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A Perfect Murder (1998) -- A remake of the Hitchcock classic dial "M" for murder

Overview

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Director:
Andrew Davis
Writers (WGA):
Frederick Knott (play)
Patrick Smith Kelly (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 June 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
A powerful husband. An unfaithful wife. A jealous lover. All of them have a motive. Each of them has a plan. more
Plot:
A remake of the Hitchcock classic dial "M" for murder full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
A passable remake of Hicthcock's ‘Dial M for Murder' more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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)
Bill Ambrozy ... Merchant Prince #3
George Blumenthal ... Merchant Prince #4 (as George S. Blumenthal)

Iris Braydon ... Guest at Met (as Iris Alten)
Marion Blumenthal ... Guest at Met
Andrew Sussman ... Guest at Met
Robynn N. Sussmann ... Guest at Met
Radney Tucker ... Guest at Met
Beverly Tucker ... Guest at Met
Bradford Billet ... Guest at Met
Robert Bosco Cokljat ... Croatian Delegate
Marat Yusim ... Russian Delegate
Lee Wong ... Japanese Diplomat
Roberta Orlandi ... Italian Diplomat (as Roberta Orlan)

Francis Dumaurier ... French Delegate
Deen Badarou ... African Delegate
Peter Benson ... Hansen

Jeff Williams ... Nolan

David Eigenberg ... Stein
Jean De Baer ... Secretary (as Jean Debaer)
Michel Moinot ... Maitre d'
Gerrit Vooren ... Waiter

Monica Parker ... Janice Moran
Michael H. Ingram ... Albert

Scott Dillin ... Detective Scott
Starla Benford ... Police Technican

Bob Bowersox ... Police Photographer
Joanna Adler ... Vyczowski (as Joanna P. Adler)
James Georgiades ... Policeman #2
José Ramón Rosario ... Policeman #1

Gerry Becker ... Roger Brill
William Bogert ... Harrington

Adrian Martinez ... Young Tough
Dexter Brown ... Porter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Kelly AuCoin ... Waiter at Met (uncredited)
Bill Corsair ... Man In Taxi Dispute (uncredited)
Christopher Del Gaudio ... Guest at Met (uncredited)
Marshall Factora ... Patron in Coffee Shop (uncredited)
Taylor McCall ... Pedestrian In Park (uncredited)

Jack Mulcahy ... Bartender (uncredited)

Todo Segalla ... Waiter (uncredited)

Alex Ziwak ... Blue Collar Worker (uncredited)
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Directed by
Andrew Davis 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Frederick Knott (play "Dial M for Murder")

Patrick Smith Kelly (screenplay)

Produced by
Lowell D. Blank .... associate producer (as Lowell Blank)
Stephen Brown .... executive producer
Mitchell E. Dauterive .... co-producer (as Mitchell Dauterive)
Nana Greenwald .... co-producer
Anne Kopelson .... producer
Arnold Kopelson .... producer
Peter Macgregor-Scott .... producer
Christopher Mankiewicz .... producer
Lisa Reardon .... associate producer
Teresa Tucker-Davies .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
James Newton Howard 
 
Cinematography by
Dariusz Wolski 
 
Film Editing by
Dov Hoenig 
Dennis Virkler 
 
Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson 
Cathy Sandrich 
 
Production Design by
Philip Rosenberg 
 
Art Direction by
Patricia Woodbridge 
 
Set Decoration by
Debra Schutt 
 
Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick 
 
Makeup Department
Caryn Brostoff .... makeup artist
Milton Buras .... key hair stylist
Alan D'Angerio .... hair designer: Mr. Douglas and Ms. Paltrow
Naomi Donne .... key makeup artist
Tom Lucas .... makeup artist: Mr. Douglas
 
