The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
J.J. Abrams
- Video Photographer #2
- (as Jeffrey Abrams)
James Kisicki
- Rear Ender
- (as Jim Kisicki)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSharon Stone and the film's producer James G. Robinson fell out over her refusal to do a nude scene.
- GoofsThe lines of text on the computer monitor reach the bottom of the screen start scrolling. In the close-up, the text is just starting to be written again.
- SoundtracksIn The Arms Of Love
Written by Marco Marinageli and Frank P. Maddlone
Performed by Sherry Williams
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Diabolique
A tyrannical school principal terrorizes his fragile wife with heart disease and his cynical mistress as well (both are teachers in the couple's private school). The two women plot to kill him, but after the murder their plan starts to fall through. The body disappears, then more and more signs become apparent to prove: he is alive.
The real mystery is why anyone had to remake a classic French thriller that was imitated so many times before, why it had to be done so terribly, cast so wrongly and acted in such unsubtle way - and why anyone on earth should care the whole stuff.
The real mystery is why anyone had to remake a classic French thriller that was imitated so many times before, why it had to be done so terribly, cast so wrongly and acted in such unsubtle way - and why anyone on earth should care the whole stuff.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,100,266
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,524,055
- Mar 24, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $17,100,266
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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