The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sharon Stone | ... | Nicole Horner | |
| Isabelle Adjani | ... | Mia Baran | |
| Chazz Palminteri | ... | Guy Baran | |
| Kathy Bates | ... | Det. Shirley Vogel | |
| Spalding Gray | ... | Simon Veatch | |
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The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed attempt to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The strain starts to tell on the two women as a retired police investigator who is looking into the disappearance on a whim begins to think that they know more than they are telling, and their mental state is not helped when their victim is seen, apparently alive and well by one of the pupils. Written by Mark Thompson <mrt@oasis.icl.co.uk>
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Two women. One man. The combination can be murder.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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22 March 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$5,524,055, 22 March 1996Gross USA:
$17,000,000Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$35,300,000Company Credits
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Written by Marco Marinageli and Frank P. Maddlone
Performed by Sherry Williams
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To venture a remake of Clouzot's "Les Diaboliques" (1955) -- a film that needed no remake in the first place -- only one thing was crucial: a very creative filmmaker with a very personal style, so as to put away comparisons with the classic French film. Someone like Kubrick, Von Trier, Amenábar, Chabrol, Jeunet...
Instead we have Chechik's ludicrous, inept direction, making the experienced crew's efforts simply bomb: the cinematography is flat, the music is predictable, the script is stale, the pace is sloooow, and he manages to withdraw bad performances from EVERYONE in the cast, including the usually reliable Kathy Bates, besides achieving the incredible feat of making Isabelle Adjani look like she's just escaped from Madame Tussaud's, and cruelly exposing the unmistakably limited talents of Sharon Stone (who manages to look like a dominatrix in the role of a Catholic school teacher!!) and Chazz Palminteri.
When a film is THIS bad, considering the names involved and the amount of money spent, it's really an insult to everyone, most of all to the audience (of course). After this bomb, you'd think Hollywood directors would just leave classic thrillers alone -- but Gus Van Sant went on to commit the catastrophic remake of "Psycho".... Don't waste your time - just don't watch it, especially if you are a fan of the original film or of the stars!!! My vote: since IMDb doesn't allow zeroes, 1/10 is more than it deserves.