Production Management
Jan Foster .... unit production manager
Christopher DeFaria .... executive in charge of production (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry Bronchtein .... first assistant director
Amy Lauritsen .... second assistant director
Jennifer Loeb .... dga trainee
Jennifer Truelove .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
Laura Brock .... assistant art director (as Laura L. Brock)
Diana Burton .... assistant property master
Joseph Garzero .... scenic artist
George Hugel .... construction coordinator
Darrell K. Keister .... assistant art director
Martin Lasowitz .... property master
Brick Mason .... production illustrator
Charles E. McCarry .... assistant art director
Timothy Metzger .... leadperson (as Tim Metzger)
Richard Reseigne .... construction coordinator
Jennifer B. Starke .... art department coordinator (as Jennifer Starke)
Loren Weeks .... assistant art director
JoAnn Atwood .... on-set dresser (uncredited)
Greg Cattano .... construction auditor (uncredited)
Tony Marks .... carpenter (uncredited)
Alexandra Mazur .... assistant set decorator (uncredited)
Eric M. Metzger .... set dresser (uncredited)
Peter Regnier .... set dresser (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Paul Aulicino .... assistant sound editor
Gary Blufer .... sound editor
Lance Brown .... sound designer
Kevin E. Carpenter .... sound re-recording mixer
Bradley Clouse .... assistant sound editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan .... dialogue editor
Scott Curtis .... foley editor
Marc Deschaine .... assistant adr editor
Michael Dressel .... supervising foley editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush .... sound re-recording mixer
Hilda Hodges .... foley artist
Glenn Hoskinson .... sound editor
Mary Jo Lang .... foley mixer
Lance Laurienzo .... assistant adr editor
Joseph A. Mayer .... supervising adr editor (as Joe Mayer)
Matthew C. May .... assistant sound editor (as Matthew May)
Anthony Milch .... dialogue editor (as Anthony R. Milch)
Steve Nelson .... sound editor
Tom Nelson .... production sound mixer
Jay Nierenberg .... sound editor
John Roesch .... foley artist (as John B. Roesch)
Daniel Rosenblum .... boom operator
Robert Schaper .... sound re-recording mixer
Kim Secrist .... sound editor
Bruce Stambler .... supervising sound editor
Becky Sullivan .... supervising adr editor
Robert Troy .... dialogue editor
Donald L. Warner Jr. .... dialogue editor
Bernard Weiser .... dialogue editor
Marshall Winn .... dialogue editor
 
Special Effects by
Jeff Brink .... special effects coordinator (as Jeffrey S. Brink)
Rob Benevides .... special effects makeup (uncredited)
Manex Efrem .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Nathan Lafionatis .... computer consultant (uncredited)
 
Stunts
John Cenatiempo .... stunts
Dana Hee .... stunts
Brendan Manning .... stunts
Mick O'Rourke .... stunts
Michael Runyard .... stunt coordinator
Chuck Zito .... stunts
Kevin Arbouet .... stunts (uncredited)
Andy Bennett .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Peter Bucossi .... stunts (uncredited)
Dana Hee .... stunt double: Gwyneth Paltrow (uncredited)
Michael Runyard .... stunt double: Michael Douglas (uncredited)
Lee Sheward .... stunt coordinator: UK (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
James R. Belletier .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Keith Bunting .... best boy grip (as Keith M. Bunting)
Patrick Capone .... camera operator: "b" camera
Morris Flam .... chief lighting technician
Clay Liversidge .... rigging chief lighting technician
Kevin McKenna .... video assist operator
Tim Metivier .... second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Timothy Metivier)
Billy Patsos .... key grip (as William Patsos)
Ronald Plant .... rigging key grip (as Ron Plant)
James Pollard .... dolly grip (as James H. Pollard)
Scott Rathner .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Andrew D. Schwartz .... still photographer (as Andy Schwartz)
Stephen St. John .... Steadicam operator (as Steve St. John)
Stephen St. John .... camera operator: "a" camera (as Steve St. John)
John Velez .... assistant chief lighting technician
Zoran Veselic .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Bill Almeida .... lamp operator (uncredited)
Ashley Bond .... focus puller (uncredited)
Mike House .... grip: UK (uncredited)
William MacGhee .... electrician (uncredited)
Hernan Michael Otaño .... assistant camera (uncredited)
Charles Quinlivan .... grip (uncredited)
Darren Ryan .... 24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Howard Smith .... Steadicam operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Mercedes Kelso .... casting associate (as Mercedes Danforth)
Elizabeth Lang .... casting associate (as Elizabeth Lang Fedrick)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fran Allgood .... costumer: Mr. Douglas
Laura Drawbaugh .... assistant costume designer
Lisa R. Frucht .... costume supervisor (as Lisa Frucht)
John Glaser .... assistant costume designer (as John Walter Glaser III)
Amy Habacker .... costumer (as Amy S. Habacker)
Monica Ruiz-Ziegler .... wardrobe production assistant (as Monica Ruiz-Ziegley)
Deirdre N. Williams .... costume supervisor (as Deirdre Williams)
 
Editorial Department
Guy Barresi .... assistant editor
Richard Friedlander .... assistant editor
Mario González .... assistant editor
Mo Henry .... negative cutter
Uri Katoni .... first assistant editor
Nina Lucia .... first assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski .... color timer
Matthew Schmidt .... assistant editor (as Matt Schmidt)
Pax Wassermann .... assistant editor
Mark S. Westmore .... first assistant editor (as Mark Westmore)
Bill Daly .... post-production executive (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Ruben Alvarez .... composer: song "Biala Mi Gente"
Jeff Atmajian .... orchestrator
Stevie Butler .... composer: song "Black Alley Rap"
Chris 'Hambone' Cameron .... composer: songs "Velver Night", "Black Alley Rap", "Biala Mi Gente" and "The Sands of Time"
Richie Davis .... composer: songs "Velver Night", "Black Alley Rap" and "Park Jam"
Brad Dechter .... orchestrator
Jim Hall .... electronic score producer
James T. Hill .... electronic score producer
James Newton Howard .... orchestrator
Artie Kane .... conductor
Shawn Murphy .... score mixer
David Olson .... music editor
Tad Robinson .... composer: song "The Sands of Time"
Jim Weidman .... supervising music editor
 
