Body of Evidence

An act of love, or an act of murder?
Body of Evidence (1993)
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Release date
Budget
$30 000 000
Revenue
$38 000 000
Director
Scenario
Brad Mirman
Composer
Producer
Actors
Photo Madonna
Madonna
Rebeca Carlson
Photo Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Frank Dulaney
Photo Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
Sharon Dulaney
Photo Anne Archer
Anne Archer
Joanne Braslow
Photo Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow
Dr. Alan Paley
Photo Frank Langella
Frank Langella
Jeffrey Roston
Photo Lillian Lehman
Lillian Lehman
Judge Richter Burnham
Photo Joe Mantegna
Joe Mantegna
Robert Garrett
All actors and roles (10)

Short description

A wealthy older man is found dead in his bedroom, and the medical evidence points to heart failure during a sexual encounter. Because his will leaves a large share of his estate to Rebecca Carlson, the woman he had been seeing, the district attorney, Robert Garrett, charges her with deliberately using sex to cause the man's death and inherit his money. Defense attorney Frank Dulaney takes her case, and as he builds his argument in court he becomes personally involved with his client, an affair that puts his marriage and his judgment at risk.

Uli Edel directed the film, which sits between Last Exit to Brooklyn and Tyson in a career that also includes The Baader Meinhof Complex. Brad Mirman wrote the screenplay, and Bernd Eichinger and Dino De Laurentiis produced for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Constantin Film and Dino de Laurentiis Communications. Madonna plays Rebecca opposite Willem Dafoe as Frank, with Julianne Moore, Anne Archer, Jürgen Prochnow and Frank Langella in supporting roles.

Made for around 30 million dollars, the film returned roughly 38 million worldwide. On TMDB it holds a rating of 5 out of 10 from 351 votes, and its critics' rating stands at 3.1 out of 10 from 39 reviews, so audiences and critics alike responded coolly to a courtroom thriller built around its two leads.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The full version of the film has a runtime of 101 minutes.
  • While preparing for her role, Madonna met a certain "lady" who taught her a few things, specifically how to tie someone's hands behind their back with a belt.
  • Before filming began, Madonna, Willem Dafoe, and the director spent two weeks working through the erotic scenes. Willem Dafoe and Madonna performed these scenes themselves, without doubles.

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