To Die For

To Die For
To Die For
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gus Van Sant
Screenplay by	Buck Henry
Based on	To Die For; by Joyce Maynard
Produced by	Laura Ziskin
Starring	Nicole Kidman; Joaquin Phoenix; Matt Dillon;
Cinematography	Eric Alan Edwards
Edited by	Curtiss Clayton
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Rank Film Distributors; Laura Ziskin Productions;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing (North America); Rank Film Distributors (International)
Release dates	20 May 1995 (Cannes); 29 September 1995 (Canada); 6 October 1995 (United States); 27 October 1995 (United Kingdom);
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom;
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$41 million

To Die For is a 1995 satirical black comedy film^[6] directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Buck Henry based on Joyce Maynard‘s novel of the same name, which in turn was inspired by the story of Pamela Smart. It stars Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix and Matt Dillon, with Illeana Douglas, Wayne Knight, Casey Affleck, Kurtwood Smith, Dan Hedaya, and Alison Folland in supporting roles. Kidman was nominated for a BAFTA, and won a Golden Globe Award and a Best Actress Award at the 1st Empire Awards^[7] for her performance. Her character has been described as suffering from narcissistic personality disorder in the scientific journal BMC Psychiatry.^[8]

The film includes cameos by George Segal, David Cronenberg, author Maynard, and screenwriter Henry. It features original music by Danny Elfman.

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^ Hesse, Morten; Schliewe, Sanna; Thomsen, Rasmus R. (2005). "Rating of personality disorder features in popular movie characters". BMC Psychiatry. 5. London: BioMed Central: 45. doi:10.1186/1471-244X-5-45. PMC 1325244. PMID 16336663.