Body of Evidence (film)

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Body of Evidence
Directed by	Uli Edel
Written by	Brad Mirman
Starring	Madonna Michael Forest Joe Mantegna
Release date(s)	1993
Running time	99 min.
Country	Germany / U.S.A.
Language	English
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Body of Evidence is a 1993 American erotic film directed by Uli Edel and written by Brad Mirman.

1 Plot
2 Reception
3 Main cast
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The movie centers around the relationship between accused murderer Rebecca Carlson and her attorney, Frank Dulaney. Carlson is accused of using S&M-related sex to murder her wealthy older lover. She uses sexual mind-games to seduce Delaney, and is ultimately found not-guilty (only to immediately reveal that she is.) The film drew unfavorable comparisons to the similar plot of Basic Instinct. The film was released on a Rated/Unrated DVD. The film was released during Madonna's Sex Book/Erotica Period.

[edit] Reception

It was nominated for Razzie Awards in six categories; Madonna won one for "Worst Actress". It was also on the 2005 list of Roger Ebert's most hated films.

Many critics found the film hard to believe and stated that Dafoe was "too ugly" to play the part of Frank Dulaney. Additionally the film's sex scenes and nudity were unusually explicit for a mainstream film with a major star in the lead, and bordered on soft core pornography. A particularly graphic scene depicts Dafoe hiking up Madonna's skirt, removing her underwear, and performing oral sex on her, with his face descending into her genitals. She then proceeds to sit on Dafoe's face, while Dafoe performs oral sex on her. Madonna then goes down, and has sex with Dafoe on the hood of a car that is covered in the broken glass of a lightbulb. Another scene features Maddona masturbating before being apparently raped by Dafoe.