She was robbed. I mean Cher for Moonstruck! Cher is a good actress and I believe she should have won for The Mask. Glenn Close was Alex Forrest. She knew that character inside out. Completely amazing performance. The academy was so so wrong.
Absolutely, unfortunately The Oscars tend not to give the best actress award to roles based on characters of morally “questionable” virtues like Alex Forrest. Sad but true, male actors are not negatively judged for taking on similar roles.
@@knownpleasures They cast Anne Archer to be better looking and the perfect wife on purpose. They wanted it to be glaringly apparent that he had the perfect wife and perfect life and this was a blundering mistake that he had no excuse for whatsoever. Besides that though, Alex Forester was sexy, successful, ultra confident and a little danger on the side. A whole lot more than he bargained for.
A masterpiece. Nothing less.And a masterful acting from all three of them but mostly Glenn Close. Never seen a better acting performance on screen than hers in this.
What I think made this film Oscar worthy was casting Glenn Close as Alex. I think more thriller/horror movies should be doing this when hoping for Oscar attention, either one of two things or both: - smart social commentary disguised as a horror movie - make your picture a star vehicle for specific special actor(s)
Great, sobering realistic story which forced us all to look in the mirror and ask ourselves questions. Excellent director, story, actors, cinematography. They most certainly do not make em like that anymore. Another phenomenal film was "Unfaithful." Diane Lane deserved an oscar IMHO.
@@ellajones9844 ok if you’re being pedantic it’s not a remake and I know it’s based on a 1980 British Short film called Diversion, but no one (including you) can deny that it borrows significantly (at a thematic level at the very least) from Eastwood’s Play Misty For Me. In fact John Carpenter, who the studio originally wanted to direct Fatal Attraction - turned it down saying the film was already done before with Play Misty For Me.
Yeah maybe for a few secs they were then they got over it and proceeded to cheat when they selfishly wanted and still happens today and it’s worse now in the 2020s it’s beyond saddening🤷🏻♀️
I got that when the 2 of them went salsa dancing 💃 it just hit me that it didn't look like something Beth would do. It was so exotic and sensual followed by that elevator scene def pushing those limits and so enticing for dan who might have been getting a little bored with meatloaf.😂
Glen Close was magnificent! Her superb acting carried the weight and demand of the film. Everyone did a fantastic job. What also should be credited is the wardrobe they chose for her character, it was spot on. The end of a simple dress in white showed just how far down and deep her emotional psyche had gone, she had nothing left. Wow what a movie, top 10 films in my book coming out of Hollywood! What we have today, can't touch it, not even close. Brava, a salute to all the women who made this a brilliant film of what was happening to couples all over the world, but we never saw it like this, from a woman's pain. Like a movie Pacino was in, his line "often imitated, never duplicated", got to say it twice, not even close.
I love this movie and I think it’s amazing the research Glenn did for this role. I think Glenn seeing Alex as a real person that she could empathize with and figure out why she’s like that made her able to make that character real. The best thing about that movie is the real feel of the affair. The chaotic interactions and nonstop affection as the new emotions take over is what an affair feels like. I remember feeling I was the one cheating or complicit in the cheating just by watching. It really brings a certain anxiety and drama that is unique to the movie.
I love this movie! just realized that I am older now than those characters..lol..I watched it on VHS tape, I was 16 years old in Indonesia. it's amazing to think now as a mother of a 15 years old that my parents let me watched this movie..lol
Right? I remember thinking they were kinda old back in the day. The list of movie people I am now older than is long. Margaret White , in Carrie. Principal Rooney and Marg from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" etc. As the saying goes, "Days may drag but years fly by". What the heck happened to the 80's?
Shame they put music all the way through the documentary and the narrator is not good and so wrong for this film but otherwise an absolutely fascinating programme!
Ill take a movie with 3 or 4 core characters with no exotic special effects or locations any day over a humongous production. Fargo amazing. Carnage AMAZING. Of course, Fatal Attraction is right up there.....this was cool. Thank you
I remember seeing this years ago on the Biography Channel. I thinks it’s from 2011 or 12. This movie took off from word of mouth. No social media in the 80s. It was like ….”did you see Fatal Attraction?”. I was in college at the time and a friend of mine’s sister worked on this movie as some sort of production assistant. He told me when it came out it has two endings. I thought he was making it up.
49:25 That was a film no one can forget. It sends chills down my spine every time I watch it. Glenn Close was sexy but v evil. The bunny scene was like a nightmare.
Nt really since women have more emotions they end up falling and wantin a real relationship men can no problem separate feelings and or love from sex E Z 🤷🏻♀️
I recall some feminist critique of this movie in the early 90s which was interesting to read, I remember Susan Faludi's in particular. Her interpretation of this one centered on how it portrayed the urban, unmarried career woman as this murderous sociopath, and the films affects of rabble rousing in the theaters, with audiences rooting and screaming at the screen for her annihilation. It is true that although rarely admitted, there is an impolite yet palpable paranoia and distrust of women, almost never explicitly admitted, who are middle aged, childless and unmarried. And this story plays off that fear for sure. That's not to say women are harmless, women can be very violent and dangerous, so the other side of the coin is this certainly contrasts the common misconception that female violence and sociopathy, obsession, stalking is not a problem. Women do stalk, and calculate, and harm and kill.
