FATAL ATTRACTION Screening In Melbourne
Melbourne’s CINEMANIACS are presenting a screening of Adrian Lyne‘s 1987 psychological thriller FATAL ATTRACTION at ACMI in Melbourne this Saturday night accompanied by a pre-show presentation by film critic and author Emma Westwood.
Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas) is a happily married man and high-flying lawyer living the dream in New York City. When his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and their young daughter, Ellen (Ellen Latzen), head to the country for a break, Dan succumbs to the sexual charms of work colleague, Alex (Glenn Close). The weekend ends, and so does the fling – for Dan. Alex, on the other hand, sees this as the start of something else.
This film not only took the box office by storm; it spawned a host of rip-offs, was nominated for six Academy Awards, introduced the term ‘bunny boiler’ into our lexicon and had a generation of men quaking in boots. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!
About CINEMANIACS:
Cinemaniacs is a volunteer-run community of cinephiles that hold monthly screenings of retrospective films across all genres. Each screening is presented by Melbourne’s finest film historians including panels, presentations and video introductions by cast & crew from the films being screened. Find us at our new home at ACMI, in the heart of Melbourne’s Fed Square. If you want a truly unique experience alongside friendly, welcoming folks, then come along to Cinemaniacs.
