Dead Girl

September. 22,1996      
Rating:
4.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Ari Rose is a failing actor who cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy. He first dreams about and then meets in real life a mysterious woman named Helen. A seemingly mutual obsession ensues, but gradually spirals downward into a web of desire and misperception.

Anne Parillaud as  Helen Catherine Howe
Adam Coleman Howard as  Ari Rose
Amanda Plummer as  Frieda
Seymour Cassel as  Ira Golub
Famke Janssen as  Treasure
Sasha Jenson as  Short Cop
Val Kilmer as  Dr. Dark
Justin Lazard as  Young Actor
Anna Levine Thomson as  Audition Receptionist
Emily Lloyd as  Mother

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Reviews

Exoticalot
1996/09/22

People are voting emotionally.

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Lucybespro
1996/09/23

It is a performances centric movie

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Moustroll
1996/09/24

Good movie but grossly overrated

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Bea Swanson
1996/09/25

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

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grasshopper_xla
1996/09/26

Okay, it's obvious that this disturbing exercise in totally annoying any potential viewers was not meant to be a movie or to be viewed by anyone in public, as it states. I too got this cheapy cheap as a double-feature with an additional non-movie. I think the store had only ordered in one or two copies even at bargain bin rates.Yeah, the ending, what was that all about? Don't know if people should really even be allowed to rate this, but I'll give it a full one just for daring to mimic the concept of film, in and of itself.Sort of like if you took a photograph of dirt and hung it up, and called it a painting.Go watch "River's Edge" instead.

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tranceraven
1996/09/27

I have seen so many movies in this life, I almost got into the movie business when I was in College, so lets say I kind of understand a bit about the subject. And I must tell everyone that this movie is brilliant!Adam Coleman Howard is just fabulous as a director and actor in this crazy, demented, twisted, avant Gard, surreal yet hilarious movie!Also..Val Kilmer's work is just superb as he plays hilariously Dr. Dark. I think this is maybe the best black humor movie of the last 20 years!!! This is a movie for a few people only. Very very selective!!Congrats! And my fav. scene is the one Ari is playing with Helen Catherine and he takes her hand and hits himself as if she did it but she is dead....simple sketch with brilliant direction and acting.Also..for Vanguarda-Studio from boston.. why does every single roll and aspect in the movie has to be an analogy or metaphor concerning the Hollywood machina? Cant u just think maybe just most of them? but not ALL? hehe

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alana-dill
1996/09/28

Well, no dear. Val Kilmer is a sensitive, funny, intelligent, attractive actor with both range and depth - probably one of the best of his generation (also mine, since he's a year older than me). His performances in several films - most notably The Doors, The Saint, Real Genius, and Kill Me Again - have been wonderful. But he has a real problem choosing intelligent scripts. I'd love to see Kilmer do more comedy; it would be really fun to see him parody the "iceman" character or, hell, I don't know, he just needs to spend more time on skates and less time portraying creepy people. Unfortunately I doubt he reads these comments...

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acearms
1996/09/29

I've seen some bad movies in my time and this one has to top the list. Val Kilmer and William McNamara are two of my favorite actors. They should be ashamed of themselves to have their quality acting names associated with this awful thing called a movie. Its and Ed Wood reject.

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