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Overview

User Rating:
5.0/10   6,049 votes
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Writers (WGA):
Pierre Boileau (novel) and
Thomas Narcejac (novel) ...
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Release Date:
22 March 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
Two women. One man. The combination can be murder.
Plot:
The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed attempt to murder him... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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User Comments:
Incredibly stupid, despite Stone's panache... more (52 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sharon Stone ... Nicole Horner

Isabelle Adjani ... Mia Baran

Chazz Palminteri ... Guy Baran

Kathy Bates ... Det. Shirley Vogel

Spalding Gray ... Simon Veatch
Shirley Knight ... Edie Danziger
Allen Garfield ... Leo Katzman

Adam Hann-Byrd ... Erik Pretzer

Donal Logue ... Video Photographer #1

Diana Bellamy ... Ms. Vawze
Clea Lewis ... Lisa Campos

J.J. Abrams ... Video Photographer #2 (as Jeffrey Abrams)

O'Neal Compton ... Irv Danziger
Bingo O'Malley ... Gannon
Stephen Liska ... PHP Officer
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence/terror, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
107 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Continuity: The lines of text on the computer monitor reach the bottom of the screen start scrolling. In the close-up, the text is just starting to be written again. more
Quotes:
Nicole: Killing him is a good thing. Like planting a tree.
Mia: Maybe there is a God.
Nicole: What are you talking about?
Mia: I haven't believed fot so long... So when the pool was empty I thought: maybe there is a God. And He knows what we did. And He's coming for us.
Nicole: It's not God, Honey. That's a lady detective with one breast.
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Movie Connections:
Version of Les diaboliques (1955) more
Soundtrack:
In The Arms Of Love more

FAQ

Is this movie a remake of the French movie "Les Diaboliques"?
Will seeing this movie ruin the original for me?
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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Incredibly stupid, despite Stone's panache..., 23 September 2001
3/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Throughout a string of post-"Basic Instinct" duds ("Sliver", "Intersection", "Sphere", and this one), Sharon Stone has managed to retain her dignity on-screen and hold onto her celebrity allure off-screen. Even in the terrible "Diabolique", she is wickedly funny, dry as a poisoned martini, and sexy in her '50s movie-magazine way. The picture, about two female teachers who bump off one's abusive husband, is full of holes, bad writing and a limp direction, but Stone kept me watching. Red herrings abound as the two women find they are being watched, and are later dogged by a woman detective (Kathy Bates, doing her best with a sour role). Nothing quite fits together plot-wise at the conclusion of "Diabolique". It is one messed up jigsaw. *1/2 from ****

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