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Titolo originale: Black Widow
Regia: Bob Rafelson |
Anno: 1987
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Thriller
Tag: neo-noir |
Cast: Debra Winger | Theresa Russell | Sami Frey | Dennis Hopper | Nicol Williamson | Terry O'Quinn | James Hong | Diane Ladd | D.W. Moffett | Lois Smith | Leo Rossi | Danny Kamekona | Rutanya Alda | Mary Woronov | Raleigh Bond | Donegan Smith | Christian Clemenson | Arsenio Trinidad | Darrah Meeley | Kate Hall | George Ricord | Richard Arnold | Bea Kiyohara | Chris S. Ducey | Tee Dennard | David Mamet | Johnny "Sugarbear" Willis | Gene Callahan | Thomas Hill | Juleen Murray | Ed Pang | Allen Nause | Denise Hewitt | Robert J. Peters | Rick Shuster | Al Cerullo | David Kasparian | Mick Muldoon | Wayne Heffley | Brian Haley |

Alexandra Barnes è una giovane agente federale che durante un'indagine collega dati e coincidenze sconcertanti relativi ad un ignoto pluriomicida - in realtà una donna - che avrebbe ucciso tre uomini molto ricchi per intascare la ricca eredità e sparire. Alexandra, ottenuta dal suo capo l'autorizzazione, avendo ormai in mano qualcosa di concreto, sbarca alle Hawaii in cerca della misteriosa donna e finisce con il conoscere e sospettare una certa Catharine. Divenute amiche, le due donne passano insieme giorni in apparenza spensierati, mentre Alexandra attende la prova sicura. Catharine intanto si è innamorata ancora una volta. Si tratta di Paul Nuytten, un uomo d'affari locale e play-boy a tempo perso e la criminale comincia a porre in atto anche con lui la tattica consueta: lo affascina, ne studia le abitudini e intanto prepara il veleno che metterà in una bottiglia di liquore, affinché Paul ne beva durante la sua assenza, in modo da non essere implicata.

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D.W. Moffett and Terry O'Quinn were both in the AIDS drama An Early Frost. D
David Mamet: Playing poker with Debra Winger. D
Director Bob Rafelson worked with actress Lois Smith in his classic film Five Easy Pieces. Smit [...] D
Playwright and screenwriter David Mamet appears in this film which is one in which he has no wr [...] D
The "black widow" of the film's title is often considered a synonym for a "femme fatale" the la [...] D
The film cast includes four Oscar nominees: Debra Winger, Dennis Hopper, Diane Ladd and David M [...] D
This had the same exact tag line as the 1995 Ben Kingsley- Natasha Henstridge Creature Feature, [...] D
The film refers to deaths being caused by "Ondine's Curse" which website Wikipedia define as a [...] D
The "gift" the title character gives to her sister-in-law in the mid six figures ($500,000) equ [...] D
Cinematographer Conrad L. Hall's return to filmmaking after a ten-year absence. D
Many movie posters for the film featured a long text preamble that read: "Every man she marries [...] D
Debra Winger was given the choice of the two roles in La vedova nera (1987); she chose the role [...] D
Debut theatrical feature film as an actor of writer-producer-director David Mamet. D
The nick-name of Justice Department agent Alexandra Barnes (Debra Winger) was "Alex". D
Both sister-in-laws are connected to director Bob Rafelson's usual actor/collaborator, Jack Nic [...] D
One of two produced screenplays by screen-writer Ron Bass which were first released in the year [...] D
First theatrical feature film in around six years for director Bob Rafelson whose last at the t [...] D
James Hong and Diane Ladd both appeared in another Neo Noir Thriller, Chinatown. D
Many of the actors worked with Bob Rafelson's friend and (other than this movie) multi-collabor [...] D
Leo Rossi and Dennis Hopper were both in River's Edge (1986). Twenty years later they were both [...] D
Cher turned down the role of Catherine. D
The film's two top-billed name-above-the-title actresses, Debra Winger and Theresa Russell, bot [...] D
According to "The '80s Movie Rewind" website there is an alternate ending to the film. "Theresa [...] D

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