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Black Widow (1987) 6.3
A federal investigator tracks down a gold digging woman who moves from husband to husband, kills them and collects the inheritance. Director:Bob RafelsonWriter:Ronald Bass |
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Cast
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Sami Frey | ... | |
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Ben
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Bruce
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Shin
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Etta
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Michael
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Sara
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Ricci
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Danny Kamekona | ... |
Detective
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Irene
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Shelley
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Wayne Heffley | ... |
Etta's Husband
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Catherine is a black widow. "She mates and then she kills". Black Widow is the story of a lady (Catherine) who marries lonely millionaires, waits until they've changed their will to leave all to their beloved wives and then murders them to inherit the fortune. With each man Catherine marries, she changes her appearance to suit the mans personality. Only there's one problem. Alexandra is a smart cookie and has found a link between these unexplained mysterious deaths and the partners wives. But now her only problem is proving that a killer is on the loose and saving herself from the deadly Black Widow. Written by Michael Feller <reb@magna.com.au>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 February 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La veuve noire See more »Box Office
Gross:
$25,205,460 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Amercent Films, American Entertainment Partners L.P., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Sara: When he didn't come to the office, 10:30, 11:00, I called the house. Catherine... he went in his sleep, peacefully. The doctor said if you'd been sleeping right next to him, you wouldn't have even known. You couldn't have done anything.
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First theatrical feature film in around six years for director Bob Rafelson whose last at the time having been another "film noir" called The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). See more »Goofs
Shin rolls up the same sleeve twice to use a syringe. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sara: When he didn't come to the office, 10:30, 11:00, I called the house. Catherine... he went in his sleep, peacefully. The doctor said if you'd been sleeping right next to him, you wouldn't have even known. You couldn't have done anything.
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Debra Winger and Theresa Russell both give very good performances in this excellent suspense/mystery.
Theresa Russell plays a woman who seduces older, RICH men, marries them, and then kills them by making the deaths look like a natural cause. Debra Winger plays the woman on her tail who is determined to nab her.
Both of the leading ladies in this film are enticing and the film keeps you wanting more to the very end. Excellently portrays why the spider called the Black Widow has it's name.