy Safian (Kidman) take in a respectable Dr. Jed Hill (Baldwin) as a lodger thinking he ticks all the ace lodger boxes. However, he turns out to be far from ace and after having to perform emergency surgery on Tracy, the Safian's world gets turned upside down...
Malice is an old fashioned thriller, it has flaws and major implausibilities, but if taken on its own popcorn thriller terms it rounds out as a good night's entertainment. There's considerable thriller talent involved in the production, with Becker (Sea of Love), Frank (Dead Again), Sorkin (A Few Good Men), Kidman (Dead Calm) and Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October) all having been party to producing some quality genre offerings. It's loaded with betrayals and shifty shenanigans, and when the surprises come they are genuinely smart and worth the wait. But why the makers decided to tag in a pointless serial killer sub-plot is anyone's guess since it has no bearing on the otherwise well thought out story. Cast are on form, with Baldwin revelling in oily egomania and Pullman classical in gullible's travels mode.
You will wish it had a more thundering climax, even if it is actually a touch clever, and credibility is often stretched to breaking point, but Malice operates out of the upper echelons of 1990s thrillers and still remains entertaining today. 7/10