The Last Seduction (1994)

A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

Director:

John Dahl

Writer:

Steve Barancik

Stars:

Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg, Bill Pullman

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 9 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linda Fiorentino	...	Bridget Gregory
Bill Pullman	...	Clay Gregory
Michael Raysses	...	Phone Sales Rep.
Zack Phifer	...	Gas Station Attendant
Peter Berg	...	Mike Swale
Brien Varady	...	Chris
Dean Norris	...	Shep
Donna W. Scott	...	Stacy (as Donna Wilson)
Mik Scriba	...	Ray
J.T. Walsh	...	Frank Griffith
Erik-Anders Nilsson	...	Beston Passerby #1
Patricia R. Caprio	...	Beston Passerby #2
Herb Mitchell	...	Bob Trotter
Bill Nunn	...	Harlan
Renee Rogers	...	Receptionist

Storyline

Bridget Gregory has a lot going for her: she's beautiful, she's intelligent, she's married to a doctor. But all of this isn't enough, as her husband Clay finds out. After she persuaded him to sell medicinal cocaine to some drugdealers, she takes off with the money, almost a million dollars, and goes undercover in a mid-American smalltown. Because Clay has to pay off a loan shark who'll otherwise damage him severely, he keeps sending detectives after her, trying to retrieve the money. When Bridget meets Mike Swale, a naive local who is blinded by her beauty and directness, she devises an elaborate, almost diabolical scheme to get rid of Clay once and for all.

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Plot Keywords:

erotic thriller | femme fatale | insurance fraud | seduction | stupid victim | 

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Taglines:

Most People Have a Dark Side. She Had Nothing Else.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and language, and for violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

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Goofs

The ruffled look of Bridget's hair throughout her love scene with Mike is inconsistent.

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Quotes

Bridget Gregory: You're my designated fuck.
Mike Swale: Designated fuck? Do they make cards for that? What if I want to be more than your designated fuck?
Bridget Gregory: Then I'll designate someone else.

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Alternate Versions

An extended version re-adds approximately 25 minutes of deleted scenes. However, the scenes are lower resolution, have had no post production, and even include on-screen timecode, interfering with the flow and tone.

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Connections

Followed by The Last Seduction II (1999)

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Soundtracks

Warmer Days
Written by John Popper
Performed by Blues Traveler (as The Blues Traveler)
Courtesy of A&M Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Designated [BLEEP]

This is the story of Bridget (Linda Fiorentino), a tall (5'7"), slender, throaty voiced brunette who cheats her husband (Bill Pullman) out of some drug money and runs for it. She heads to "cow country" where she hooks up with nice guy Mike (Peter Berg) and makes him her designated [BLEEP]. But when her husband comes knocking on her door intending to take back his money (and sends a series of guys after her) Bridget gets ready to kill him and set Mike up for the fall.

Had this been properly released in theaters, it could very well have put Fiorentino on the map, maybe even gotten her an Oscar for best actress in the role of the femme fatale. I wasn't exactly rooting for her, but she sure was compelling to watch and very sexy.

And speaking of sexy, the film features some very powerful sex scenes that put just about everything we've ever seen in the James Bond films to shame. Oh what a Bond girl Linda Fiorentino would have made, and after seeing her stripped naked here, you'll agree.

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Buffalo Girls

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$45,058, 30 October 1994

Gross USA:

$5,842,603

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,842,603

Company Credits

Production Co:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 129 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1