| | | Allie's new roommate is about to borrow a few things. Her clothes. Her boyfriend. Her life.
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, Spanish, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
An innocent want ad opens the door to murderous, unrelenting terror in this pulse-pounding psychological shocker starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
"...well-acted thriller..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"Schroeder...manages to strike a very raw nerve" Hal Hinson, Washigton Post
"...both Fonda and Leigh pull out all the stops in their performances." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...bonus points for creative murder implements and interesting performances throughout..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Editor's Note
Traumatized by the discovery that her live-in fiancé has cheated on her with his ex-wife, Allison Jones (Bridget Fonda) decides to find a roommate to share her apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. After interviewing candidates, beautiful, sophisticated career woman Allison settles on Hedra Carlson (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a shy, mousy woman who has a hopeless fashion sense, and seemingly, a heart of gold. At first she's an ideal roommate, asking Allison for advice and attempting to emulate her cosmopolitan style. But Hedy's adulation grows more and more disturbing as Allison realizes that her new roommate has a dark side. Barbet Schroeder (BARFLY, REVERSAL OF FORTUNE) directed this taut psychological thriller. Jason Leigh is mesmerizing as the disturbed Hedy; Fonda is well cast as the unwitting victim of another's psychosis.
Plot Summary
After an unfaithful fiancé moves out, a young New Yorker (Bridget Fonda) advertises for a roommate to help with expenses. She gets more than she bargained for when the "perfect roommate" (Jennifer Jason Leigh) moves in and develops a dangerous obsession with her, taking over her clothes, her boyfriend, and her identity, in this|tense psychological drama from Barbet Schroeder.
| Features | Interactive Menus | | French Subtitles | | Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Selection | | Spanish Track | | English Subtitles | | Spanish Subtitles | | Widescreen & Full Screen Versions | | English Track | | French Track |
| Technical Info
|
Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 12/21/2004 |
| Running Time: 107 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1992 | | Catalog ID: 51439 | | UPC: 00043396514393 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
MTV Award (1993) |  | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Winner, Best Villain |
|
| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Smooth, entertaining and believably sophisticated....Both actresses are exceptionally good..." 08/14/1992 p.C8USA Today
"...Barbet Schroeder's direction and two exceptional leads make FEMALE the best of the bunch..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 08/14/1992 p.4D Entertainment Weekly
"...Clever....The cat-and-mouse structure remains fun....[Leigh] offers the most convincing portrayal of a psychotic in recent films..." 08/14/1993 p.34-6 Los Angeles Times
"...Fonda has the rare ability to be simultaneously tough-minded and vulnerable, almost yearningly so..." 08/14/1992 p.F1 Chicago Sun-Times
"...[Schroeder] has a mordant humor that pushes the material over the top....Both Fonda and Leigh pull out all the stops in their performances..." 08/14/1992 p.43 |
| |
|
|
|
