Drop Dead Gorgeous (1991) (TV)

Regisseur:

Paul Lynch

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Harriet Steinberg (story)
Nolan Powers (teleplay)

Premierendatum:

7. August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A hot new model takes the fashion world by storm, but things start to turn ugly when people around her begin turning up dead. |

Plot Keywords:

Tense | Maniac | Paranoid | Jealousy | Fame

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Great Murder Mystery. Red Herrings, Suspects, Unexpected Twists, and a Sting in its Tail.

Besetzung

Jennifer Rubin	...	Allie Holton
Peter Outerbridge	...	Dylan Wiatt
Sally Kellerman	...	Evelyn Ash
Stephen Shellen	...	Shelby Voit
Lindsay Merrithew	...	Bruce
Dwight Bacquie	...	Sgt. Robinson
Robert Bockstael	...	Sgt. Teploe
Andrew Gillies	...	Geoffrey
Tracey Cook	...	Candy Stebbins
Ross Manson	...	Colin
Chapelle Jaffe	...	Mrs. Lewin
Ho Chow	...	Mr. Chun
Carolyn Scott	...	Mother in Elevator
Alissa Berg	...	Girl in Elevator
Patricia Idlette	...	Newscaster

Alternativ:

Victim of Beauty (USA) (video title)
Preis der Schönheit (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

90 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.33 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | USA:R

Firma:

First Choice Canadian Communication Corporation

Soundtrack:

Ain't That Too Much

Great Murder Mystery. Red Herrings, Suspects, Unexpected Twists, and a Sting in its Tail.

Paul Lynch's 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' aka 'Victim Of Beauty' (the latter the better in my opinion) is an under-rated sleeping beauty for thriller fans. Especially those who enjoy a murder mystery with twists and turns. Lynch's Direction is solid for a TV movie. It obviously had a TV Movies Budget. The acting isn't award winning but believable. What makes this movie special is the story. Harriet Steinberg has created a fantastic script. Not so much the dialogue but the way this mystery is plotted and unfolds. Everything a Murder Mystery needs; many suspects, motives, confused sexual orientation, red herrings, an underlying story that occasionally raises its ugly head, and a sting in its tail. Rubin is beautiful, Outerbridge is talented and the supporting cast do a good job.

This is not so much a suspenseful thriller. All Murders happen off camera. We only see the left over bodies. But it is a very good Murder Mystery Thriller with a great twist that works. Check it out.