Body of Evidence (1993)
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6% of critics liked it
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29% of users liked it
(8,161 ratings)
Madonna plays Rebecca Carlson, a sex bomb who parades naked in front of the open windows of her houseboat at all hours while the lobstermen catch crabs. This entry in the Basic Instinct sweepstakes poses the question: If love hurts, does sex kill? The judge and jury certainly want to find out when… More Madonna plays Rebecca Carlson, a sex bomb who parades naked in front of the open windows of her houseboat at all hours while the lobstermen catch crabs. This entry in the Basic Instinct sweepstakes poses the question: If love hurts, does sex kill? The judge and jury certainly want to find out when Rebecca's latest conquest, a multi-millionaire, dies of a heart attack while making love to her. Eight million dollars was bequeathed to Rebecca in his will, and District Attorney Robert Garrett (Joe Mantegna) is convinced that Rebecca, knowing that her rich lover had a weak heart, killed him with wild sex so that she could get her mitts on the money. Rebecca's lawyer, Frank Dulaney (Willem Dafoe), thinks differently, suspecting the millionaire's private secretary Joanne Braslow (Anne Archer) of the crime, since she was dumped by the millionaire for Rebecca. Besides which, Frank is attracted to Rebecca himself and throws legal ethics out the window as he starts a sadomasochistic affair with her. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Uli Edel
- Written By
- Brad Mirman
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 1992 Wide
- On DVD
- Dec 3, 2002
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
While he may be marginally better at directing kinky sex scenes than Instinct's Paul Verhoeven, [Edel is] stuck with a fairly ho-hum script by Brad Mirman.
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Variety Staff, Variety
A courtroom drama built around the charge that Madonna's body is a deadly weapon with which she 'fornicated' a man to death, this showcase for the singer-thesp as femme fatale is more silly than erotic.
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, Time Out
[There's] no tension.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
A sluggish courtroom melodrama relieved only by unintenional laughter.
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
A bland, utterly silly, curiously provincial courtroom drama.
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Cast
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Madonna
as Rebecca Carlson
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Willem Dafoe
as Frank Dulaney
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Anne Archer
as Joanne Braslow
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Joe Mantegna
as Robert Garrett
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Julianne Moore
as Sharon Dulaney
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Jürgen Prochnow
as Dr. Alan Paley
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Frank Langella
as Jeffrey Roston
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Stan Shaw
as Charles Biggs
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Charles Hallahan
as Dr. McCurdy
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Lillian Lehman
as Judge Burnham
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Mark Rolston
as Detective Reese
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Jeff Perry
as Gabe
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Richard Riehle
as Detective Griffin
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John Davis Chandler
as Dr. Novaro
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Mario de Priest
as Technician
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Michael Forest
as Andrew Marsh
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Mark C. Vincent
as Male Reporter
- Mary Jo Slater
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Frank Roberts
as Minister
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Peter Paul Eastman
as Jury Foreman
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Timi Prulhiere
as Waitress
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Bryan Clark
as Clerk
