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The Last Seduction (1994)

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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.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 9 wins & 8 nominations. See more awards »

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Clay Gregory
Michael Raysses ...
Phone Sales Rep.
Zack Phifer ...
Gas Station Attendant
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Chris
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Donna Wilson ...
Stacy
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Ray
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Erik-Anders Nilsson ...
Beston Passerby #1
Patricia R. Caprio ...
Beston Passerby #2
Herb Mitchell ...
Bob Trotter
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Renee Rogers ...
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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. Written by Peter Zweers <peterz@pi.net>

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She wants it all... See more »

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Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for violence | See all certifications »

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26 October 1994 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Die letzte Verführung  »

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$2,500,000 (estimated)

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$6,138,485 (USA)
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Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. See more »

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

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Mike Swale: I'm starting to feel like a...
Bridget Gregory: Sex object?
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Referenced in Dinner for Five: Episode #1.1 (2001) See more »

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Poison Kiss
Written by Charlie Terrell (as C.A. Terrell)
Performed by Charlie Terrell (as C.A. Terrell)
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Almost great modern film noir
16 August 2003 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

An incredibly amoral and very sexy woman (Linda Fiorentino) is on the lam from her husband (Bill Pullman) after stealing thousands of dollars from him. She travels to a small town and gets involved with a sweet, innocent man (Peter Berg)...but he's just her next victim.

There's a lot more to it but I won't give it away. The plot is intricate with many twists and turns. The dialogue sounds like it came from a 1940s noir (updated with swearing) but this isn't anything like those movies. This movie has graphic sex scenes and incredibly cruel acts that they could never get away with back then. It also has good acting by Berg and Pullman (who is very obviously enjoying himself). There's also good direction by John Dahl and an excellent score by Joseph Vitarelli which totally fits the tone of the film. But it's Fiorentino's show all the way--she's on screen almost all the time and her performance is superb. She's sexy and evil and actually enjoys using people--notice how she laughs after a few evil acts. Too bad this film premiered on cable--if it were a theatrical film first she would have been up for Best Actress.

Only two quibbles--at 110 minutes the nonstop evil and cruelty wears you down and I didn't buy a few things that happened at the climax. They seemed really unlikely and spoiled things a little. But those are minor complaints.

This is a good, evil film noir--well worth catching.


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