A wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfec... Read allA wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfect murder.A wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfect murder.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
George Blumenthal
- Merchant Prince #4
- (as George S. Blumenthal)
Iris Braydon
- Guest at Met
- (as Iris Alten)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMuch of the artwork featured in this film is Mortensen's own.
- GoofsWhile Karaman is questioning Steven in the kitchen, he points out that Steven's footprints are visible all around the body in the blood. We also have seen that when Emily left the kitchen she left a trail of bloody footprints. However, when Steven runs to the door to fix the lock, he miraculously leaves no bloody prints on the floor.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD includes alternate endings in which the protagonists behave differently prior to the final denouement.
- SoundtracksVelvet Night
Written by Chris 'Hambone' Cameron and Richard Davis
Performed by Jeff Morrow
Featured review
It's a good take on the original.
Wealthy Wall Street tycoon Steven learns that his wife Emily is having an affair with David, an artist and career criminal, Steven decides to do away with his wife, using David to do the job.
Over the last few months I've worked my way though Hitchcock's catalogue of films, I was sat wondering why none of his films had been remade for an age, the I remembered this one.
So it's basically Dial M for murder, with a late 90's twist, so we've got the tech, The Wall Street tycoon and of course that wonderful 90's vibe.
I have no intentions of comparing, as I don't think you can, but as an updated version it's good, it's a stylish flick, I liked the updates, and of course the heart of the story is magical.
It perhaps has a little too much polish, but on the whole it works, Hitchcock films weren't exactly in vogue in the late 90's, so it gets credit for at least being different.
Some nice twists and turns, I particularly liked the way the tech is used, and the way that David turns the tables.
Paltrow and Mortensen are both very good, but I'd argue it is Michael Douglas that stands out, and boy does he look sharp here.
I'd forgotten David Suchet was in this, at the time it seemed as though he'd turned away from Poirot somewhat, output was lower, it felt like he was going to leave the role behind, thankfully he didn't.
7/10.
Over the last few months I've worked my way though Hitchcock's catalogue of films, I was sat wondering why none of his films had been remade for an age, the I remembered this one.
So it's basically Dial M for murder, with a late 90's twist, so we've got the tech, The Wall Street tycoon and of course that wonderful 90's vibe.
I have no intentions of comparing, as I don't think you can, but as an updated version it's good, it's a stylish flick, I liked the updates, and of course the heart of the story is magical.
It perhaps has a little too much polish, but on the whole it works, Hitchcock films weren't exactly in vogue in the late 90's, so it gets credit for at least being different.
Some nice twists and turns, I particularly liked the way the tech is used, and the way that David turns the tables.
Paltrow and Mortensen are both very good, but I'd argue it is Michael Douglas that stands out, and boy does he look sharp here.
I'd forgotten David Suchet was in this, at the time it seemed as though he'd turned away from Poirot somewhat, output was lower, it felt like he was going to leave the role behind, thankfully he didn't.
7/10.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Dial M for Murder
- Filming locations
- The Convent of the Sacred Heart - 1 East 91st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Steve & Emily Taylor's Apartment)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $67,638,368
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,615,704
- Jun 7, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $128,038,368
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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