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Black Widow (1987)

R 102 min  -  Crime | Thriller  -   6 February 1987 (USA)
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A federal investigator tracks down a gold digging woman who moves from husband to husband, kills them and collects the inheritance.

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writer:

Ronald Bass
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Debra Winger ...
Theresa Russell ...
Sami Frey Sami Frey ...
Dennis Hopper ...
Nicol Williamson ...
William McCrory
Terry O'Quinn ...
Bruce, Alex's Boss
James Hong ...
H. Shin - Honolulu private investigator
Diane Ladd ...
Etta
D.W. Moffett ...
Michael
Lois Smith ...
Sara
Leo Rossi ...
Detective Ricci
Danny Kamekona Danny Kamekona ...
FBI security
Rutanya Alda ...
Irene
Mary Woronov ...
Shelley
Wayne Heffley Wayne Heffley ...
Etta's husband
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Storyline

Catherine is a black widow. "She mates and then she kills". Black Widow is the story of a lady (Catherine) who marries lonely millionaires, waits until they've changed their will to leave all to their beloved wives and then murders them to inherit the fortune. With each man Catherine marries, she changes her appearance to suit the mans personality. Only there's one problem. Alexandra is a smart cookie and has found a link between these unexplained mysterious deaths and the partners wives. But now her only problem is proving that a killer is on the loose and saving herself from the deadly Black Widow. Written by Michael Feller <reb@magna.com.au>  

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Plot Keywords:

Black Widow | Widow | Inheritance | Murder | Poison  | See more »

Taglines:

She mates and she kills. See more »

Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Bullseye See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$25,205,460 (USA)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Debra Winger was given the choice of the two roles in Black Widow; she chose the role of the FBI agent, because she didn't understand the motivation as to why the Black Widow kills, so the title role went to Theresa Russell. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Shin rolls up the same sleeve twice to use a syringe. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Sara: When he didn't come to the office, 10:30, 11:00, I called the house. Catherine... he went in his sleep, peacefully. The doctor said if you'd been sleeping right next to him, you wouldn't have even known. You couldn't have done anything.
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