Fatal Attraction

Released Date
September 18, 1987
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Genre
Thriller
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$156,645,693 + $163,500,000 = $320,145,693
80
Michael Douglas

as Dan Gallagher

77
Glenn Close

as Alexandra Forrest

1926-1993
Fred Gwynne

as Arthur

93
Lois Smith

as Martha

77
Anne Archer

as Beth Rogerson Gallagher

78
Stuart Pankin

as Jimmy

About Fatal Attraction

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

About

Receiving six Academy Nominations, the film follows a married man who has a weekend affair with a woman. The woman does not want the weekend to be a one time affair and starts stalking him and his family.

Trivia

The film is based on a short film by James Dearden titled Diversion. Glenn Close kept the knife that she uses in the film.