A Perfect Murder (1998)

Director:

Andrew Davis

Writers (WGA):

Frederick Knott (play)
Patrick Smith Kelly (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan.

Plot:

A remake of the Hitchcock classic dial "M" for murder

Plot Keywords:

Husband Wife Relationship | Extramarital Affair | Face Slap | Love | Unfaithful Wife

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Michael Douglas	...	Steven Taylor
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Emily Bradford Taylor
Viggo Mortensen	...	David Shaw
David Suchet	...	Mohamed Karaman
Sarita Choudhury	...	Raquel Martinez
Michael P. Moran	...	Bobby Fain
Novella Nelson	...	Ambassador Alice Wills
Constance Towers	...	Sandra Bradford
Will Lyman	...	Jason Gates
Maeve McGuire	...	Ann Gates
Stephen Singer	...	Effete Man at Met
Laurinda Barrett	...	Met Woman #1
Aideen O'Kelly	...	Met Woman #2
Reed Birney	...	Merchant Prince #1
Vincent Smith	...	Merchant Prince #2 (as Robert Vincent Smith)

Also Known As:

Dial M for Murder (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

107 min | USA:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:T | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Company:

Kopelson Entertainment

Trivia:

The title, "A Perfect Murder", is a quote from the 1954 Hitchcock version of this story, "Dial M For Murder". See Memorable Quotes from "Dial M For Murder".

Goofs:

Plot holes: While Karaman is questioning Steven in the kitchen, he points out that Steven's footprints are visible all around the body in the blood. We also have seen that when Emily left the kitchen she left a trail of bloody footprints. However, when Steven runs to the door to fix the lock, he miraculously leaves no bloody prints on the floor.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Steven: There you are. And how was your day? Any progress in saving the world?
Emily: I'm working on it.

Movie Connections:

Version of Dial M for Murder (1954)

Soundtrack:

Biala Mi Gente

My wife liked it

This is a good movie, the more I watch it the more I like it. When I first viewed this movie I thought it was ok, but when we bought the video it began to grow on me. The acting is excellent, and the story twists along at a good pace. Douglas is a good actor and his performance alone is worth renting this film.