My inspiration for this post came from my dear, longtime blogging friend, Debbie @ Musings by an ND Domer's Mom, who is not only a gifted...
Saturday afternoon, I was chatting with one of my favorite co-workers about how I was in the mood to rent a good film that night and asked her if she had any suggestions. For some reason, we got on the topic of thrillers and she mentioned one of the best psychological thriller films from the 80’s. Fatal Attraction. I LOVE psychological thrillers! So, after work, I popped into my local video store and rented it. As I sat there that evening, nervously munching on Tostitos and hummus, I immediately recalled how I felt when I first saw the film. Scared. Shitless. I had almost forgotten what an awesome film it is, with stellar performances by Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and the exquisitely beautiful Anne Archer. I’m pretty sure after this film was released, infidelity throughout the world dropped to 0% the following ten years. The thought of having a one night stand with someone like Glenn Close’s psychotic character, Alex, had every man thinking twice about grazing from the pasture; poking.
The thing about this film which I find sheer brilliance, is that it makes you want to jump into the screen; grabbing hold of Alex and throwing her out of 50-story building window, just to get her the HELL out of his life. I remember watching it on TV with my father once, as he restrained himself from reaching inside the television set and strangling her with 55 yards of dental floss. Fatal Attraction makes its viewers feel totally out of control, because no matter how nicely Michael Douglas’s character, Dan, tells Alex that it’s over….she keeps coming back like a painful case of herpes. The ending, which finally gives the audience a sense of relief was not the ending that was originally written. Did you know that? I discovered this piece of trivia while watching the DVD special features.
*more is explained here.
The original ending was this: “Alex Forrest was originally scripted to commit suicide at the end of the movie by slashing her throat. Her plan was to make it look as if Dan had murdered her, for which he would be arrested. Although Beth (Dan’s wife) is shown to possibly have a way to free him when finding a revealing tape that Alex had sent him and taking it to the police, test audiences did not respond well.” It was said, that while testing the film in various cities, the original ending had audiences leaving the theater unsatisfied. Months later, they reshot the ending to what it is now. After viewing the complete original ending, I gotta say….I liked it better because it was less expected, yet still left me with a sense of satisfaction. Also, it was much less violent. Oh well, either way it was a faaaaaaaabulous film.
So, if you’re looking to watch a great thriller, revisit Fatal Attraction. And for heaven sake, PLEASE remember the moral of this story….. It ain’t worth having one night of hot sex on a kitchen sink.
Poor innocent bunny rabbit!
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