Body of Evidence (1993)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Uli Edel

Writer (WGA):

Brad Mirman (written by)

Release Date:

15 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

An act of love, or an act of murder?

Plot:

A woman is accused of killing a man to inherit his millions by having sex with him.

Plot Keywords:

Cocaine | Sex | Murder | Heavy Rain | Cat

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Madonna	...	Rebecca Carlson
Michael Forest	...	Andrew Marsh
Joe Mantegna	...	Robert Garrett
Charles Hallahan	...	Dr. McCurdy
Mark Rolston	...	Detective Reese
Richard Riehle	...	Detective Griffin
D. Scot Douglas	...	Printman
Mario DePriest	...	Technician
John DeLay	...	2nd Technician
Ross Huffman-Kerr	...	Photographer
Anne Archer	...	Joanne Braslow
Willem Dafoe	...	Frank Dulaney
Mark C. Vincent	...	Male Reporter
Frank Roberts	...	Minister
Julianne Moore	...	Sharon Dulaney

Also Known As:

Body of Evidence (Canada: English title)
Deadly Evidence

Runtime:

99 min | Australia:101 min | Spain:101 min | UK:101 min | USA:101 min (unrated version) | Argentina:102 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Brazil:18 | Singapore:R21 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (cut) | USA:Unrated (DVD/VHS release) (uncut version) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Olympia, Washington, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis

Trivia:

Patricia Cornwell wrote a novel with the same title. She successfully lobbied for a disclaimer in film's trailer and advertisements, saying the film had no connection to her novel.

Goofs:

Continuity: The solidified candle wax covering Frank's right nipple disappears and re-appears between shots.

Quotes:

Frank Dulaney: It's not a crime to be a beautiful woman.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Passion Theme

One Of The Worst Courtroom Dramas Ever Made

If you're still unsure that Hollywood execs have no creative ideas then get yourself a time machine and go back to the early to mid 1990s to a time when nearly every studio release was composed of a " person from hell movie 2 be they a doctor , a cop , a flatmate , a jilted lover etc who would terrorize an innocent or not so innocent victim . When cinema goers weren't putting with that crap we also had to put up with BASIC INSTINCT clones .

BODY OF EVIDENCE was probably the most infamous clone mainly down to the fact that it's both unoriginal and painfully bad . The worst aspect is the script which lacks any type of sense or logic or decent dialogue . Yeah the lines are memorable all right but for the wrong reasons . Take this line of dialogue for example : " Have you ever watched animals making love ? " Does anyone else feel their mind boggle at such a ridiculous comment ? Animals making love ? Is that why there's so many insects in the world - They're the most romantic creatures on Earth ?

Madonna is one of the great female icons of the 20th century but she is no actress . Madonna's performance is the second worst aspect of the movie . It's so bad that other well respected actors like Archer , Moore , Defoe and Prochnow sink to her level

Simply one of the worst courtroom dramas ever made