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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.

Body of Evidence
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Uli Edel
Written by	Brad Mirman
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis
Starring	Madonna Willem Dafoe Joe Mantegna Anne Archer Julianne Moore Jürgen Prochnow
Cinematography	Douglas Milsome
Edited by	Thom Noble
Music by	Graeme Revell
Production company	Dino De Laurentiis Communications[1]
Distributed by	Metro-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	Germany[1] United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$30 million[2]
Box office	$38 million[3]

Madonna's performance in the film was universally derided by film critics and it marked her fourth film acting performance to be widely panned, 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.

Plot

The elderly and wealthy Andrew Marsh dies from complications stemming from an erotic incident involving bondage and homemade pornography. The main suspect is his lover Rebecca Carlson (Madonna) who proclaims her innocence to lawyer Frank Dulaney (Willem Dafoe). Initially believing her, Dulaney agrees to represent her.

District Attorney Robert Garrett seeks to prove that Carlson deliberately killed Marsh in bed to receive the $8 million he left her in his will. As the trial begins, Carlson and Dulaney enter a sadomasochistic sexual relationship behind the back of Dulaney's unsuspecting wife, Sharon (Julianne Moore).

During their first sexual encounter, Carlson secures Dulaney’s arms behind his back using his own belt and alternatively pours hot wax and champagne on him before having sex.

After an ex-lover of Carlson’s testifies that he both changed his will to favour her and that she engaged in similar risky sexual behaviour with him, Dulaney attempts to end their affair.

Sharon, Dulaney’s wife, confronts him about the affair having figured it out from a phone call with Carlson as well as the strange marks on his body from the hot wax. Dulaney goes to Carlson's home and accuses her of telling his wife about them (although Sharon says she worked it out from her tone alone). When Dulaney accidentally knocks her to the ground, Carlson begins to masturbate on the floor in front of him. Carlson pulls out handcuffs, Dulaney forcibly cuffs her hands instead and sexually assaults her. Initially she resists before appearing to enjoy the assault.

Footage from Marsh’s home video reveals that he had an affair with his secretary, Joanne Braslow, who is a key witness against Carlson. He also had previously left Braslow more money in his will before beginning his relationship with Carlson. She says that she was hurt but she loved him and would never hurt him. However, there is evidence that she bought the murder weapon. Carlson suggests to Dulaney that the secretary tried to frame her, but he is now less sure of her innocence in the crime.

Carlson takes the stand and her surprising testimony that Marsh had an affair with another man convinces the jury, which acquits her. Before leaving court, she mockingly thanks Dulaney indicating that she may be guilty after all.

Dulaney visits Carlson's home and overhears an incriminating conversation between her and Marsh's doctor, Alan Paley. He confronts the co-conspirators, realizing that it was Paley who supplied the fatal dose of cocaine. Carlson is unconcerned about his discovery, but Paley is upset to find out that she was sleeping with Dulaney as well. Paley realizes she does not care about him and becomes enraged when she tells him she has already forgotten him.

After a struggle with Dulaney who tries to save Carlson, Paley shoots her twice. She plunges from a window to her death. Paley is arrested for murdering her.

Before leaving the scene with his wife to repair their relationship, Dulaney then tells Garret he should've won the case with Garrett replying: "I did".

Cast

Production

Body of Evidence was filmed in Portland, Oregon, with the Pittock Mansion serving as a primary location.[5] The cemetery scene featured in the beginning of the film was shot on location at Lone Fir Cemetery.[6]

Julianne Moore said her nude scene in this movie was "just awful": "I was too young to know better. It was the first time I'd been asked to get naked and it turned out to be completely extraneous and gratuitous."[7]

Release

Box office

Body of Evidence performed poorly at the box office.[8] In its second week it experienced a 60% drop.[9] It grossed $13 million in the United States and Canada and $25 million internationally for a worldwide total of $38 million.[3]

Censorship

The film originally received the rare NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.[10] The first theatrical release was censored for the purpose of obtaining an R rating, reducing the film's running time from 101 to 99 minutes.[11] The video premiere, however, restored the deleted material.

Critical response

Body of Evidence has an 8% rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 38 reviews, with a rating average of 3.10/10. The critical consensus reads, "Body of Evidence's sex scenes may be kinky, but the ludicrous concept is further undone by the ridiculous dialogue."[12] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 29 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[13] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "C" on scale of A+ to F.[14] The film appeared on the 2005 list of Roger Ebert's most hated films.[15] The screenplay and performances were especially disparaged.[16] His colleague Gene Siskel called Body of Evidence a "stupid and empty thriller" that is worse than her softcore coffee table book Sex.[17]

Julianne Moore later regretted acting in the film and went on to call it "a big mistake".[18]

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient	Result
Fantasporto	Best Film	Uli Edel	Nominated
Golden Raspberry Awards[19][20]	Worst Picture	Dino De Laurentiis	Nominated
	Worst Director	Uli Edel	Nominated
	Worst Actor	Willem Dafoe	Nominated
	Worst Actress	Madonna	Won
	Worst Supporting Actress	Anne Archer	Nominated
	Worst Screenplay	Brad Mirman	Nominated
MTV Movie Awards	Most Desirable Female	Madonna	Nominated
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards	Worst Actress		Nominated

References

Sources

• Bergen, Teresa; Davis, Heide (2021). Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-467-14861-0.

External links

• Body of Evidence at IMDb
• Body of Evidence at AllMovie
• Body of Evidence at Box Office Mojo
• Body of Evidence at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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[de] Body of Evidence

Body of Evidence ist ein deutsch-US-amerikanischer Film des Regisseurs Uli Edel aus dem Jahr 1993. Der Titel ist ein Wortspiel: Als „Body of evidence“ bezeichnet man im Englischen einerseits die gesammelten Beweismittel in einem Gerichtsverfahren, andererseits spielt er zweifelsohne auf den Körper von Rebecca (gespielt von Madonna) an.

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- [en] Body of Evidence (1993 film)

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[ru] Тело как улика

«Тело как улика» (англ. Body of Evidence) — художественный фильм, эротический триллер с рейтингом NC-17[2].

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