The Last Seduction (1994)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

John Dahl

Writer:

Steve Barancik (writer)

Release Date:

18 June 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller | Drama

Plot:

Bridget Gregory has a lot going for her: she's beautiful, she's intelligent, she's married to a doctor...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Femme Fatale | Public Sex | Con Trick | Small Town

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Linda Fiorentino	...	Bridget Gregory
Bill Pullman	...	Clay Gregory
Michael Raysses	...	Phone Sales Rep.
Zack Phifer	...	Gas Station Attendant
Peter Berg	...	Mike Swale
Brien Varady	...	Chris
Dean Norris	...	Shep
Donna Wilson	...	Stacy
Mik Scriba	...	Ray
J.T. Walsh	...	Frank Griffith
Erik-Anders Nilsson	...	Beston Passerby #1
Patricia R. Caprio	...	Beston Passerby #2
Herb Mitchell	...	Bob Trotter
Bill Nunn	...	Harlan
Renee Rogers	...	Receptionist

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Irvington, New York, USA

Company:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivia:

Linda Fiorentino was widely lauded by critics for her performance in this movie but was denied an Academy Award nomination because it came out on TV before a theatrical release.

Goofs:

Continuity: The ruffled look of Bridget's hair throughout her love scene with Mike is inconsistent.

Quotes:

Frank Griffith: Anyone check you for a heartbeat recently?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sex and the City: Sex and the City (#1.1)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Cowgirl Blues

Designated [BLEEP]

This is the story of Bridget (Linda Fiorentino), a tall (5'7"), slender, throaty voiced brunette who cheats her husband (Bill Pullman) out of some drug money and runs for it. She heads to "cow country" where she hooks up with nice guy Mike (Peter Berg) and makes him her designated [BLEEP]. But when her husband comes knocking on her door intending to take back his money (and sends a series of guys after her) Bridget gets ready to kill him and set Mike up for the fall.

Had this been properly released in theaters, it could very well have put Fiorentino on the map, maybe even gotten her an Oscar for best actress in the role of the femme fatale. I wasn't exactly rooting for her, but she sure was compelling to watch and very sexy.

And speaking of sexy, the film features some very powerful sex scenes that put just about everything we've ever seen in the James Bond films to shame. Oh what a Bond girl Linda Fiorentino would have made, and after seeing her stripped naked here, you'll agree.