This article is about the 1987 film. For other uses, see Fatal Attraction (disambiguation).
Fatal Attraction
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Adrian Lyne
Screenplay by
James Dearden
Based on
Diversion by James Dearden
Produced by
Stanley R. Jaffe
Sherry Lansing
Starring
Michael Douglas
Glenn Close
Anne Archer
Cinematography
Howard Atherton
Edited by
Michael Kahn
Peter E. Berger
Music by
Maurice Jarre
Production company
Jaffe/Lansing Productions
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
September 18, 1987 (1987-09-18)
Running time
119 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$14 million[1]
Box office
$320.1 million[2]
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden, based on his 1980 short film Diversion. It stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer. It follows a married man's one-night stand coming back to haunt him when the scorned mistress begins to stalk him and his family.
Fatal Attraction was theatrically released in the United States on September 18, 1987, by Paramount Pictures. The film emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, grossing over $320 million worldwide and becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year in the United States. It received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for Lyne's direction, Dearden's screenplay, the editing, and the performances of Close, Archer, and Douglas.
Considered a pop culture phenomenon since its release, the film is also noted for its influence in setting off the erotic thriller boom of the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.[3]
^Thompson, Simon (April 16, 2020). "Director Adrian Lyne Talks Revisiting 'Fatal Attraction' And 'Flashdance'". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^"Fatal Attraction". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^Yahr, Emily (May 25, 2023). "The cultural phenomenon that is 'Fatal Attraction' will never die". The Washington Post.
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