Transportation Department
Kevin Flynn .... transportation captain
Kevin Keefe .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Irvin Andrew .... staff assistant
Gail Barringer .... production accountant
Alison Benson .... staff assistant
Gene Benus .... staff assistant
Robert C. Campion .... production controller
Dru Anne Carlson .... script supervisor (as Drucilla A. Carlson)
Joseph G. Eckardt .... staff assistant
Dylan Firshein .... staff assistant
David Hall .... staff assistant
Kali Harrison .... staff assistant (as Kali Rashad Harrison)
Una Hill .... staff assistant
Lauren E. Iungerich .... assistant: Mr. Kopelson (as Lauren Iungerich)
Jay Johnson .... title designer
Lori Johnson .... production associate
TC Kilpper .... assistant: Mr. Davis
Chanda Kochie .... assistant: Ms. Paltrow
Nancy Kolomitz .... staff assistant (as Nancy L. Kolomitz)
Paul Kramer .... assistant location manager
Robert Kravitz .... staff assistant
John Kreidman .... assistant production associate
Apoorva Lakhia .... staff assistant
Chris T. Margiano .... craft service
David Martin .... staff assistant
Michael McKenna .... craft service
Jamie Midgley .... assistant: Mr. Douglas
Maria Norman .... executive assistant: Mr. Kopelson
Claudia O'Hehir .... executive assistant: Ms. Kopelson
Evan Perazzo .... staff assistant
Liz Radley .... video and graphics supervisor (as Elizabeth Radley)
Holly S. Rymon .... assistant production associate (as Holly Rymon)
Sandeep Sharma .... staff assistant
Jamie Sheridan .... staff assistant
Marc Siegel .... staff assistant
Michael Singer .... unit publicist
Kelly Solomon .... staff assistant
Marce Sterner .... staff assistant (as Marcellin Sterner)
Michael Stricks .... location manager
Meghan Sea Treese .... assistant: Mr. Brown
Chuck Trimbach .... assistant: Mr. Kopelson (as Charles Trimbach)
Holly Watson .... production secretary
Lara Wood .... assistant: Mr. Brown
Heathar Wynne .... medic
Judi Beecher .... adr loop group (uncredited)
Charles Bodycomb .... armorer (uncredited)
Casey Cavalier .... staff assistant: Mr. Davis (uncredited)
Matthew Gross .... production executive (uncredited)
Joseph Lombardi .... payroll accountant (uncredited)
David Ray Martin .... location assistant (uncredited)
Jonathan Roumie .... location assistant (uncredited)
Howard Samuelsohn .... dialect coach (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Dennis Hopper .... thanks: for genereous cooperation in allowing their workspace to appear in this film
Viggo Mortensen .... thanks: for genereous cooperation in allowing their artwork created in this film
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dial M for Murder (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
107 min | USA:108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
New Jersey, USA more

Fun Stuff

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". more
Goofs:
Continuity: When David takes out the shoe box with the money in it it has a rubber band around it. It did NOT have a rubber band around the box when Steven had it in the bag. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Steven: There you are. And how was your day? Any progress in saving the world?
Emily: I'm working on it.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Park Jam more

FAQ

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
A passable remake of Hicthcock's ‘Dial M for Murder', 12 July 2001
8/10
Author: MIKE WILSON (MIKE.WILSON6@BTINTERNET.COM) from Bristol, England.

A Perfect Murder ( a loose remake of ‘Dial M for Murder ) is a

stylish thriller in its own right ,but doesn't come close to the

original. As I remember and not to give away any of the plot, ‘Dial

‘M' is all about the key. Where it is hidden, Who knew it was there,

and who finds it. This plot line is gripping, but in ‘Perfect Murder'

this whole part of the story has been overlooked. Having said that

the film still works quite well, thanks to Michael Douglas. He really

is superb. Gwyneth Palthrow looks stunning, but David Suchet is

wasted as the detective. But where the film really falls down is the

ending. In the original the last scenes are gripping in the hunt for

the key, but for some reason director Andrew Davis sees fit to end

with the standard formula of a shoot out. Having said that the film

is still worth seeing, but if you need to watch this story, I

recommend the original.

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