She hires a lawyer, Frank Dulaney, before she is even questioned or charged by the police. Rebecca Carlson, Andrew's much younger girlfriend, is on top of the suspect list. SEE IT: Body of Evidence, rated R, streams on Pluto TV, Roku and Tubi.Elderly Andrew Marsh is found dead in his bed in what looks to be murder, as a non drug using Andrew was found with cocaine in his system, which exacerbated the medical issues surrounding his heart condition. After all, her whole career gleefully plays with the iconography of the good girl gone bad. Madonna might have been better as the corruptee, not the vacant femme fatale who ended up on screen. More importantly, should Madonna and Dafoe have switched roles? One of this film’s worst-conceived ideas is casting the toothy, subversive Dafoe as the Michael Douglas archetype-the white-collar family man primed for a corrupting influence. What Could Have Saved the Film: Since he borrowed everything else from Basic Instinct, Edel should’ve tried some of Paul Verhoeven’s lens gels and intricate boudoir choreography. Can’t say they look particularly artisanal, though. PDX Foreshadowing: Doughnuts play a critical role in one scene. Playing Frank’s wife in one of her first roles, Moore endures a gratuitous sex scene that adds nothing but skin. Ultimate Bummer: Julianne Moore later said she felt exploited it’s easy to see why. But also, Roger Ebert hated this film: “It has to be seen to be believed-something I do not advise.” Sickest Burn: The scalding candle wax, obviously. Leading any viewer to ask: Where? Why? How? What? Loosest End: Madonna’s character, who supposedly roams the country ensnaring wealthy men with bad hearts, owns an enormous Portland art gallery, seen and referenced only once. Later, the judge clears her courtroom because the gallery so loves making disapproving peas-and-carrots murmurs. “People here have very conservative views about sex,” Frank warns his client. ![]() The Portland Take: Body of Evidence insists that ours is a prudish city. The way Madonna douses Dafoe’s chest, abs and nethers with burning candle wax and Champagne comes off like a kid indecisively inventing a cake recipe. That comes across, but so does the camera not knowing where to look. Strength-Turned-Weakness: Madonna claims the sex scenes were improvised to create surprise and authenticity. Bringing requisite gravitas to some boilerplate courtroom scenes is a walk in the park. By this time, he’d won a Tony for Glengarry Glen Ross and starred in The Godfather Part III. Underrated Performance: Joe Mantegna gives a sturdy performance as the district attorney. Madonna goes arch, and Edel is in a hapless hurry to wrap things up. Worst Scene: The jig-is-up action closer. Only here does film play with public scrutiny as a turn-on and tension source. The blocking is gymnastic and environmental, as Madonna climbs onto a car and hangs from a ceiling pipe while reverse-sitting on Dafoe’s shoulders. 2 in the courthouse parking garage is hard to deny. (Imagine a sign at Pittock reading, “Man With Heart Disease F*cked to Death Here.”)īest Scene: In general, German director Uli Edel ( Christiane F.) doesn’t film sex compellingly in Body of Evidence, but tryst No. It’ll likely never be celebrated with loving repertory screenings or an Oregon Film Trail placard. Frank Dulaney (Dafoe) enters as her defense attorney and-in accordance with neo-noir prescription-needs to try the potentially fatal domination himself.īody of Evidence is an Oregon-made film worth recalling for its massive swing and miss: constantly ripping off Basic Instinct (1992). She’s accused of killing her wealthy, older boyfriend at the Pittock Mansion with cocaine and a particularly strenuous lay. Madonna, entering the career valley dominated by Erotica and her Sex coffee table book, plays Rebecca Carlson. ![]() So it goes in Body of Evidence (1993), the locally shot erotic thriller starring the pop icon, Willem Dafoe and some choice S&M candle drippings. Thirty years ago, a Portland jury convened to decide whether sex with Madonna was a deadly weapon. Body of Evidence (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) By Chance Solem-Pfeifer Januat 4:38 pm PST
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