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Body of Evidence

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Body of Evidence (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 21

Fresh: 1

Rotten:20

Average Rating: 2.3/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: An elderly millionaire is found dead in his bedroom, the apparent victim of a heart attack. But the wealthy septuagenarian may have been murdered. His secretary claims this is so, and the police investigation uncovers evidence pointing... An elderly millionaire is found dead in his bedroom, the apparent victim of a heart attack. But the wealthy septuagenarian may have been murdered. His secretary claims this is so, and the police investigation uncovers evidence pointing to the dead man's kinky sexual affair with gallery owner Rebecca Carlson -- a woman who stands to inherit $8 million dollars from the deceased's estate. The District Attorney's office charges Rebecca with murder. The weapon: her own deadly body. Hot-shot Portland defense lawyer Frank Dulaney decides to defend Ms. Carlson, and he's convinced of her innocence, at first. But soon he and Rebecca are sharing handcuffs, dripping hot candle wax on each other's bodies and having sex on car rooftops. His mind clouded by lust, Dulaney continues to believe that Rebecca is innocent of all charges -- until he finds his faith in the fatal temptress shaken by a startling courtroom revelation. [More]

Starring: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer

Starring: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore

Director: Uli Edel

Director: Uli Edel
Screenwriter: Brad Mirman
Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
Composer: Graeme Revell

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Release:

Dec 3, 2002

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  • Note: Contains Unrated and R-Rated Versions.
  • DVD Features:

    • Region 1
    • Keep Case
    • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
    • Single Side - Dual Layer

    Audio:

    • Stereo Surround - English

    Reviews for Body of Evidence

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    The sour taste that Body left for [director] Edel is evident in his next, very different big screen feature: the children's fantasy The Little Vampire.

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    07/24/08
    Matthew Sorrento
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    06/24/06
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    Yet another failed effort at making Madonna a legit actress, in a preposterous thriller could be labeled Basic Stink.

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    Tries hard to be hot and steamy but ends up being lifeless and laughable.

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    Jules Brenner
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    A pale husk of a film.

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    08/30/03
    Wesley Lovell
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    Mediocre erotic thriller trying to capture Basic Instinct success. Tries too hard, not really sexy, and certainly not mysterious.

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    Fred Topel
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    Walter Chaw
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    05/16/03
    Jon Niccum
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    Be thankful that its star, a singer, dancer, mother, and woman of the world, has plenty of day jobs to go back to.

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    01/10/03
    Nick Davis
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    Madonna provides the body. The script provides the evidence. Together they prove conclusively that bodies without stories make rotten movies.

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    12/01/02
    John J. Puccio
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    Madonna may have the body, but there's no evidence she can act with it.

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    08/09/02
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
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    08/06/02
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    07/26/02
    David Poland
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    One of the very worst Madonna efforts ... and there are so many to choose from!

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