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11 February 2000 (USA) moreTagline:
Venture into a world of deadly sexual pleasures.Plot:
Detective Catherine Palmer investigates a series of sexually gruesome serial murders and becomes embroiled in a world of lesbianism and bondage after she becomes obsessed with one of the victims' paramours. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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A sordid tale of murder and perversion moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ellen Barkin | ... | Det. Catherine Palmer | |
| Wendy Crewson | ... | Bernadine Mello | |
| Peta Wilson | ... | Vickie Kittrie | |
| Karen Young | ... | Mary | |
| Julian Sands | ... | Dr. Dominick Broussard | |
| Stephen Baldwin | ... | Mechanic | |
| Marshall Bell | ... | Gil Reynolds | |
| Beau Starr | ... | Lt. Fritch | |
| Bill MacDonald | ... | John Beck | |
| Stewart Bick | ... | Cushing | |
| Ellen-Ray Hennessy | ... | Murial Farr | |
| Lara Daans | ... | Dorothy Samenov | |
| Claire Burton | ... | Sandra Moser | |
| Fulvio Cecere | ... | Leeland | |
| Zehra Leverman | ... | Terry Ross |
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Rated R for language, drug use, and perverse sexual behavior including violence and nudity.Parents Guide:
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117 min | Argentina:114 min | USA:94 min (R-rated version)Country:
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EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoCertification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 (TV rating) (self applied) | Argentina:18 | Norway:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R | South Korea:18 | Australia:MAFilming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFun Stuff
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In the original script, the sex scene between Catherine and Vickie took place in the ladies room of the police station. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the beginning of the movie the detectives are examining the dead woman on the bed who is lying with her eyes open. As the camera pans up the dead body, you can notice the corpse blink right before the camera leaves her face. Worse still, the corpse has been mutilated by the killer and is not supposed to have any eyelids at all. moreQuotes:
Vickie Kittrie: Aren't you just a little bit curious?Det. Catherine Palmer: What do you wanna do take me to one of your dungeons?
Vickie Kittrie: You'd be amazed of the use we can get out of simple kitchen utensils.
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When it comes to sex, normative behavior depends on the circles in which one travels. This film traverses a very sordid perimeter, and jolts us with images ranging from mild deviance to utter depravity. The themes include a women's club where affluent married women come to cheat on their husbands with other women, as well as transvestitism, sadomasochism, dominance and bondage, lesbian seduction and incest. Oh, and lest I forget the main storyline, we have serial killings where the mutilated female victims are always found in the nude.
Ellen Barkin plays a homicide detective investigating the killings. In the course of the investigation, she becomes obsessed with Vicki, who is a suspect due to her connection with two of the victims. Vicki introduces her to a world where pain, pleasure and sex collide.
This is a bold venture into sex noir that is sometimes provocative and at others disturbing, raw and distasteful. The plot was good and the ending original as mass murder stories go. Unfortunately, the presentation was very disjointed and often hard to follow. That is probably because the investigation took a back seat to the sexual odyssey, which meandered self-indulgently from hedonism to perversion. This film contained a good deal of nudity, some of which was appropriate to the story and much of which was gratuitous.
The direction by Damian Harris was good with a lot of interesting perspective shots and tight close-ups that enhanced both the suspense and the lustful aspects. However, the cinematography lost a great deal because the color quality was poor.
Ellen Barkin was a good choice for the lead in this film. Barkin has a natural toughness combined with a scorching sexuality, which was the precise combination her character needed. Peta Wilson played the sexually gifted Vicki and was seductive, sultry and lascivious.
Overall, this was a good, well-acted thriller with bizarre sexual preoccupations. I rated it 7/10, but I can understand why so many people hated it. It is definitely not for everyone. Many viewers will find the deviant sexual themes repugnant and offensive. If you are averse to lesbianism, sexual perversion or graphic gore you will want to go out of your way to miss this film.