Director
Roland Joffé helms this humorous crime thriller about a
femme fatale who plans a nasty scheme involving her
husband and his brother. Director Roland Joffé's neo-noir
stars Patricia Arquette as Sandra Dunmore, a Los Angeles
femme fatale who enjoys strolling around town singing
tunes from THE SOUND OF MUSIC while coordinating real
estate deals and listening to Tony Robbins inspirational
tapes. She also takes pleasure in cheating on her
husband, Jake (Dermot Mulroney), with his own brother,
Ben.
Jake is
a brilliant but drunk copywriter at an advertising
agency where Ben is a clean-cut, high-powered executive.
When a double indemnity insurance policy is taken out
for Jake, Sandra begins to concoct a murderous and
greedy plot. However, things get out of hand in this
bizarre murder mystery, and soon Ben has left his lover
for his mousy secretary (Mary-Louise Parker) while a
pair of bumbling police officers is hot on Sandra's
tail--wisecracking Rita Pompano (Ellen DeGeneres) and
her naive, devout Mormon partner, Rollins (Ray
McKinnon), are determined to get to the bottom of
Sandra's devilish plans. The dry, cynical remarks of
DeGeneres sparkle with rauchy wit and deadpan humor
while Arquette shines in a kittenish performance that
harkens back to the precocious divas of Hollywood's
golden era.
Vincent
Gallo appears in a cameo role as Mike, a hired killer!!
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- Attractive Retail Box
- Genre: Horror/Suspense,
Black Comedy, Suspense, Thriller
- Rating:
14A (Canadian Home Video Rating)
- Rating Reason:
For Sexuality, Language and Violence.
- Starring:
Patricia Arquette, David Brisbin, Ellen DeGeneres,
Vincent Gallo, Don Johnson, Dermot Mulroney,
Mary-Louise Parker, Mary Louise Parker
- Directed by:
Roland Joffe
- Release Information:
- Studio: Warner Studios
- Theatrical Release Date: April 16,
1999
- DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
- Run Time: 101 minutes
- Production Company: Warner Home
Video
- Package Type: Snap Case
- Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
- Aspect Ratio(s):
- Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
- Full Screen (Standard) - 1.33:1
- Available Audio Tracks:
- English (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
- French (Dolby Digital 5.1
Surround)
- Languages: English and French
- Available Subtitles: English
and French
- Closed Captioned:
Yes
- Bonus Features:
- Production Notes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
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