Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction
Fatal Attraction
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Adrian Lyne
Screenplay by	James Dearden
Based on	Diversion; by James Dearden
Produced by	Stanley R. Jaffe; Sherry Lansing;
Starring	Michael Douglas; Glenn Close; Anne Archer;
Cinematography	Howard Atherton
Edited by	Michael Kahn; Peter E. Berger;
Music by	Maurice Jarre
Production; company	Jaffe/Lansing Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 18, 1987;
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$14 million
Box office	$320.1 million

Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American romantic psychological thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden, based on his 1980 short film Diversion. It stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer. It follows a married man's one-night stand coming back to haunt him when the scorned mistress begins to stalk him and his family.

Fatal Attraction was theatrically released in the United States on September 18, 1987, by Paramount Pictures. The film emerged as a major commercial success at the box-office, grossing over $320 million worldwide and becoming the second highest-grossing film of the year in the United States. It received widespread critical acclaim, with high praise for Lyne's direction, Dearden's screenplay, the editing, and the performances of Close, Archer, and Douglas.

Considered a pop culture phenomenon since its release, the film is also noted for its influence in setting off the erotic thriller boom of the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.^[3]

^ Thompson, Simon (April 16, 2020). "Director Adrian Lyne Talks Revisiting 'Fatal Attraction' And 'Flashdance'". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "Fatal Attraction". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ Yahr, Emily (May 25, 2023). "The cultural phenomenon that is 'Fatal Attraction' will never die". The Washington Post.

[1] Thompson, Simon (April 16, 2020). "Director Adrian Lyne Talks Revisiting 'Fatal Attraction' And 'Flashdance'". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[boxofficemojo-2] "Fatal Attraction". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[3] Yahr, Emily (May 25, 2023). "The cultural phenomenon that is 'Fatal Attraction' will never die". The Washington Post.

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