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James Dearden (born 14 September 1949) is a British screenwriter and film director, the son of actress Melissa Stribling and director Basil Dearden. He directed nine films between 1977 and 2018. His film Pascali's Island was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.
James Dearden was born on 14 September 1949 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for Fatal Attraction (1987), The Cold Room (1984) and The Contraption (1977). He is married to Annabel Brooks.
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- Writer, Director, Producer
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- James Dearden
Fatal Attraction is a 1987 American psychological thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay by James Dearden, based on his 1980 short film Diversion. It stars Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer. It follows a married man's one-night stand coming back to haunt him when the scorned mistress begins to stalk him and his family.
Mar 25, 2013 · As ‘Fatal Attraction’ hits the West End, its writer James Dearden tells us the bizarre true story behind the ultimate ’80s thriller.
- THE MOVIE IS BASED ON THE SCREENWRITER’S SHORT FILM. In 1980, Fatal Attraction screenwriter James Dearden wrote and directed a short film called Diversion.
- GLENN CLOSE WANTED TO PLAY AGAINST TYPE. By the time Fatal Attraction came around, Glenn Close was a three-time Oscar nominee who had never been asked to play a sexy role.
- ADRIAN LYNE WANTED TO DO A DIFFERENT TYPE OF SEX SCENE. According to Lyne, the only thing audiences remember about the movie is the spontaneous and somewhat goofy kitchen sink sex scene.
- CLOSE HAD A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE NEW ENDING. Two endings of the film were shot: The first had Alex planting Dan’s fingerprints on a knife and then killing herself while Madama Butterfly played in the background.
Jul 24, 1988 · The son of the eminent English director Basil Dearden, the 38-year-old film maker has preferred resonant, psychological projects over movies that star knife-wielding yuppies who boil innocent...
Sep 14, 2017 · Sept. 14, 2017. The bunny almost was broiled. In the most notorious scene of the 1987 thriller “Fatal Attraction,” the spurned Alex (Glenn Close) terrorizes her ex-lover Dan (Michael Douglas) by...
