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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Spader | ... | Ray | |
| Mädchen Amick | ... | Lena | |
| Fredric Lehne | ... | Larry | |
| Bess Armstrong | ... | Elaine | |
| Larry Miller | ... | Norman | |
| Kathleen York | ... | Martha | |
| Kate Williamson | ... | Mrs. Sneeder | |
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Tom Lillard | ... | Hank Sneeder |
| William Shockley | ... | Buddy | |
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Carl Sundstrom | ... | Officer |
| Irwin Keyes | ... | Officer | |
| Joel McKinnon Miller | ... | Minister | |
| Joseph Scoren | ... | Martha's Lawyer (as Joseph Scorsiani) | |
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Archie Lang | ... | Judge #1 |
| Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Judge Kurita | |
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Ray is young, charming, successful and the owner of a prosperous architect company. However, he has recently gone through a very painful divorce. His friends try to cheer him up by showing him the positive sides of being single but for Ray marriage and stability is just too important. But when he meets Lena his gloom is quickly forgotten. She is beautiful, sensual, mysterious and he is drawn to her like a moth to a candle. They marry quickly, have their first child and Ray lives in a total bliss. But then strange incidents occur which shed some light on Lena's background. Ray slowly realizes that he hardly knows anything about her at all. Who has he really married? Written by Mattias Pettersson <seaman@sbbs.se>
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female full rear nudity | woman in red dress | marriage | divorce | bare butt |Taglines:
If you think you know your lover. Think again. Especially if she's your wife.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
6 May 1994 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Une épouse trop parfaite See more »Filming Locations:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$44,701, 8 May 1994Gross USA:
$256,264Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$256,264Company Credits
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Lena: I like you, that's the problem... I really like you.
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Written by Kathy Fisher & Ron Wasserman
Performed by Kathy Fisher
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When Ray is admitted to Willow point on his admissions report it shows the apprehended date of 8/15/91 and his date of birth is 6-12-61 but next to his age it says he is 36 years old. See more »Quotes
Ray: What's the problem?Lena: I like you, that's the problem... I really like you.
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Alternate Versions
Unrated U.S. video release includes 4 minutes of additional footage with sex scenes between James Spader and Mädchen Amick. See more »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: That's Entertainment III/3 Ninjas Kick Back/Being Human/Dream Lover/Kika (1994) See more »Soundtracks
JUST YOUWritten by Kathy Fisher & Ron Wasserman
Performed by Kathy Fisher
Courtesy of Sony Tunes
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I first saw Dream Lover on television, the movie did not catch my full attention. It seems that sometimes when a movie is viewed on television with all the interruptions of commercials, something seems to be taken away with from the total enjoyment of the movie. This is what was missing when I first viewed Dream Lover on television. Once I saw Dream Lover on the Cable Network, I viewed the movie with my full attention and no interruptions. I then realized that Dream Lover was a picture filled with twists and manipulation and suspense that was worth watching over and over again. James Spader (Ray) came off as a sincere husband who was totally manipulated by a woman Madchen Amick (Lena) whom he loved and trusted in spite of many suttle lies that he became aware of throughout their marriage. Unfortunately he had to pay a heavy price for love. This is a movie worth watching, it makes one wonder if they really can know a person.