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Single White Female (1992) -- A newly-single yuppie acquires a new roommate and a deadly creepy evil twin. Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in this stylish, adrenaline-laced thriller.
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
John Lutz (novel)
Don Roos (screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 August 1992 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Allie's new roommate is about to borrow a few things without asking. Her clothes. Her boyfriend. Her life. more
Plot:
When a 'Single White Female' places an ad in the press for a similar woman to rent a room (to replace the boyfriend she's just left)... more | add synopsis
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Not bad, for the early 90's... more (67 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bridget Fonda ... Allison 'Allie' Jones

Jennifer Jason Leigh ... Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson

Steven Weber ... Sam Rawson

Peter Friedman ... Graham Knox

Stephen Tobolowsky ... Mitch Myerson
Frances Bay ... Elderly Neighbor
Michele Farr ... Myerson's Assistant

Tara Karsian ... Mannish Applicant

Christiana Capetillo ... Exotic Applicant

Jessica Lundy ... Talkative Applicant
Renée Estevez ... Perfect Applicant (as Rene Estevez)
Tiffany Mataras ... Twin
Krystle Mataras ... Twin

Amelia Campbell ... Check Cashier
Kenneth Tobey ... Desk Clerk (as Ken Tobey)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, and for violence and language.
Runtime:
107 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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For the scene where Jennifer Jason Leigh seduces Bridget Fonda's boyfriend, without him realizing at first that she isn't who he thinks she is, Leigh was still having her make-up applied so the scene was shot with Bridget Fonda playing her own double. It was only the first part of the scene where the woman gets into bed (shot from the back) which Fonda did, as Leigh's character, as Fonda's character. The rest is done by Leigh. more
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Continuity: When Allison is strangled in the elevator, there is a small hole in her shirt where she was shot a couple minutes earlier, but no bloodstain. However a few minutes later a bloodstain appears and her arm is fully functional to fight Hedy. more
Quotes:
Hedra Carlson: You know, identical twins are never really identical. There's always one whose prettier... and the one whose not, does all the work... She used me, then she left me - just like you. more
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10 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
Not bad, for the early 90's..., 9 September 2006
7/10
Author: MarieGabrielle from United States

if you compare what other fare was offered to the audience, in the way of suspense/psycho films. Also, Jennifer Jason Leigh is always interesting to watch, she adds depth to an otherwise one-dimensional character.

Bridget Fonda is also good, as Allison Jones, a NY designer on her way up, (there is an amusing scene with Stephen Tobolowsky as her sleazy client). It is a bit hard to believe the square footage of the NY apartment however, for two young single girls to be renting something that size. Also, some scenes reminded me of Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby"; the laundry room, the storage area, etc.

Steven Weber is the faithless fiancé, with whom Fonda has a falling-out, and then Hedy (Jason Leigh) decides he is fair game. She has a psychological disorder, apparently lost her twin sister at a young age, and has never recovered.

The usual psychodrama ensues. Fonda's upstairs neighbor, Graham, attempts to help her, advises her to get Hedy to leave the apartment. One scene which is quite odd is where Allison follows Hedy to a bar, there is some inference to "S and M" type behavior, but this is not developed. Strange.

Worth watching for Jason Leigh's performance, or if you like Bridget Fonda. Not the best thriller- If you want something truly psychologically frightening rent Polanski's "Repulsion", starring Catherine Deneuve.

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