To Die For (1995)

To Die For (1995)














































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    To Die For (1995)

    Taglines:
    • All she wanted was a little attention.
    • She'll do anything to get what she wants ...ANYTHING.
    • She was prepared to go all the way... for what she wanted.
    • She knew what it took to get to the top... a lot of heart and a little head.
    Directed by
    Gus Van Sant

    Plot outline:
    Nicole Kidman stars as Suzanne Stone, the scheming, murderously ambitious TV news personality who'll stop at nothing to claim her place in the celestial skies next to Barbara and Connie, she whets, smooths and sharpens what could be the finest role of her career.

    In a place called Little Hope, N.H., we learn immediately that there has been bloodshed, and that cable TV weathergirl Kidman (a "seductress," according to screaming tabloid headlines) is a possible suspect in the murder of her oafish, sweet-natured husband, Matt Dillon. Then the complete story unfolds in a "60 Minutes"-meets-

    "Rashomon" faux-documentary format, in which we hear testimony from Kidman (who addresses the camera directly in the newscaster style she has geared her whole life toward); Illeana Douglas, Dillon's tell-it-like-it-is, ice-skating sister; and many others, including Kidman's and Dillon's parents and a teenage girl (Alison Folland) who played a significant role in the tragedy.

    It starts when small-town beauty Kidman seduces and marries Italian-American husband Dillon, a dumb dreamboat and about the biggest catch she can get in that place. Kidman's pie-in-the-sky dream to head a prime-time TV show has to start somewhere. So, without a trace of television experience, she persuades the local cable TV station manager (tubby Wayne Knight of "Seinfeld") to hire her as a gofer. She soon parlays the grunt job into a regular stint as the weather reporter. She also produces a hilariously trite cable special called "Teens Speak Out!" for which she enlists painfully inarticulate students Joaquin Phoenix, Casey Affleck and Folland.

    But when Dillon, set to inherit his father's Italian restaurant, asks his wife to drop the weather slot and start making babies, Kidman's big plans are threatened. The course of action she decides upon is, well, pure Oprah. [source: washingtonpost.com]

    Cast:

    Nicole Kidman .... Suzanne Stone Maretto

    Matt Dillon .... Larry Maretto

    Joaquin Phoenix .... Jimmy Emmett

    Casey Affleck .... Russel Hines

    Illeana Douglas .... Janice Maretto
    Alison Folland .... Lydia Mertz

    Dan Hedaya .... Joe Maretto
    Wayne Knight .... Ed Grant

    Kurtwood Smith .... Earl Stone
    Holland Taylor .... Carol Stone

    Susan Traylor .... Faye Stone
    Maria Tucci .... Angela Maretto

    Tim Hopper .... Mike Warden
    Michael Rispoli .... Ben DeLuca
    Buck Henry .... Mr. H. Finlaysson
    Gerry Quigley .... George
    Tom Forrester .... Fisherman
    Alan Edward Lewis .... Fisherman
    Nadine MacKinnon .... Sexy Woman

    Conrad Coates .... Weaselly Guy
    Ron Gabriel .... Sal
    Ian Heath .... Student
    Graeme Millington .... Student
    Sean Ryan .... Student
    Nicholas Pasco .... Detective
    Joyce Maynard .... Lawyer
    David Collins .... Reporter
    Eve Crawford .... Reporter
    Janet Lo .... Reporter

    David Cronenberg .... Man at Lake
    Tom Quinn .... Skating Promoter
    Peter Glen .... Priest (as Peter Glenn)
    Amber-Lee Campbell .... Suzanne (Age 5)
    Colleen Williams .... Valerie Mertz
    Simon Richards .... Chester
    Philip Williams .... Babe Hines
    Susan Backs .... June Hines
    Kyra Harper .... Mary Emmett
    Adam Roth .... Band Member
    Andrew Scott .... Band Member

    Tamara Gorski .... Chick #2 at Bar
    Katie Griffin .... Girl at Bar
    Carla Renee .... Girl at Bar
    rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Jamie Collestri .... High School Soccer Player (uncredited)
    Melissa Cooper .... High School Girl (uncredited)
    Tom Peterson .... TV Commercial (uncredited)
    Chris Phillips .... High School Soccer Player (uncredited)
    Rain Phoenix .... (uncredited)

    George Segal .... Conference Speaker (uncredited)
    Isabella Simone .... High School Student (uncredited)
    Tracey Tundman .... High School Soccer Player (uncredited)
    Linda Wilkinson .... High School Student (uncredited)

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