The Last Seduction (1994)

A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

Director:

John Dahl

Writer:

Steve Barancik

Stars:

Linda Fiorentino, Bill Pullman, Michael Raysses

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 10 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linda Fiorentino	...	Bridget Gregory
Bill Pullman	...	Clay Gregory
Michael Raysses	...	Phone Sales Rep.
Zack Phifer	...	Gas Station Attendant
Peter Berg	...	Mike Swale
Brien Varady	...	Chris
Dean Norris	...	Shep
Donna Wilson	...	Stacy
Mik Scriba	...	Ray
J.T. Walsh	...	Frank Griffith
Erik-Anders Nilsson	...	Beston Passerby #1
Patricia R. Caprio	...	Beston Passerby #2
Herb Mitchell	...	Bob Trotter
Bill Nunn	...	Harlan
Renee Rogers	...	Receptionist

Storyline

Bridget Gregory has a lot going for her: she's beautiful, she's intelligent, she's married to a doctor. But all of this isn't enough, as her husband Clay finds out. After she persuaded him to sell medicinal cocaine to some drugdealers, she takes off with the money, almost a million dollars, and goes undercover in a mid-American smalltown. Because Clay has to pay off a loan shark who'll otherwise damage him severely, he keeps sending detectives after her, trying to retrieve the money. When Bridget meets Mike Swale, a naive local who is blinded by her beauty and directness, she devises an elaborate, almost diabolical scheme to get rid of Clay once and for all.

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Plot Keywords:

money | small town | detective | drugs | love | 

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for violence

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Última Sedução

Filming Locations:

Irvington, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$6,138,485 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 129 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Linda Fiorentino was widely lauded by critics for her performance in this movie but was denied an Academy Award nomination because it came out on TV before a theatrical release.

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Goofs

The ruffled look of Bridget's hair throughout her love scene with Mike is inconsistent.

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Quotes

Mike Swale: I'm trying to figure out whether you're a total fucking bitch or not.
Bridget Gregory: I am a total fucking bitch.

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Connections

Followed by The Last Seduction II (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Warmer Days"
Written by John Popper
Performed by Blues Traveler (as The Blues Traveler)
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

User Reviews

A great performance in an OK thriller

"The Last Seduction" was produced with theatrical distribution in mind, but it premiered on cable TV, thereby ensuring that Linda Fiorentino's sultry performance--the most acclaimed by a female in 1994--would be disqualified for Oscar consideration. Too bad. She would likely have claimed the prize for her smolderingly sexy turn as a promiscuous man killer. Other than Fiorentino, this film is strictly OK, a modern R-rated update of the kind of 1940's melodramas that offered Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and Barbara Stanwyck some of their meatiest roles.