A successful businessman tries to uncover what is wrong with his wife.
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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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Written by Kathy Fisher & Ron Wasserman
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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: No matter who you were, and no matter who you are, and no matter who you will be, I'm going to love you.See more »
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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
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It's too bad that bigger budget Hollywood fare often obscures movies that are far better such as this. I wasn't expecting a whole lot from this film as I'd not heard much about it, but was totally captivated by it.
The performances from James Spader and the achingly beautiful Mädchen Amick are first rate, and the script is flawless. A lot of the plot feels like a rehash of Hitchcock, but it's done incredibly well, and hey, if you're going to steal from someone, might as well steal from the best.
The twists and turns really work, and take the viewer along for the ride as well. You'll find your own mind working along with the script, trying to unravel the mystery.
It's a shame this film didn't receive more publicity, as all the elements are there for this to have been a real hit. Instead, it remains one of my favorite little gems of a film... one of those that few people know about, but when they see it they think it's a great film as well.
An added bonus is that the home video version contains a few minutes of extra "steamy" scenes that were cut from theaters.
I think this film is an underappreciated modern-day classic, and I urge everyone to check it out.