Single White Female

"Living with a roommate can be murder."

1992 1h 48m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 732

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Synopsis

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Having recently split from her fiancé, Allison Jones welcomes new roommate Hedra Carlson. The young women quickly form a bond, but soon Allison begins to notice not all’s well with her new tenant.

“Living with a roommate can be murder.”

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Cast

Bridget Fonda
Allison 'Allie' Jones
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Hedra 'Hedy' Carlson
Steven Weber
Sam Rawson
Peter Friedman
Graham Knox
Stephen Tobolowsky
Mitch Myerson
Frances Bay
Elderly Neighbor
Tara Karsian
Mannish Applicant
Christiana Capetillo
Exotic Applicant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Barbet Schroeder
Writers: Don Roos
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Single White Female Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Barbet Schroeder, shot by Luciano Tovoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lee Percy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh and Steven Weber carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Living with a roommate can be murder.".

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The take

Barbet Schroeder directs. Luciano Tovoli behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Lee Percy cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.0× over at the box office.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Single White Female Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Barbet Schroeder, shot by Luciano Tovoli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Lee Percy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh and Steven Weber carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Living with a roommate can be murder.".
9IMDB entry: tt0105414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "based on novel or book", "stalker", "remote control", "puppy".

The technical file

Cinematography: Luciano Tovoli
Original score: Howard Shore
Editing: Lee Percy
Production design: Milena Canonero
Costume design: Milena Canonero
Makeup / hair: Lizbeth Williamson
Sound: Gary Rydstrom
Stunt coordinator: Edward J. Ulrich
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $16,000,000
Box office: $48,017,402
Return: 300% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Single White Female (1992)

Awards

MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

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Single White Female Collection

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Barbet Schroeder

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Wuchak2020-06-30
★ 6/10
Roommate from Hell An engaged designer (Bridget Fonda) living in an aging Gothic apartment in Manhattan dumps her boyfriend (Steven Weber) and advertises for a roommate. She ends up with a friendly identical twin that lost her sister when she was a girl (Jennifer Jason Leigh). A quality friendship develops until dubious things start happening. "Single White Female" (1992) mixes elements of “Fatal Attraction” (1987) with the setting of “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968). It’s not great like the former, but it’s on par with the latter and arguably superior. The film possesses a haunting ambiance, which is assisted by the venue, but this same attribute eventually hinders the movie by making it one-dimensional. “Rosemary’s Baby” had the same problem. The fact that the two stars regularly appear in various stages of undress is titillating, yet it can’t make up for the one-note tone and locale. Still, the movie’s entertaining enough and I would’ve given it a better grade, but the third act is overlong and curiously tedious despite the slasher thrills. The film runs 1 hour, 47 minutes and was shot at Ansonia Hotel, Manhattan, and Raleigh Studios, Hollywood. GRADE: B-

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