New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood.New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood.New York City writing professor, Frannie Avery, has an affair with a police detective who is investigating the murder of a beautiful young woman in her neighborhood.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Michael Nuccio
- Frannie's Young Father
- (as Micheal Nuccio)
Allison Nega
- Young Father's Fiancee
- (as Alison Nega)
Yaani King Mondschein
- Frannie's Student
- (as Yaani King)
Zach Wegner
- Frannie's Student
- (as Zack Wegner)
Funda Duval
- Baby Doll Bartender
- (as Funda Duyal)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsWhen Detective Rodriguez splashes Malloy with his water pistol, a girl with a short skirt and red purse hurries by them. Half a minute later, when Malloy enters the car, the same girl walks by again.
- Quotes
Detective Malloy: I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.
- Crazy creditsThank you fabulous Kevin Bacon!!! and "Mayor" Harvey Keitel.
- Alternate versionsThe United Kingdom DVD has deleted scenes as a special feature.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (2006)
Featured review
Woozy psycho-sexual thriller isn't preoccupied with logic or even with being seamless...
Half-baked, underwritten crime drama-cum-sexual thriller has Meg Ryan playing mousy English teacher in NYC attracted to a handsome homicide investigator on a serial murder case, one that has left body parts in Ryan's yard (and yet this barely fazes her!). Sub-plots involving Ryan's half-sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh, trying hard with a bad part), ex-boyfriend (an unbilled Kevin Bacon), her students, her job, and her fetish for the English vocabulary go absolutely nowhere. Meg, trying for an understated seriousness--but mostly just looking unhappy--gives a fairly brave and intriguing performance, and it's interesting to see her in these jittery, sordid surroundings, but the plot is alternately off-putting and curiously morbid; it's a fascinating misfire. Nicole Kidman co-produced (and perhaps was in line to star in the film herself), but Ryan does as good a job as any actress might have in the role. **1/2 from ****
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- Also known as
- Vết Cắt
- Filming locations
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- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,750,602
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $97,625
- Oct 26, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $23,726,793
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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