To Die For

19951995
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1h 46min

Nicole Kidman in To Die For (1995)

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A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.A beautiful but naïve aspiring television personality films a documentary on teenagers with a darker ulterior motive.

Director
- Gus Van Sant
Writers
- Joyce Maynard(book)
- Buck Henry(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 7 wins & 13 nominations total

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Nicole Kidman in To Die For (1995)

Matt Dillon in To Die For (1995)

Suzanee mixes business with pleasure while on he honeymoon with Larry.

Nicole Kidman, Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, and Alison Folland in To Die For (1995)

Casey Affleck, Joaquin Phoenix, and Alison Folland in To Die For (1995)

Buck Henry in To Die For (1995)

Suzanne seduces Jimmy into helping her with her twisted plot to become a famoues TV personality.

Nicole Kidman and Matt Dillon in To Die For (1995)

Gus Van Sant in To Die For (1995)

Nicole Kidman in To Die For (1995)

Nicole Kidman in To Die For (1995)

Nicole Kidman in To Die For (1995)

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Suzanne Stone (Kidman) knows exactly what she wants. She wants to be a television newscaster and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

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Taglines
- All she wanted was a little attention.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for strong sexual content, and for language
Parents guide

Trivia
Casey Affleck beat out his older brother Ben Affleck as well as his childhood friend Matt Damon for the role of Russell Hines. When asked why he chose Casey over the rest, Gus Van Sant stated that he noticed that Casey still had a strong Boston accent, while Ben and Matt had lost theirs, he also got the feeling that Casey was scrappier than the other two.

Goofs
At Larry Maretto's burial the Catholic priest says "in nominis patris et filius et spiritus sanctus," getting most of the endings wrong. Correct is "in nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti," which any priest would know.

Quotes
Jimmy: Any time it rains, or when there's thunder and lightning, or when it snows, I have to jack off.

Crazy credits
A scene plays out behind the end credits where Janice skates on the ice at the location where a significant moment in the story took place.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: To Die For/Steal Big, Steal Little/Devil in a Blue Dress/Moonlight and Valentino/The Big Green (1995)

Soundtracks
Susie Q
Written by Eleanor Broadwater, Dale Hawkins & Stan Lewis (as Stanley J. Lewis)

Top review

7/10

Nicole Kidman owns every second of this picture

While Gus Van Sant's mockumentary approach does not always work great with Buck Henry's expertly sharp and funny screenplay, 'To Die For' is held together by a brilliant Nicole Kidman performance. Kidman - with her divine looks and devilish smiles - owns every second of this picture that even when she isn't on screen her presence is felt. Kidman is surrounded by an outstanding supporting cast, from Matt Dillon to Joaquin Phoenix to Illeana Douglas to Casey Affleck, giving memorable performances in their own right

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Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $21,284,514
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $386,510
- Oct 1, 1995
Gross worldwide
- $21,284,514

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Runtime
- 1h 46min
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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