A wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfec... Read allA wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfect murder.A wealthy Wall Street speculator discovers that his wife has a lover. He investigates him and uses the carrot and stick to make him murder his wife. Planned to detail, it seems like a perfect murder.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
George Blumenthal
- Merchant Prince #4
- (as George S. Blumenthal)
Iris Braydon
- Guest at Met
- (as Iris Alten)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMuch of the artwork featured in this film is Mortensen's own.
- GoofsWhile Karaman is questioning Steven in the kitchen, he points out that Steven's footprints are visible all around the body in the blood. We also have seen that when Emily left the kitchen she left a trail of bloody footprints. However, when Steven runs to the door to fix the lock, he miraculously leaves no bloody prints on the floor.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD includes alternate endings in which the protagonists behave differently prior to the final denouement.
- SoundtracksVelvet Night
Written by Chris 'Hambone' Cameron and Richard Davis
Performed by Jeff Morrow
Featured review
Imperfect remake of clever stage thriller...
Hitchcock's DIAL M FOR MURDER was based on the Frederick Knott play of the same name. A PERFECT MURDER takes elements from the play, makes alterations in scenes and characters, changes the ending, and in attempting to modernize the whole thing has added some extra gore to the proceedings so today's audiences won't feel cheated. And yet, the result is not only distinctly disappointing, but inferior.
Only fans of Gwyneth Paltrow and Michael Douglas will relish their performances in this pale rehash of the original material. The complexity of "the key under the stairmat" which was so effectively played out in the Hitchcock film is entirely missing here. The detective work so fascinating in the original play and film is also gone despite the fact that he is played by David Suchet (in a very underwritten role). In short: none of the revisions are any improvement. Nor does Viggo Mortensen impress as Paltrow's lover.
Those who haven't seen the movie or the play DIAL M FOR MURDER will no doubt find some of this absorbing enough--but anyone able to make a comparison is bound to be disappointed. I'll take Ray Milland-Grace Kelly-Robert Cummings under Hitchcock's direction any day over a misguided Paltrow and Douglas under Andrew Davis' direction.
As for the comments of the viewer who said, "Who's Hitchcock?", please...spare me your review.
Only fans of Gwyneth Paltrow and Michael Douglas will relish their performances in this pale rehash of the original material. The complexity of "the key under the stairmat" which was so effectively played out in the Hitchcock film is entirely missing here. The detective work so fascinating in the original play and film is also gone despite the fact that he is played by David Suchet (in a very underwritten role). In short: none of the revisions are any improvement. Nor does Viggo Mortensen impress as Paltrow's lover.
Those who haven't seen the movie or the play DIAL M FOR MURDER will no doubt find some of this absorbing enough--but anyone able to make a comparison is bound to be disappointed. I'll take Ray Milland-Grace Kelly-Robert Cummings under Hitchcock's direction any day over a misguided Paltrow and Douglas under Andrew Davis' direction.
As for the comments of the viewer who said, "Who's Hitchcock?", please...spare me your review.
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- Oct 10, 2002
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Dial M for Murder
- Filming locations
- The Convent of the Sacred Heart - 1 East 91st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Steve & Emily Taylor's Apartment)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $67,638,368
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,615,704
- Jun 7, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $128,038,368
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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