| Malice | |
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| Directed by | Harold Becker |
| Screenplay by | Aaron Sorkin Scott Frank |
| Story by | Aaron Sorkin Jonas McCord |
| Produced by | Harold Becker Charles Mulvehill Rachel Pfeffer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gordon Willis |
| Edited by | David Bretherton |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes[1] |
| Countries | |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $61 million[4] |
Malice is a 1993 neo-noir[5] thriller film directed by Harold Becker, written by Aaron Sorkin and Scott Frank, and starring Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Bill Pullman, Anne Bancroft and George C. Scott. Adapted from a story by Jonas McCord, the plot follows Andy and Tracy Safian, a newlywed couple whose lives are upturned after they rent part of their Victorian home to Jed, a cavalier surgeon; things are further complicated when he removes Tracy's ovaries during an emergency surgery to save her life. The film features supporting performances from Bebe Neuwirth, Peter Gallagher, and Tobin Bell, with minor appearances from Gwyneth Paltrow and Brenda Strong.
An international co-production between the United States and Canada and released in the fall of 1993, Malice grossed a total of $61 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics. It proved successful in the video rental market, becoming one of the top 20 rented films in the United States for 1994.[6]
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- ^ "Malice". BFI. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Malice (1993)". Kinorium. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 grossers worldwide, '93-94". Variety. October 17, 1994. p. M-56.
- ^ Hardy 1997, p. 131.
- ^ "Top Video Rentals" (PDF). Billboard. January 7, 1995. p. 65.