To Die For

For other uses, see To Die For (disambiguation).

To Die For
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGus Van Sant
Screenplay byBuck Henry
Based onTo Die For
1992 novel
by Joyce Maynard
Produced byLaura Ziskin
Starring
CinematographyEric Alan Edwards
Edited byCurtiss Clayton
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing (North America)[2]
Rank-Castle Rock/Turner[3] (United Kingdom)
Release dates
  • 20 May 1995 (1995-05-20) (Cannes)
  • 29 September 1995 (1995-09-29) (Canada)
  • 6 October 1995 (1995-10-06) (United States)
  • 27 October 1995 (1995-10-27) (United Kingdom)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom[4]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$41 million[5]

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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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference BOM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "To Die For (1995)". BBFC. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ "To Die For". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Planet Hollywood". Screen International. 30 August 1996. pp. 14–15.
  6. ^ Deming, Mark. "To Die For (1995) - Gus Van Sant | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Empire Awards Past Winners - 1996". Empire. 2003. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  8. ^ 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.