I feel sorry for the rabbits .and i didnt like that bit were michael upset that little girl . I really did not i dont think that was right, but then i think children in movies is abusive.
My opinion is that this is a woman hating script that mocks female insecurities and female nature. But people may think that it’s didactic, don’t know how?
@user-wr8gz7bn5o so what you're saying is that you are incapable of admission of feminine aggression, and the fact that women can be portrayed as human beings who will, yes indeed, sleep with married men. You're a coward. If you watched this...Glenn Close described in great detail the nuances of her character. Quit assigning blame. Women, like men, are only human.
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Glenn should have won the Oscar
She should have 3 by now!!!
She was robbed. I mean Cher for Moonstruck! Cher is a good actress and I believe she should have won for The Mask. Glenn Close was Alex Forrest. She knew that character inside out. Completely amazing performance. The academy was so so wrong.
Absolutely, unfortunately The Oscars tend not to give the best actress award to roles based on characters of morally “questionable” virtues like Alex Forrest. Sad but true, male actors are not negatively judged for taking on similar roles.
She was still wrong casting. Why would a guy who’s married to someone like Anne Archer have an affair with the mediocre looking Glenn Close ?!?
@@knownpleasures They cast Anne Archer to be better looking and the perfect wife on purpose. They wanted it to be glaringly apparent that he had the perfect wife and perfect life and this was a blundering mistake that he had no excuse for whatsoever. Besides that though, Alex Forester was sexy, successful, ultra confident and a little danger on the side. A whole lot more than he bargained for.
Glenn lost the Oscars but won our memories forever. She is so perfect playing this part that I can't imagine anyone else doing it.
Watching Glenn do her audition with Michael gave me chills
Such power .. what a force
A masterpiece. Nothing less.And a masterful acting from all three of them but mostly Glenn Close. Never seen a better acting performance on screen than hers in this.
Yes!
@@flowerforsyte5671I think it was only equalled by Kathy Bates in Misery
I saw this at the movies with my now husband in 1987! I was 16! Still one of my favorite movies.
What I think made this film Oscar worthy was casting Glenn Close as Alex.
I think more thriller/horror movies should be doing this when hoping for Oscar attention, either one of two things or both:
- smart social commentary disguised as a horror movie
- make your picture a star vehicle for specific special actor(s)
Fatal Attraction is one of my favorite films.
Mine too👏
It’s only natural; some bêtes sacrées of cinema starring in a very powerful narrative about the clash of the sexes.
Glenn said she couldn't get a date for a year after that movie came out. LOL
😂
Oh my goodness!
😂 big surprise there 😅
She did eventually as she was heavily pregnant at the Oscar ceremony.
Glenn close did a fantastic job but much praise should go to the hairstylist. That Medusa head of hair on Close added to the danger.
Great comment I loved her hair !! It was mad!
Great, sobering realistic story which forced us all to look in the mirror and ask ourselves questions. Excellent director, story, actors, cinematography. They most certainly do not make em like that anymore. Another phenomenal film was "Unfaithful." Diane Lane deserved an oscar IMHO.
Exactly!! The consequences of an impulsive betrayal with a stranger … almost like an old fashioned fable coming to life on screen!
It’s interesting that Michael Douglas said the film has been “copied ever since”, when it’s a remake of Play Misty For Me
No, it isn’t
@@ellajones9844 ok if you’re being pedantic it’s not a remake and I know it’s based on a 1980 British Short film called Diversion, but no one (including you) can deny that it borrows significantly (at a thematic level at the very least) from Eastwood’s Play Misty For Me. In fact John Carpenter, who the studio originally wanted to direct Fatal Attraction - turned it down saying the film was already done before with Play Misty For Me.
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Not at all. Lucille Bluthe doesn't stalk anything but a martini.
I thought that was basic instinct ❤
I put Glenn Close on the same level as Merryl Streep, if not higher !
She's great but not higher. Equal for sure.
@@jadepaulsen8456For me she is
Higher.
@@carmencollor1224I think many of Meryl Streep's roles were more understated.
Married men were terrified to cheat on their wives after watching this film.
Not really
@@ellajones9844 lol
@alph1057 nah...they just got better at it.
Yeah maybe for a few secs they were then they got over it and proceeded to cheat when they selfishly wanted and still happens today and it’s worse now in the 2020s it’s beyond saddening🤷🏻♀️
You don’t know men at all, it has nothing to do with how beautiful the wife is..
It’s about something new
truth
Different
I got that when the 2 of them went salsa dancing 💃 it just hit me that it didn't look like something Beth would do.
