Body of Evidence (1993)

A lawyer defends a woman accused of killing her older lover by having sex with him.

Director:

Uli Edel

Writer:

Brad Mirman

Stars:

Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Madonna	...	Rebecca Carlson
Joe Mantegna	...	Robert Garrett
Charles Hallahan	...	Dr. McCurdy
Julianne Moore	...	Sharon Dulaney
Mark Rolston	...	Detective Reese
Richard Riehle	...	Detective Griffin
D. Scot Douglas	...	Printman
Mario DePriest	...	Technician
John DeLay	...	2nd Technician
Ross Huffman-Kerr	...	Photographer
Anne Archer	...	Joanne Braslow
Willem Dafoe	...	Frank Dulaney
Mark C. Vincent	...	Male Reporter
Frank Roberts	...	Minister
Aaron Corcoran	...	Michael Dulaney

Storyline

A millionaire is found dead of heart failure handcuffed to the bed with a home video tape of him and his lover. When cocaine is found in his system, and his will leaves $8 million to his lover, they arrest her on suspicion of murder. Her lawyer succumbs to her charms, and he begins a torrid and kinky affair with her. As new evidence turns up during trial, he begins to wonder if he's defending a murderer.

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Plot Keywords:

woman on top | lawyer | cocaine | murder | innocence | 

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Taglines:

This is the murder weapon. Her name is Rebecca.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and a scene of sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

MGM

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 January 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deadly Evidence

Filming Locations:

Olympia, Washington, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$13,275,426

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dino De Laurentiis Company, Neue Constantin Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 101 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview on youtube, Michael Forest states that he initially turned down the role of Andrew Marsh, because it was presented to him as "they were doing him a big favor" because he would be filming sex scenes with Madonna. In order to dissuade the producers from trying to cast him, Forest had his agent make an outrageous financial demand. To Forest's surprise, they agreed to pay what he asked, and he was left with no choice but to accept the role.

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Goofs

When Frank is shocked by the burn marks on his body, the marks don't correspond with where Rebecca poured the candle wax the night before.

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Quotes

Robert Garrett: Miss Carlson, you stated that you handcuffed Andrew Marsh before having sex with him the night of his death.
Rebecca Carlson: It wasn't before. It was during.

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Connections

Featured in Cinemadonna: A League of Their Own (2015)

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Soundtracks

The Passion Theme
Written by Graeme Revell, Jeff Silbar, and Warren Hill.
Performed by Warren Hill

User Reviews

A thoroughly enjoyable movie

Because the critics gave this such a panning, I didn't bother to watch it for a long time. Now that I have, I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Amazingly, I thought it was better than Basic Instinct, the film that everyone said it was simply a poor copy of. The storyline is tight and engaging, Madonna much better than usual, the sex scenes good, even if Willem Defoe appears more comfortable in the courtroom scenes, and the ending brilliant. A greatly under rated film.