Body of Evidence (1993 film)

Body of Evidence
Theatrical release poster
Directed byUli Edel
Written byBrad Mirman
Produced byDino De Laurentiis
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Milsome
Edited byThom Noble
Music byGraeme Revell
Production
company
Dino De Laurentiis Communications[1]
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer[1]
Release dates
  • January 7, 1993 (1993-01-07) (Ziegfeld Theatre)
  • January 15, 1993 (1993-01-15) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[2]
Box office$38 million[3]

Body of Evidence is a 1993 erotic thriller film directed by Uli Edel, written by Brad Mirman, and starring Madonna and Willem Dafoe, with Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, Julianne Moore, and Jürgen Prochnow in supporting roles.

Widely considered to be a vanity project for Madonna and derided for its plot inconsistencies and incongruous dialogue, it marked her fourth film performance to be universally panned by critics, following Shanghai Surprise, Who's That Girl, and Bloodhounds of Broadway.[4]

In France and Japan, the film was released under the name Body. In Japan, Madonna's other 1993 film Dangerous Game was released there as Body II even though the films have nothing in common nor are related to each other in narrative.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Body of Evidence (1993)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Body of Evidence". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Klady, Leonard (January 3, 1994). "Int'l top 100 earn $8 bil". Variety. p. 1.
  4. ^ Rainer, Peter (January 23, 1993). "Madonna as Actress? The 'Evidence' Is In". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2010.