It was so exotic and sensual followed by that elevator scene def pushing those limits and so enticing for dan who might have been getting a little bored with meatloaf.😂
Glen Close was magnificent! Her superb acting carried the weight and demand of the film. Everyone did a fantastic job. What also should be credited is the wardrobe they chose for her character, it was spot on. The end of a simple dress in white showed just how far down and deep her emotional psyche had gone, she had nothing left. Wow what a movie, top 10 films in my book coming out of Hollywood! What we have today, can't touch it, not even close. Brava, a salute to all the women who made this a brilliant film of what was happening to couples all over the world, but we never saw it like this, from a woman's pain. Like a movie Pacino was in, his line "often imitated, never duplicated", got to say it twice, not even close.
I love this movie and I think it’s amazing the research Glenn did for this role. I think Glenn seeing Alex as a real person that she could empathize with and figure out why she’s like that made her able to make that character real. The best thing about that movie is the real feel of the affair. The chaotic interactions and nonstop affection as the new emotions take over is what an affair feels like. I remember feeling I was the one cheating or complicit in the cheating just by watching. It really brings a certain anxiety and drama that is unique to the movie.
I love this movie! just realized that I am older now than those characters..lol..I watched it on VHS tape, I was 16 years old in Indonesia. it's amazing to think now as a mother of a 15 years old that my parents let me watched this movie..lol
Right? I remember thinking they were kinda old back in the day. The list of movie people I am now older than is long. Margaret White , in Carrie. Principal Rooney and Marg from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" etc. As the saying goes, "Days may drag but years fly by". What the heck happened to the 80's?
Shame they put music all the way through the documentary and the narrator is not good and so wrong for this film but otherwise an absolutely fascinating programme!
Ill take a movie with 3 or 4 core characters with no exotic special effects or locations any day over a humongous production. Fargo amazing. Carnage AMAZING. Of course, Fatal Attraction is right up there.....this was cool. Thank you
I remember seeing this years ago on the Biography Channel. I thinks it’s from 2011 or 12. This movie took off from word of mouth. No social media in the 80s. It was like ….”did you see Fatal Attraction?”. I was in college at the time and a friend of mine’s sister worked on this movie as some sort of production assistant. He told me when it came out it has two endings. I thought he was making it up.
In retrospect De Palma was dead wrong. This film is a stunning morality tale. The confluence of casting was perfect.
I think the ending of "Presumed Innocent", regarding the outcome for the husband, was much better. However, this was still a really good movie.
completely different stories - the mistress is a psycho out to kill the family vs the mistress gets killed.
Great movie
49:25 That was a film no one can forget. It sends chills down my spine every time I watch it. Glenn Close was sexy but v evil. The bunny scene was like a nightmare.
I think if someone cheats on their spouse (especially someone they don't know) ,or even tries to online date. Should watch this movie first
She lied. 🤥 No, not discreet at all .
People believe they can handle sexual immorality and the truth is they cannot. It's devastating & that's why God warns us to flee from it.
@@user-wr8gz7bn5o lmao! Mic drop!!
Nt really since women have more emotions they end up falling and wantin a real relationship men can no problem separate feelings and or love from sex E Z 🤷🏻♀️
Worldly men..yes. They can compartmentalize. The Godly men I know. Followers of Christ..most cannot do this.
Great movie. Works both ways; women cheat too and face consequences. I have tried to watch the series but it pails in comparison.
I recall some feminist critique of this movie in the early 90s which was interesting to read, I remember Susan Faludi's in particular. Her interpretation of this one centered on how it portrayed the urban, unmarried career woman as this murderous sociopath, and the films affects of rabble rousing in the theaters, with audiences rooting and screaming at the screen for her annihilation. It is true that although rarely admitted, there is an impolite yet palpable paranoia and distrust of women, almost never explicitly admitted, who are middle aged, childless and unmarried. And this story plays off that fear for sure. That's not to say women are harmless, women can be very violent and dangerous, so the other side of the coin is this certainly contrasts the common misconception that female violence and sociopathy, obsession, stalking is not a problem. Women do stalk, and calculate, and harm and kill.
Of course there’s a reason to cheat, it feeds the ego..like the truth or don’t like it
Great film.
Its not just ego. It's actually a demonic unclean spirit. That's what the Bible says & it can afflict anyone. No rhyme or reason.
Alex is pregnant, Alex boils the rabbit. Just another way of her telling Dan that the rabbit has died and she is pregnant.
I feel sorry for the rabbits .and i didnt like that bit were michael upset that little girl . I really did not i dont think that was right, but then i think children in movies is abusive.
What?! Why did they have to use a real rabbit? Even though it’s already dead seems wrong.
Why all the repetition here?
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The difficult wife 😂
My opinion is that this is a woman hating script that mocks female insecurities and female nature. But people may think that it’s didactic, don’t know how?
@user-wr8gz7bn5o so what you're saying is that you are incapable of admission of feminine aggression, and the fact that women can be portrayed as human beings who will, yes indeed, sleep with married men. You're a coward. If you watched this...Glenn Close described in great detail the nuances of her character. Quit assigning blame. Women, like men, are only human.
Female nature? Most harassers and stalkers are men. Like 90% of them. But still, women are the crazy ones.
Aha.
Sometimes herpes happens. LoL. This is what causes it.
😂😂😂
Where is my previous comment!? CENSORSHIP!